Band Weblogs

Not many people out there in the world of music are probably familiar with the name Henry Cluney – but you may be aware of the punk band Stiff Little Fingers.

Henry was one of the founder members of this band and was playing rebel music in Northern Ireland in the late 70’s.

Shwayze is set to release the highly anticipated album ‘Let It Beat’. This will be the sophomore release for the hip-hop duo and Malibu partiers Shwayze and Cisco Adler.

The album features hit single “Get U Home”, also featured in the movie Sorority Row starring Audrina Patridge and Rumer Willis.

Many fans in the US will already be familiar with Cisco Adler from his recent stint on MTV reality show “Buzzin’” …

Chicago band Inchworm’s latest release ‘Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing’ has been in my iTunes player for awhile now, and the tracks continue to shine with each listen. Inchworm is a band that I feel quite passionately about, as I really like their music, with endearing vocals, top notch songs, quality musicianship – and they seem like a cool group of people …

Larry Reddington isn’t a new kid on the block. Not by any means. At age of 67 (68 in July) he’s been spicing up people’s lives musically since the 1950’s. From Oxford, England and originally a drummer, Larry has some pretty interesting rock n roll stories to tell …

The Charlatans and Just Jack are set to mentor the finalists of Road to V – the UK’s biggest and longest running search for unsigned musical talent. With a history of V Festival performances to their name, now on their tenth studio album and famous for a string of hits including indie classics such as “The Only One I Know” and “Weirdo” …

Ben Walker, best known around the internet for his “The Twitter Song” is getting ready for the innovative Ben’s Big Gig event, taking place in Oxford, England on May 1, 2009 …

Last Sunday night I went to see InLight at The Bullingdon Arms in Oxford. After watching two members of the band play an “acoustic” set last month at The Jericho Tavern when they supported Baskery, I was looking forward to seeing them as a full band …

With her upcoming tour supporting Girls Aloud and her debut album release this summer, London based singer Emma Deigman is one to watch this year – and Dave and I had the pleasure of meeting her at The Regal Room in London last week …

Oxford based band the Keyboard Choir is a unique collaboration of musicians that, in their own words, “make music with the turbulence and dynamics of traditional ‘ensemble’ performances from purely electronic sound sources and ‘found sound’”. Read the exclusive interview!

With his voice, his look and being known as one of the nicest guys in showbiz, many music fans and fellow musicians alike will agree that Roy Orbison was one of a kind …

Mink is a high energy, hard working rock band formed in 2006 with members hailing from the US and Australia. In a short time, they’ve already written more than 60 songs (30 of them in one intense three-week stretch), recorded their debut album in just four weeks …

The first time that I heard The Fullertons was during their soundcheck. I was outside, sitting in the back garden behind The Jericho Tavern in Oxford, and I couldn’t tell if it was the band or the DJ playing a CD …

Last night I went to the Reckless Sons and The Splendour show at Madam JoJo’s in Soho, London. Before the show, we were having drinks across the street from Madam JoJo’s, upstairs at The O Bar …

Teddy Thompson has released his fourth studio album, ‘A Piece Of What You Need’ – which includes one my favorite songs released in 2008, “In My Arms” …

DJ Disciple recently released his “Work It Out” debut single on House Trained Records. The song features Dawn Tallman … Read the exclusive interview!