Rock music the way it was meant to be with the Midlands’ The Fores
Here’s one for those out there that shake their fists in the air and proclaim “They don’t make music like they used to!” Well apparently, God has answered your appeals [...]
Hilarity combined with music genius on Graham Parsnip’s Business Ducks album
Something saved me from the monotonous journey to work the other day and that was a new album from a Birmingham comedic music group called (get ready for this because [...]
New promoter of Saxon Suite in Daventry vows more chances for local talent
Patrick Guy of Welton Music
From the days of the Frenzy Festival teen nights to the tribute acts of Woodford Rocks, now Daventry’s Saxon Suite is in the hands of an unsigned [...]
My Only Chance EP release party
Midland’s band MyOnlyChance had a stellar EP release party last Saturday at the Racehorse in Northampton. You can get your copy via iTunes or Amazon Music On Demand.
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Intense rock with reggae roots on Derby’s The Maffa Kings EP
I see a lot of bands – sometimes three or four performances in a week. I don’t often waste my time or yours by writing about many of them. But [...]
Challenges to overcome in your social networking promotions
I stumbled across this paper called the 4 challenge areas for digital public promotions on the Social Media Forum website. Although its audience is not independent musicians, I still wanted to share [...]
Over half of teenagers just want to be famous…
But only 19% of those actually think they have any worthy talent.
It’s just like the Lily Allen song…
I`ll take my clothes off and it will be shameless
`Cuz everyone knows that`s [...]
Social Media Forum in London next month
In an an ever-increasing quest to keep up-to-date with the latest in marketing, I am attending the Social Media Forum in London next month.
Rene Byrd and I will be viewing [...]
Special download as a V-day gift from Coventry chanteur
Garfield Mayor, now an independent singer from Coventry, announced yesterday that for a limited time, fans of his can download When Stars Collide from his Reverbnation page.
It’s a quintessential love [...]
Long odds for your local music scene
Someone asked me the other day…”Beatle, how many bands have you seen since you started your website? And out of those, how many would you consider good enough to make [...]
Garage rock revival with Midland’s The Black Acid Band
Warning: Listening to the Black Acid Band could result in sudden urges to destroy hotel rooms and/or throw shapes.
Just received a 2 song demo from Midland’s The Black Acid Band [...]
Would you like to promote your music on Radio?
Of course you do.
It seems a daunting task though to try and get your unsigned/independent music on the radio airwaves. But I’ve got some tricks and a few places to start that [...]
Looking for interesting ideas for promoting music online?
I actually read this paper, Best practices of the online promotion of new
musical content, written by one of my LinkedIn connections, Bas Grasmayer, a few months ago.
It’s a very interesting study [...]
Nothing says love like the mixed tape..er CD…er pre-loaded iPod?
Despite a growing GDP, I think generally people are still tightening their belts when it comes to spending money.
We know that Valentine’s Day is coming up so bring back the [...]
Worcester Music Festival now looking for acts
Worcester Music Festival is an annual event started in 2008 to raise much needed money for local charities, and is staged in pubs, clubs, cafes, and historic buildings around, or [...]
Exposure artist gains Universal deal
Here’s a story that just goes to show that unsigned artists wanting to “make it” shouldn’t ignore the song and BoTB contests and competitions out there.
A guy that entered a recent [...]
Local death Metal at the King Billy with Borelia Mass
Check out my first review for midlandsrocks.co.uk
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Sworn to Oath unleashes debut EP on the unsuspecting masses
You can get hold of the Midland’s “kicking ass and taking names” trio, Sworn to Oath’s new EP on the regular disty channels - iTunes, HMV and Amazon.
Looks like they also got [...]
