Last Sunday (March 23), I went to the New Theatre in Oxford for the Eels show. Before moving to England I didn’t know much about the Eels – even though the founder of Eels, Mark Oliver Everett, AKA E, is originally from Virginia and now LA. Here in England though, the handful of musicians that […]
Sir Ian McKellen – or Gandalf from Lord of the Rings as he’s known to many – is starring in Guillemots’ new video for their single, “Falling Out of Reach”! …
This just in: a cool video interview with members of Elbow! I’ve been enjoying their latest single, “Grounds For Divorce”, and the video for the song has been getting airplay on TV. I like the rootsy, bluesy vibe of the song, a different feel for what’s out there at the moment, pleasing new and old […]
Guillemots played downstairs at the Carling Academy Oxford on Monday, March 10th. I’ve seen them play quite a few times, and the set that they played Monday night was possibly one of their best. Fyfe Dangerfield’s voice was on form, sailing through the high notes – and with Fyfe the notes do tend to get […]
I had the pleasure of seeing Duffy play live at Carling Academy Oxford (Zodiac) Sunday night, March 9th. It was a sold out show, with Duffy and her 6-piece band performing upstairs. I was surprised that she wasn’t playing downstairs in the larger capacity venue. It was a bit snug upstairs, packed, but more intimate. […]
So I was rockin’ in the free world last night (March 5, 2008) with my parents as we headed to London to check out Neil Young. I was turned onto Young by my parents who are huge fans and who were keen to share him with me. Having worked my way through his back catalogue […]
Since 2005, Broccoli Music has been helping to establish new bands and Djs in the live music scene, with their promotions team putting on monthly band nights around London …
I’ve been really enjoying The Rushes new ‘Corners’ EP the last few days. It’s been the first disc that I grab when I want to listen to music …
Andy Abraham was voted in as winner on BBC’s Eurovision: Your Decision Saturday night and is now set to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The show will take place in Belgrade, Serbia. With the three judge panel consisting of John Barrowman, Carrie Grant and Terry Wogan, it was a close call […]
