Category: England
By Guest on Jun 22, 2007 in Music, Festivals, Bands, Bob Dylan, Cds, Events, Promotion, Acoustic, New Releases, Musicians, Albums, England, Tickets, Gigs, Free Tickets, Carling Academy, Beer, Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, Cassadaga, Gillian Welsh | 0 Comments
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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By Jenny May on Jun 20, 2007 in Music, Bands, Events, London, Metallica, Al Gore, Live Earth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, England, Downloads, Going Green, Concerts, Wembley Stadium, Climate Change, Madonna, Kasabian, Duran Duran, Pussycat Dolls, Terra Naomi, Spinal Tap | 0 Comments
Live Earth organizers have announced that Metallica has been added to the lineup for Live Earth London at Wembley Stadium taking place July 7th 2007. Other acts added include Kasabian, Pussycat Dolls and Terra Naomi.
Metallica announced their “well kept Metallica secret” that fans have been “chatting about for weeks” on their Official Website. Apparently […]
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By Jenny May on Apr 25, 2007 in Music, Videos, youtube, Events, BBC, Snooker, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, England, Mitchell and Webb, Chris de Burgh, Snooker Loopy, Crucible, Sheffield, Sports, Chas n Dave, Jan Verhaas, Table of Reds | 0 Comments
It’s snooker time at the Crucible in Sheffield! My favorite snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan is getting closer to the final stages of the 2007 World Snooker Championship and Stephen Hendry is also moving on to the next stage of the tournament which is great.
But anyway…Band Weblogs isn’t a sports blog it’s a music blog but […]
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By Jenny May on Apr 20, 2007 in Music, Bands, Guillemots, Events, London, England, Amy Winehouse, Concerts, Somerset House, Kasabian, Summer, July | 0 Comments
The popular and often unpredictable singer Amy Winehouse has sold out her night for the Summer Series concert at Somerset House in London, scheduled for July 20th 2007. Kasabian has also sold out their night, July 13th.
I wonder how the rest of the bands’ tickets will sell. At the time of this writing, there are […]
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By Guest on Mar 29, 2007 in Music, Reviews, Jazz, Piano, Albums, England | 0 Comments
Born in Guildford, England in 1986, this self-taught musician began playing piano at the age of 12. By the time Rupert Leighton was 14, he was irreversably hooked on blues and jazz.
At the tender age of 16, Leighton was a professional musician on the local club circuit and left school to set up his own […]
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By Jenny May on Mar 28, 2007 in Music, Charts, Bands, Cds, Indie, UK Singles Releases, New Releases, Musicians, England, Band Names, New Bands | 0 Comments
As always there are some exciting new spring releases to look forward to from old and new names.
Here is a list of upcoming UK singles releases for April 2007 from ukmix.org. Remember that these dates could change, so the best thing to do is to go to the band or artists’ Official Website for the […]
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By Jenny May on Mar 20, 2007 in Music, Bands, Contests, BBC, England, Red Nose Day, Scooch, Justin Hawkins, Beverlei Brown, Eurovision Song Contest, Big Brovaz, Helsinki, Finland, Terry Wogan | 4 Comments
After living in England for the last four years, one thing (amongst many others) that was completely new to me when I came here was the Eurovision Song Contest that takes place annually in Europe. The contest is held in the country of the winner from the previous year, and this year the contest will […]
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By bandweblogs on Feb 28, 2007 in Music, Podcasts, Myspace, Bands, Promotion, New Releases, Musicians, Band Weblogs Podcast Show, Elizabeth and the Catapult, Jen Chapin, Darrin James Band, The Tommos, BJ and the Bear, New York City, Oxford, England, Jenny May, Dave Tommo | 0 Comments
Band Weblogs Podcast Show is back from a brief hiatus, continuing the tradition of playing some of the best bands and artists in music today. Bands featured on show number 23 are from New York City and Oxford, England: Elizabeth and the Catapult, Jen Chapin, Darrin James Band and The Tommos.
Hosted by Jenny May and […]
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