Eighties Grooves Found Still Twitching in Brighton
It turns out that Margate wasn’t the new Brighton after all and that all can rest easy. It might not quite be the hotbed of […]
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Vix20 – The UK’s Most Disaffected Band?
At one point, the duo who make up Vix20 – CJ and Gary – were part of the firmament of the UK music industry. Movers, […]
A Schott in the Dark – Soundtracks, Creole Style
Four pints into a pub discussion and there’s a reasonable chance the question, “Whatever happened to..?” will raise it’s head – 90% of the time, […]
Ten Unusual Dual Careers of Musicians
Unsurprisingly, there are many bands and musicians, in the great scheme of things, who have music as their sole career. With album sales strangled by […]
Bullying, Bollywood and Redemption Through Music – Arsh Singh
To have even the slightest involvement in the Bollywood industry is something which marks you out as a genuine mover and shaker. It is not […]
Divine Inspiration? Ten Songs with Odd Subject Matter
Not for everyone the boys meets girl theme so many lyrics concentrate on. For some, inspiration, even in a small part, can come from the […]
Les Reed, Composer, Conductor, Musician, Arranger and Songwriter, Dies aged 83.
I was terribly sad to learn last night that my Facebook friend, Les Reed had passed away. Even at 83, he seemed full of limitless […]
Otis McDonald – The Mozart of Funk Changing the Music Industry
Otis McDonald is not a name which will trip off the tongue to many, though is stealthily becoming one of the world’s most listened-to artists. […]
MORTEN LAVA Release Nordic Indie Pop Track ‘Colour Me’
Releasing his new single ‘Colour Me’ officially on March 8th, Morten Lava takes a departure from the acoustic folk-rock roots of his debut EP and explores the use of […]
Hal Blaine, The Most Remarkable Drummer of All-Time
John Bonham; Mitch Mitchell; Ginger Baker…the list of “greatest drummers” rarely deviates from the usual names, generally those who began their careers in the sixties […]