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Newton Faulkner “Teardrop” review, watch video + tour dates (highly recommended) »


Newton Faulkner

Newton Faulkner is set to release his cover of Massive Attack’s “Teardrop”, off of debut album, ‘Hand Built By Robots’ on December 10, 2007. The first time that I heard the name Newton Faulkner, for some reason I pictured …

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Duffy to play free gig at Rough Trade London + Rockferry single on vinyl! »


Duffy - Rockferry

Big news! The wonderful Duffy is playing a free gig at Rough Trade Shops in Ye Olde London Towne on 17 December, 2007. This is going to be an acoustic set in the snug area of the shop - so no guest list needed …

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Brandi Carlile at Borderline London - Sold Out!! + Live EP and The Story release »


Brandi Carlile

Armed with thriving stateside success, her acoustic guitar and an arsenal of songs, emerging singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile plays her first ever London show, which has now sold out, at the Borderline, November 30th, 2007 …

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Sheryl Crow Hits and Rarities album review »


Sheryl Crow

As a fan of multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow, I can tell you that the new ‘Sheryl Crow Hits and Rarities’ double disc set is a welcome addition to my CD collection. Opening track “All I Wanna Do” is a reminder of Sheryl’s first big hit …

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Rosie Oddie, Douglas James Hall at The Paradise, London »


Rosie Oddie joins Douglas James Hall for the Every Other Sunday acoustic night at The Paradise (by way of Kensal Green), 21st October 2007.
London promoters Funkstain promotions always brings you the best in acoustic madness to brighten up our Sunday evenings.
Headlining is Douglas James Hall: who has been making waves on the London circuit playing […]

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King Creosote and Ruarri Joseph review - Carling Academy Oxford »


King Creosote

Last night I went to the King Creosote and Ruarri Joseph gig at the Carling Academy in Oxford. It was a great night of entertainment. Read the review! […]

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Stephen Fretwell ‘Man On The Roof’ out now + UK tour dates »


Stephen Fretwell

Stephen Fretwell is the real deal. With his latest release, ‘Man On The Roof’, out on Fiction Records, he brings to the table a classic sound, sometimes reminiscent of early Dylan and even Joe Strummer - but he’s his own man and is certainly not a carbon copy of anyone […]

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Open Mic/Acoustic Night in London with Douglas James Hall and more »


Prolific promoters Bedsprings have teamed up with newbie Funkstain promotions to bring the best in acoustic madness to brighten up our Sunday evenings at the recently renovated Paradise in London.
Why stay in and watch the repeat of Xfactor on ITV2 when you can go and see the best in the west at London’s hottest live […]

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Ruarri Joseph “Patience” MP3 + watch Blankets video »


Ruarri Joseph

Scottish born, Cornish based songsmith Ruarri Joseph completes his debut solo mini-tour of the UK tonight. He’ll be playing at London’s Spitz Club, having already played Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Brighton and Southampton earlier this month […]

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Featured Artist: Douglas James Hall »


Douglas James Hall

Douglas James Hall is a new up and coming artist currently breaking on the London acoustic scene.

Originally from the West Country and Brighton, Douglas has been making waves on the London open mic circuit playing various gigs across London - headlining at both the Viva Viva acoustic night and Priory Park Festival […]

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Ken Hyland “Self Portrait” Album Release 8.21.07 »


We just got word that the Ken Hyland album will be available on Itunes, Rhapsody, Emusic, Yahoo Music, Napster, and many others on 8/21/07.
UPCOMING SHOWS:
Mon. August 13, 2007, 10pm @ Temple Bar, Santa Monica, CA
Wed. Sept. 19, 2007, 9:30pm @ the Cat Club, West Hollywood, CA
Ken Hyland would probably be considered a “singer-songwriter” if he […]

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Karlex to perform at London Calling 2007 »


Lil’ People Records announced that Afro-Groove singer-songwriter artist Karlex has been invited to perform the upcoming London Calling conference, the international music business event taking place at Earls Court, London on the 28th and 29th June 2007.
Karlex will open the Westbourne Studios’ International Night (242 Acklam Road, London W10) on Wednesday June 27 at 8:20 […]

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Bright Eyes upcoming UK shows »


Bright Eyes is the musical offering of American singer/songwriter Conor Oberst who has been writing and recording since the early age of 14. Proclaimed by some as the ‘new Bob Dylan’, Conor Oberst has grown from strength to strength with each release and in 2005 took things to a new level by releasing two albums […]

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Watch Emerson Hart Cigarettes and Gasoline video promo EPK »


Emerson HartEmerson Hart is a singer and songwriter first introduced to many as that voice from the band Tonic singing the melodic lyrics to their hit song, “If You Could Only See”. I love that song. I love cranking it up and singing along to it whenever it comes on the radio …

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Jay Leach is Cleared For Takeoff »


After years of session work in Los Angeles, Guitar Books with Mel Bay, and now with the new release of his 7th album (with notable guests such as Kirk Whalum, Alex Acuna, Abe Laboriel, and Chester Thompson), Jay Leach is definitely ‘Cleared For Takeoff.‘
Where have you heard Jay?
Episodes of American Idol including Kenny Rogers, Carrie […]

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