EARTH, WIND & FIRE Philip Doron Bailey (vocals): “It was good today; l like it. It was fun; big audience, good response. Everything sounded right on stage – so I hope it sounded right in the audience. And everyone’s talking…
Fuzzy guitar pop band Bear Driver have obviously caught the attention of stateside big wigs. Their track ‘No Time to Speak’ was chosen for the soundtrack of new rom com ‘Stuck in Love’. The pacy sun-soaked stormer is taken from…
Following on from this weekend’s monumental show at Jodrell Bank, Steve Aston caught up with New Order’s guitarist and all round top lad Phil Cunningham to get the low down on how the band found the gig and their future…
London singer-songwriter Allman Brown has been playing gigs around our capital, as well as Paris and New York for a while. His latest single ‘Sons and Daughters’ features vocals from Liz Lawrence and is due to appear on a new…
It makes your job all the more worthwhile when you get positive feedback from those you write about. And that’s exactly what happened when The Specials picked up on our review of their recent Liverpool Olympia show. The day got…
Counting the costs after various drunken escapades- we’ve all been there. Went home with someone you shouldn’t have and instantly regretted it? Yep. Lost all your dignity after that final tequila shot sent you over the edge? Uh-huh. Signed to…
With his forth annual Boat Party on the Thames and an after party alongside Supatronix at Brixton Jamm on 13 July, we managed to talk to workaholic Elite Force in between time with his family, the office, touring the US…
“Sorry it’s taken two years to make” jokes Goldheart Assembly’s front man James Dale from a pocket-sized stage. He is, of course, referring to ‘Long Distance Song Effects’, the band’s second album that informs tonight’s launch at Rough Trade East….
I arrive at the notorious Camden Barfly excited to see Reading four-piece, Tripwires – a band who, despite having been together since school, are just releasing their debut album, ‘Spacehopper’. Sitting on the rather well-worn sofas in the bar, I…
Backstage at the Evolution Festival on Newcastle’s Quayside, there are a number of radio stations queuing up to speak to Ireland’s latest rock ‘n’ roll saviours. With an energetic live set playing a selection of covers, as well as original…