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Salad Days – Album Review

This is an album made up of slick narrative trips, jaunty serenades and heartfelt ballads. There is quite an array of instruments on show here which are stylishly played and cleverly arranged. Every instrument is put in the right place alongside a very accomplished vocal presence. Whelligan delivers a strikingly smooth lead vocal to coincide [...]

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An interview with Jamie Whelligan

Jamie Whelligan is a very talented performer on stage and also down in the Tube Stations of the London Underground. He’s been plying his trade down in depths of London for ten years playing covers as well as his own unique material. He’s had quite a lot of his own material out in different guises [...]

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Feeling the force with DJ Yoda

The force is certainly strong with Duncan Beiny, otherwise known as DJ Yoda. This man is not just your average scratch DJ, instead he has taken a few steps (or should that be scratches) foward to incorporate visuals and humour, resulting in a stunning live show that has been captivating audiences world-wide.

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Review: Nick Lowe at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

As British music legends go Nick Lowe, is up there with the best of them. He was back at Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall to showcase his most recent album The Old Magic which was released in September 2011. Nick Lowe first found success with Brinsely Schwarz in the early seventies. He was a co-founder of the [...]

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Radio Activity

Some of you may well know that a special someone recently celebrated their tenth birthday. Anyone who’s ever rushed home to catch the likes of Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone will have joined me in wishing BBC Radio 6 Music a very happy birthday indeed. Catering to those whose tastes fall defiantly outside the mainstream, it’s [...]

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Interview with Belleruche

They say 3 is the magic number and this has certainly proved true for Kathrin deBoer, Ricky Fabulous and DJ Modest. These creative minds have had a spell cast upon them, bringing them together as one in order to become Belleruche, a band who exhibits a cauldron of musical diversity making them hard to classify [...]

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An Interview with singer Adele Emmas

I spoke to Adele Emmas, the uniquely talented lead singer of Liverpool band Bird about her influences, 2012, their EP, gigs, tours, possible collaborations and favourite songs. Bird formed over a year ago when Adele was joined by Mick Dolan (guitar), Keith Thompson (guitar), Ste Parratt (bass) and Alexis Samata (drums). They have played numerous [...]

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Portico Quartet & ‘Portico Quartet’

Emerging from the busking side-lines of London’s South Bank, Portico Quartet have sailed a long way in the past 5 years; they’ve produced 3 albums, been nominated for the Mercury Prize, lost a member, found a new one and have introduced a newer, more experimental sound. With the departure of Nick Mulvey, one of the [...]

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An interview with Eduardo Niebla – flamenco jazz guitar virtuoso

I caught up with flamenco jazz guitarist Eduardo Niebla for a quick chat as he prepares for his new tour. Surely such passion inspired music relates to personal experience? Eduardo answers my questions, revealing a impressively music drenched childhood as he discusses influences, collaborations and style. How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard it before? I would say that [...]

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Review: Sweet Sweet Lies ‘The Hare, The Hound & The Tortoise’

A bustling back street Bethnal Green pub was the setting for the debut album launch of Sweet Sweet Lies – a refreshingly innovative, image conscious band from Brighton. Having listened to a few of their tracks before the launch, I knew they were something special. Their records are musically diverse and exciting, a rarity considering [...]

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