He’s a rock-star who has toured with The Who, White Stripes and Primal Scream with his band ‘The Only Ones’. He’s played at Glastonbury, 02 Wireless Festival and CBGB’s New York and had U2 and Simple Minds support him! His first band The Beatstalkers were the first Scottish Boyband who set the female hearts of Scotland in to overdrive when they caused a riot on 1965 in Glasgow’s George Square.
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PEACE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM 'HAPPY PEOPLE' DUE FEBRUARY 9TH 2015....
The UK’s most exciting young live band Peace, announce details of their brand new second album titled Happy People, which is set for release February 9th 2015 on Columbia records.
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THE PRINCE OF PRODUCTION - SAM TIBA - CHECKOUT NICK AND CHLOE DIRECTED VIDEO
As one quartet of Parisian DJ supergroup Club Cheval, a solo DJ and one part of the notorious BromanceRecords unit, Sam Tiba released his 'Samuel' EP in September through Brodinski's record label BromanceRecords.
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NICOLE ATKINS UNVEILS SLOW PHASER: EXPANDED DELUXE EDITION....
ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM OUT NOW FEATURING FULL-LENGTH BONUS DISC, LIVE AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE EIGHT-SONG SET RECORDED THIS SUMMER AT HISTORIC DETROIT VENUE
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THE WOMBATS ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN AND UK TOUR DATES....
Yes folks, THE WOMBATS are going on tour from March 2015, tickets are on sale NOW and are selling fast (Sheffield and Liverpool are already SOLD OUT)
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JOHN ALLEN RECENTLY RELEASED HIS NEW ALBUM 'SOPHOMORE'....
John Allen is "yet another one of these bearded and tattooed singer/songwriters" whose inspirations root deep within punk, indie and americana music.
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MILTON STAR TO RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE 'SALVATION' ON JANUARY 12TH....
Milton Star are Alan Wyllie and Graeme Currie who write and record their unique blend of indie and dark country in a converted church in darkest Fife. Each of their tracks is drenched in atmosphere - think Velvet Underground meets vintage Glen Campbell via Rick Rubin collaborating on the next David Lynch movie or soundtracking the latest HBO crime drama…
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INTRODUCING THE SUPER TALENTED TOTNES BASED MATTHEW AND ME....
We were in Exeter on November 28th to see Matthew and Me alongside Land of the Giants and Coco and the Butterfields, we had tried on several occasions to sit Matthew down to take part in our award winning, life changing website feature and finally, it looked like it was going to happen. After their set, I cornered Matthew and Andy backstage and ushered them into the green room where we sat down and chatted about homemade gin, Slade and NOT playing cover versions, here's how it went....
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BEANS ON TOAST EXETER PHOENIX 6TH DECEMBER 2014 LIVE REVIEW
Beans on Toast is a self confessed drunk folk singer, he has amassed a cult following over the years that he’s been plying his trade and has had a very successful 2014 where he opened up proceedings for his mate and label partner Frank Turner on his tour and also played alongside Flogging Molly when they toured America, playing to 100,000 people in just one week. Yes, you could say that things are on the up for Beans, his new album ‘The Grand Scheme of Things’ was recently released and judging by the rate they were flying out of his hands at the end of the gig, I would say that he was eating and sleeping well that night!
Read on to see how the night unfolded....
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INTRODUCING LIVERPOOL BASED DREAMER ALI INGLE....
Ali Ingle is a Liverpool based musician who likes to use his cheeky scouse charm to ensure he's everyone's best mate, we caught up with Ali on the Royal Albert Docks for a walk and a chat, we ended up in the Beatles museum having a good look at the exhibits and reading the fascinating Beatles story. After a couple of hours learning more than we could about the 'Fab Four', we decamped to the coffee shop to indulge in a pot of earl Grey and a slab of carrot cake, we chatted about social media, Jeff Buckley and Colonel Sanders' secret recipe, here's how we got on....
Read MoreADRIAN GRAINGER GIVES US HIS RUNDOWN OF THE TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2014....
Adrian Grainger has been a busy boy this year, shooting off to cover some top notch gigs, only recently, he was at Wembley for the Bryan Adams 30th Anniversary Tour of 'Reckless' and a week before that, he was enjoying the output of Big Country when they hit Bristol.
I asked him to put together a top 10 for a feature on the site, he said he'd give it a go and here my friends are his choices....
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IAN DURY - THE VINYL/STUDIO COLLECTION - BOXSET REVIEW
On October 27th 2014 Edsel Records issued 'Ian Dury: The Vinyl Collection', featuring all eight of the legendary artist’s long-players on 180g vinyl. The release is also available in CD format, titled Ian Dury: The Studio Collection.
We sat down one sunny afternoon to listen to the CD set 'The Studio Collection', read on to see what we thought....
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THE BROS. LANDRETH - LET IT LIE - ALBUM REVIEW
Sounds of the American south, from a Canadian band…….
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THE COURTESANS WIN LANDMARK TRADEMARK TRIBUNAL AGAINST THE X FACTOR CONTESTANT EILEEN DALY....
The Courtesans, all-female four-piece doom rockers from London, have won their dispute over the name 'The Courtesans' in a landmark trademark case against The X Factor contestant Eileen Daly.
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THE COURTESANS PERFORM EVERYONE'S CHRISTMAS FAVOURITE 'THE POWER OF LOVE'....
Absolutely not the Christmas number 1 of 2015: London-based all-female doompop troublemakers The Courtesans have covered Frankie Goes To Hollywood's timeless Christmas piece, 'The Power of Love', first heard 30 years ago.
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INTRODUCING LIVERPOOL BASED WONDER KID LUKE CUSATO....
Ellesmere Port based Luke Cusato is a naturally gifted songwriter; armed with an electronic piano, velvety beats and a falsetto to die for. Luke has a hugely commercial feel that mixes beautifully with pure emotion. We hooked up with Luke at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet where he was after a decent pair of house slippers, I was on the look out for a decent 5 pack of elasticated trunks, like boxer shorts but with additional 'support', we went off to do our shopping and met up again in the Nando's restaurant where, whilst waiting for our mutated Piri Piri chicken, we chatted about Paolo Nutini, chocolate and Ultrabeat (he's only a lad...), here's how we got on....
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JESSIE J - “BURNIN’ UP FT 2 CHAINZ” OUT NOW....
Hot off the heels of her recent US platinum selling, UK #1 “Bang Bang” with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, international superstar and UK pop phenomenon Jessie J is set top release her latest single ‘Burnin’ Up’, enlisting one of the hottest names in hip hop, 2 Chainz, to provide guest vocals on this super charged, infectious pop smash.
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BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB AT PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS 4TH DECEMBER 2014 - LIVE REVIEW
Bombay Bicycle Club is an English indie rock band from Crouch End, London, consisting of Jack Steadman (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Jamie MacColl (guitar), Suren de Saram (drums) and Ed Nash (bass). On our way to the stage door we happened across a member of the B.B.C team, we asked him how the opening night of the tour went in Leicester and he responded positively saying that he hoped the audience in Plymouth were going to be as good, well read on to find out if they were!
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SAM SMITH IS FIRST MALE ARTIST IN 34 YEARS – AND FIRST U.K. MALE ARTIST EVER – TO EARN NOMINATIONS IN ALL "BIG FOUR" GRAMMY CATEGORIES FOLLOWING RELEASE OF A DEBUT ALBUM
Sam Smith Receives A Total Of Six Nominations, Including Album, Record And Song Of The Year As Well As Best New Artist
North American Tour Kicks Off January 9 And Includes Shows At NYC's Madison Square Garden And The Forum In Los Angeles
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GLENN HODGE LIBERTINES AMBUSH....
In the music of Glenn Hodge, we find an honesty and passion that is all too rare. This isn’t music written for the A+R department, it’s relevant, resonant and dynamic, both musically and lyrically. His EP Iconoclast stands up as a truly exciting debut offering.
In true independent style Glenn went along and ambushed the latest Libertines gig in London...
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