THE REST OF: Duran Duran
It’s difficult to believe that once upon a time – before The Hills, The Valleys or any of The others – the M in MTV stood firmly for Music. Some may also find it difficult to remember Duran Duran as…
Author Archives: Dan Bull
COMPETITION: Win A Pair Of Tickets To Bestival’s Summer Of Love
This year Bestival is going back to its roots, celebrating the original muses that brought us here; music, freedom, peace, love and euphoria – and you and a friend could be there! A nod to the 20th anniversary of the…
FESTIVAL GUIDE: Victorious Festival
Name: Victorious Festival Where: Southsea Seafront When: 29th – 30th August Headliners: The Flaming Lips and Ray Davies Also Featuring: Primal Scream, Super Furry Animals, Peter Hook & The Light, Basement Jaxx, Ella Eyre, Laura Mvula, We Are Scientists, The Darkness……
FESTIVAL GUIDE: V Festival
Name: V Festival Where: Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire When: 22nd – 23rd August Headliners: Kasabian and Calvin Harris Also Featuring: Stereophonics, Sam Smith, Hozier, The Courteeners, Ellie Goulding, Clean Bandit, Chvrches, Annie Mac, The Charlatans… A Brief History:…
THE REST OF: New Order
Ah, the double-edged sword of The Best Of collection. To many they hold the ultimate in a band’s back catalogue – their Greatest Hits, the complete singles collection – and they’re not wrong; but anyone who really knows them knows that it’s…
BEST OF YOUTUBE: Wembley Stadium
On Friday night Ed Sheeran will begin his three-night residency at Wembley Stadium, something which seems unfeasible considering the fact that, according to reports, it’s just going to be just him on stage. No band, no dancers, nothing. Essentially, that…
INTERVIEW: Midge Ure
Whether you know of him through the ‘80s anthems he had a hand in creating (Ultravox’s ‘Vienna’ and Visage’s ‘Fade To Grey’ to name a few), or his input with Band Aid and Live Aid, Midge Ure is undoubtedly a…
LIVE: Tony Visconti And Woody Woodmansey – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire 30.06.15
As a rule, an album performed in its entirety without the artist who released it shouldn’t really work. While members of The Who and Pink Floyd have taken LPs on the road individually, there was already a sense of a…
Ten Career Defining Tracks From Glastonbury 2015
As the Worthy Farm clean-up continues, we look back to ten tracks that defined this year’s festival, whether from acts visiting Pilton for the first time or legends of all ages who can’t help but come back for more. As…
INTERVIEW: Amy Studt
You may remember the name Amy Studt from another life time, when – back in 2002 – she was a fresh-faced yet angsty teen, reaching the top ten with hits including ‘Misfits’ and ‘Under The Thumb’. Studt has shied away…