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Upcoming Releases: A Spirit Of Independence Is Coursing Through Our Top 5 Favourite New Records For July
With CoVID restrictions beginning to ease and the prospect of live festival music no longer a distant dream there does seem to be a reserved air of optimism beginning to permeate into everyday life. As...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 29 June 2021
The Year Of The Woman: Our Top 10 Albums Of 2020
Apparently, being shut up indoors all year has had quite the positive effect on the females of the music industry, since every single one of our top 10 favourite albums in 2020 have all been...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 21 December 2020
Laura Marling Doesn't Think She'll Play Live Next Year
Laura Marling doesn’t expect to perform live again until 2022.The 30-year-old singer admires the “optimism” of other musicians who have booked gigs for 2021 but she doesn’t think it is “responsible” to attempt to stage...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 December 2020
Hyundai Mercury Prize Albums To Get Tim Burgess Twitter Listening Party Treatment
A selection of the 2020 Hyundai Mercury Prize 'Albums of the Year' are getting the Tim Burgess Twitter Listening Party treatment.Some of the shortlisted records for the prestigious honour have been chosen for the popular...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 August 2020
Dua Lipa And Charli Xcx Lead 2020 Hyundai Mercury Prize Shortlist
Dua Lipa, Stormzy and Charli XCX lead the 12 albums shortlisted for the 2020 Hyundai Mercury Prize.The pop superstar's second album 'Future Nostalgia' is among the records in contention for the prestigious Album of the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 July 2020
Laura Marling Takes 'Micro-doses' Of Magic Mushrooms
Laura Marling takes ''micro-doses'' of magic mushrooms every day.The 30-year-old singer - who is studying for a masters degree in psychoanalysis - usually has an ''amazing routine'' when she's studying and she now thinks she...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 May 2020
Laura Marling Releasing New Album Early
Laura Marling is releasing her new album, 'Song For Our Daughter', early to ''provide some sense of union'' during the COVID-19 battle.The 30-year-old singer/songwriter will drop her first solo LP since 2017's 'Semper Femina' on...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 April 2020
Andrew Lockwood's Top 10 Albums Of 2015
10. Belle & Sebastian - 'Girls In Peacetime'. A glorious return to top form for Belle & Sebastian. 'Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance' contains all the bands trade mark signatures as well as introducing...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 22 December 2015
Sound And Sustenance: Outside Lands 2015 Brings Another Weekend Of Cultural Delights
Outside Lands organisers have finally unveiled the spectacular 2015 line-up for their eighth year, featuring headliners Elton John and Mumford And Sons. The event is set to bring its usual combination of music and munchies...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 25 March 2015
Laura Marling's 'Undignified' Time Away
Laura Marling felt her time away from the music industry was ''undignified''.The singer/songwriter - who has just released her fifth studio album 'Short Movie', her first in nearly two years - has insisted she had...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 March 2015
5 Venues You'll Want To Visit At Sxsw 2015
SXSW 2015 is set to take over Austin, Texas for yet another spectacular event, spanning numerous venues with countless showcases and hundreds of artists. We may be a few weeks away yet, but here's a...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 16 March 2015
Alt-j, Noel Gallagher And Portishead To Headline Latitude Festival
alt-J, Noel Gallagher and Portishead will headline Latitude Festival.The annual music festival in Suffolk, south east England will feature the rockers, with alt-J eager to play at the event because it has ''always been so...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 March 2015
Brit Awards 2014 Nominations: Disclosure, Bastille, Rudimental Emerge On Top
The nominees have been announced for this year's Brit Awards, which will be presented live in a ceremony on ITV on the 19th February. The annual awards celebrate the year's biggest British music stars, in...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 09 January 2014
Mercury Prize Shortlist Announced, But Does It Even Matter Anymore?
The Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize this week announce the shortlist for it's 12 favourite albums of the last 12 months, albums that it claims are "urgent" and are "reflective" of the evolving sound of contemporary...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 14 September 2013
Mercury Music Prize List Has "More Good Albums...Than For A Very Long Time"
This year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize could be one of the greatest lists of nominees in the awards history. 2013's nominees shortlist includes talent old and new, rock, pop, and dance with one thing to unite...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 12 September 2013
David Bowie Leads The Pack In Mercury Prize Nominations
David Bowie came back from his retirement/hiatus completely unannounced this January, when he released the video for the single 'Where Are We Now,' and managed to catch everyone off guard with his birthday announcement of...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 12 September 2013
Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2013: This Year’S Nominees For Album Of The Year
The Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominations have come round again, designed to celebrate this year's best British musical offerings. Last year we saw Alt-J with An Awesome Wave take home the coveted music industry prize and...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2013
Laura Marling Gave Up Chef Dreams After Criticism From Damon Albarn
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Laura Marling gave up her dreams of becoming a top chef after serving an overcooked meal to Blur star Damon Albarn.The star, who once dated Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford, trained as...
By WENN on 18 July 2013
The Voice Winner Andrea Begley Lobbies For Disabled Peoples' Experience At Gigs
The partially sighted winner of 2013's singing talent show The Voice, Andrea Begley, has voiced her concerns over disabled fans' experience at gigs. "I have had some frustrating experiences at gigs and festivals," confessed Begley,...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 June 2013
Laura Marling's 'Once I Was An Eagle' Soars With The Critics
Laura Marling looks to have made a stunning return with her new album Once I Was An Eagle. The 23 year-old is already onto her fourth album and, if reviewers would have you believe, it...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 23 May 2013
A Week In Music - Alicia Keys Girl On Fire Promotion Still Going, Cayucas Debut Makes For The Perfect Summer Listen And Latest Michael Jackson Court Case Begins
A Week In Videos... She might have just wrapped up her Set The World On Fire tour, but the promotional drive for Alicia Keys fifth album Girl On Fire rolls on, with the multi-million selling...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 07 May 2013
Laura Marling Avoids Personal Lyrics
Laura Marling removes herself from her own music.In the past, the folk star has claimed she doesn't write songs to get known, and revealed her lyrics are often detached from her own life and experiences.Speaking...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 April 2013
Laura Marling Quit Music For Chef Training
Folk star Laura Marling secretly quit music last year (12) to train as a chef.The singer/songwriter was plunged into a deep depression after ending a dysfunctional relationship, and she was gripped with crippling self-doubt about...
By WENN on 25 April 2013
Laura Marling's Midnight Dip For Magical Powers
Folk singer Laura Marling plunged into an icy lake in the dead of night after a mysterious 'shaman' told her the water had magical powers.The British star embarked on a road trip across the U.S....
By WENN on 25 April 2013
Laura Marling Writes Music For Shakespeare Play
British singer/songwriter Laura Marling is venturing into the world of theatre by composing the music for a new production of a William Shakespeare play.The 23-year-old star admits she was "daunted" when she was approached by...
By WENN on 24 April 2013
A Week In Music - Bowie's 'The Next Day' Album Was Worth The Wait, Sigur Ros Back At Their Spectacular Best, Everything Everything Take Another Step Into The Mainstream With 'Duet'
Albums of Note... David Bowie’s return to the shelves of our local record shops (well, the few that still exist) has been met with a grateful and adulatory fanfare, across the board and it’s been...
By Hayley Avron on 11 March 2013
Latitude Festival 2012: Bon Iver To Play Only UK Festival Date At Latitude
Latitude Festival has announced its initial line-up for 2012. Due to headline will be Bon Iver; Elbow and Paul Weller. This year, the seventh Latitude Festival will take place from 12-15th July, at Henham Park...
By Lew Irwin on 08 March 2012
Elbow, Paul Weller And Bon Iver To Headline Latitude
Elbow, Paul Weller and Bon Iver will headline Latitude Festival 2012.The Grammy award-winning folk band will take to the stage for their only UK festival appearance this year on Friday July 13, with the 'One...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 March 2012
Adele Set To Repeat Grammys Success At Brit Awards
Following on from her phenomenal success at this year's Grammys awards, Adele looks set for a repeat performance at tonight's Brit awards. On February 12, 2012, Adele walked away from the Grammy awards with an...
By WENN on 21 February 2012
Jack White's Debut Solo Album 'Blunderbuss' Set For April Release
Jack White is due to release his debut solo album, according to The Guardian, today (January 31, 2012). Blunderbuss scheduled for release on April 24, 2012. The White Stripes, DEAD WEATHER and The Raconteurs star...
By Lew Irwin on 31 January 2012
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