NOW CLOSED – THE BRITISH SOUND PROJECT: NEW NAME, SAME EVENT + WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS

The brand new event taking place in Manchester has had to change its name with less than two weeks to go. The original name ‘JD Presents: The Brit Project’ was objected to by The BRIT Awards. The BRIT Awards – which is run by the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) – got all het up and […]
Yes that’s right, another competition from us, this time a pair of free weekend tickets to Glass Butter Beach Festival in Abersoch, Wales. The festival takes place 19th to the 21st of August and describes itself as ‘A beach based music & action sports festival with a huge emphasis on wake, surf and eclectic music, […]

NOW CLOSED – GLASS BUTTER BEACH FESTIVAL TICKET GIVEAWAY

NOW CLOSED – FREEBIES FOR FESTIVAL NO. 6, PROVIDED YOU STAY ALERT!

Set in the scenic Portmeirion, North Wales, 2016’s Festival No. 6 looks to be the best one yet! From 1-4 September expect to see the charms of Noel Gallagher, Hot Chip, Bastille, Echo & The Bunnymen, Blossoms, Super Furry Animals and so many more, whilst slaloming the colourful, cobbled streets of the infamous setting for […]
Hailing from London, where if you’re a resident there’s a good chance you have a floppy haired indie pop quartet living in your trouser pocket, Happy Accidents are indeed quite a cheery little outfit. With nothing offensive about them other than the odd profanity in a song like ‘Leaving Parties Early’, they’re a nice change […]

HAPPY ACCIDENTS AND THE JOYS OF NOT BEING OVER SERIOUS

WHO ARE YA? JELLYSKIN

From time to time, one of our contributors will recommend an artist/band they think deserves  your attention. No record labels, PR companies, bands or band’s management will ever have made these recommendations. It is simply one music fan putting their taste on the line in the hope of sharing good music. The questions are intended […]
“When the planet glows dim, things tend to get more intimate” Parishioners at St. Michael’s Church in Ancoats can expect to hear tomorrow (24th June 2016) some music “never heard before as if it’d always been there”. Howe Gelb will be performing alone with his piano, supported by Erika Wennerstrom. Now that his Giant Sand […]

INTERVIEW: HOWE GELB

OLD MUSIC BETTER THAN NEW MUSIC?

This started as a Facebook status to say I’m off to see Adam and The Ants perform their second album Kings of the Wild Frontier in its entirety tonight. But the tale went on a bit, so I thought I’d elaborate a little on what I was going to say and post it here. So, […]
Side Project is made up of Anja and Luka two 20 year olds, from Zagreb, Croatia. I didn’t hear about them for quite a while because the Croatian scene is growing really quickly. I first heard them play on Valentine’s Day in Zagreb as warm up for Teen Daze and I fell in love. They […]

INTERVIEW: SIDE PROJECT

WHO ARE YA? EXPLODED VIEW

From time to time, one of our contributors will recommend an artist/band they think deserves  your attention. No record labels, PR companies, bands or band’s management will ever have made these recommendations. It is simply one music fan putting their taste on the line in the hope of sharing good music. The questions are intended […]
Since forming in 2009 after receiving funding by the Arts Council to perform a live dubstep gig, Submotion Orchestra have established a name for themselves in a genre they can truly call their own. Infusing jazz, electronica, dub and neo-soul, there is no one that makes music quite like them and their most recent album […]

INTERVIEW – SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA