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White Lies Believe It At Kentish Town Forum
As far as stirring singalong choruses go, “Let’s grow old together and die at the same time” wouldn’t seem the likeliest choice. Yet the line from To Lose My Life, shouted by over 2000 people in unison, is almost the loudest of an already exuberant night. It also...
Giants Of Rock Kicks Out January Blues
Some say that January is the longest month of the year. It's mostly gloomy, thanks to the bad weather and sad. Just look of your post-Christmas bank account. But, believe me, there is a remedy: Giants Of Rock, a three-day music festival in the heart of West Somerset,...
Interview: White Lies Go It Alone On Five
Jack Lawrence-Brown is a bit stressed. It’s mid January. In less than two weeks White Lies hit the road for four months. They’re playing 55 dates across Europe and North America. They’re marking the 10th anniversary of their debut album. Oh, and they’re launching a...
Michael Franti Interview: Anger Is Not My Superpower
It’s the evening of the parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal and Michael Franti is pondering the question of whether music really has the power to change the world. He jokes that if he could sing a song to trigger a second referendum (regarding the UK’s fractuous...
J.J.Cale To Stay Around With Posthumous Album.
You may not have heard of J.J. Cale as he deliberately avoided the limelight, he spent his career as an “under-the-radar-giant” (New York Times). However he influenced musicians as wide-ranging as Neil Young (who wrote in his autobiography, “J. J.’s guitar playing is...
Orchestra Of Cardboard – Proceeds WILL Purchase Dynamite!
The Orchestra of Cardboard is a collaboration between artist and filmmaker Dan Edelstyn and his close allies, Hilary Powell, Nick Graham Smith and Zac Gvirtzman. The album Songs For The Forthcoming War is released on 1st March, all proceeds will fund the purchase of...
Albums Of The Year 2018
Kacey Musgraves has gone from the rebel of Nashville to its rising star to its Country Queen in just three records, quite an accomplishment for the 30-year-old. And third record Golden Hour isn’t more of the same from Musgraves its predecessor Pageant Material was...
Nick Waterhouse Releases New Single Wreck The Rod
Nick Waterhouse, the fine purveyor of classic Rhythm and Blues, Jazz and Soul, has released new single Wreck The Rod taken from his upcoming self-titled album. Nick says the throwback track was inspired by a conversation with "Soul Queen of New Orleans" Irma...
Soundcloud Playlist Jan 2019
Often unsigned or unpublished, often new, often innovative, our playlist from Soundcloud submissions is always an interesting mix and a gauge to the depth of hidden talent that is out there in the music world.
Brian Jonestown Massacre To Release 18th Studio Album & Book
The hugely influential Brian Jonestown Massacre have announced that they will be releasing of their 18th full-length album, just 7 months after their last one, Something Else. The self-titled 9-track album is to be released on Anton Newcombe’s A Recordings on...
Chaka Khan & Martha Reeves Cross The Tracks
Today, Cross The Tracks, a brand new music and food focused event for South London announce their arrival on Sunday 9th June, at Brixton’s luscious Brockwell Park for a day of music, food, workshops, talks and more. Cross The Tracks invites a mixture of legendary and...
Sleeper Release Album After 21 Year Hiatus
On 22nd March Sleeper will release their first album in 21 years. Sleeper enjoyed huge critical and commercial success in the mid 90s: achieving 8 Top 40 singles across 3 Top 10 albums with well over 1,000,000 sales. Their music was characterized by astute,...
The Cat Empire, Kate Tempest & Jack Savoretti For Larmer Tree Festival 2019
For 28 incredible years, Larmer Tree Festival has been throwing the ultimate family-friendly summer party in the heart of the Wiltshire/Dorset countryside - hosting an eclectic lineup of music, comedy, theatre, arts & crafts workshops, and more - and this year is...