By Lindsey Davis on May 7, 2008 in Music, Reviews and Commentary | Tags: Alison Krauss, Birmingham, Led Zeppelin, Live Reviews, Music, O Brother Where Art Thou, Robert Plant, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Shows, T Bone Burnett | 0 Comments
Birmingham has changed a lot in the last twenty years or so, and I was most aware of it last night (5 May, 2008), when my folks and I were in the city to catch Robert Plant and Alison Krauss at the National Indoor Arena.
Like Plant, we hail from West Bromwich in the heart of [...]
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By bandweblogs on Oct 17, 2007 in Bands, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Birmingham, Cds, Gigs, Indie, Music, NME, Salt n Pepa, Shows, The Twang, Tour Dates, UK Singles Releases | 1 Comment

If 2006 was all about promise for The Twang, 2007 has been all about delivery. Tipped by seemingly everyone at the start of the year, the five lads from Birmingham set about living up to such extravagant praise from the off whilst keeping their feet firmly on the ground [...]
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By Guest Blogger on May 8, 2007 in Albums, Bands, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Birmingham, Carling, Concerts, Free Tickets, Gigs, Gordon Anderson, John Maclean, Music, Promotional Giveaway, Robin Jones, Robot Man, The Aliens, The Beta Band, UK Singles Releases | 0 Comments
Between the three of them there’s a rich array of modern musical history with keyboards/bass man John MacLean and drummer Robin Jones both previous members of experimental Scottish indie-futurists The Beta Band and chief Alien and songwriter Gordon Anderson having been a founding Beta Band member before going on to record two albums under the [...]
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