An evening of classic songs by Sandy Denny featuring Joan Wasser (aka Joan As Policewoman, Maddy Prior, Jerry Donahue, Dave Swarbrick, Green Gartside, PP Arnold, Thea Gilmore, plus members of Bellowhead, Lavinia Blackwall (Trembling Bells), Sam Carter, Blair Dunlop (The Albion Band), Ben Nicholls (Dennis Hopper Choppers) and more…
In the years since her tragic death in 1978, folk icon Sandy Denny is now widely regarded by musicians and critics alike as Britain’s finest female singer songwriter and one of the greatest singers this country has ever produced. Her signature song Who Knows Where The Time Goes has been recorded by a diverse range of artists including Cat Power, 10000 Maniacs, Eva Cassidy, Nina Simone, and most famously Judy Collins...
Monthly Archives mars 2012
Following the news of their new studio album Bag of Bones, released April 30th, Swedish rockers EUROPE have today announced a nationwide November 2012 UK tour.
The Bag of Bones tour follows 2011’s hugely successful Balls ‘N’ Banners tour, which included a sold-out concert at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire (where Europe filmed their recent live DVD).
A 48-Hour Ticket Pre-sale will take place on Wednesday 7th March at 9am via www.planetrock.com. Tickets will then go on sale on Friday 9th March via www.ticketweb.co.uk and www.eventim.co.uk.
BAG OF BONES – UK TOUR DATES
Birmingham 02 Academy – Wednesday 21 November
Glasgow 02 ABC – Thursday 22 November
Manchester HMV Ritz – Friday 23 November
Newcastle 02 Academy – Sunday 25 November
Leeds 02 Academy – Monday 26 November
Nottingham Ro...
”Tomos Lewis, mines lilting folk melodies similar to Irish balladeer Damien rice. The amiable singer’s voice soars on these introspective tunes.” – Big Issue
‘Excellent’ – The MMP
This four-track EP showcases Tomos Lewis’ exceptional vocals, fiery guitar skills and sweetly sensitive hook-filled tunes. It is an EP to sway, dream, smile and weep to.
After leaving home at 17 years old to work at the foot of the Snowdonian Mountains in Dolgellau he found there was very little to do – that was until he was given a Washburn guitar with 3 strings at the end of one summer. Thankfully he qualified to six strings by Christmas and went on to learn from as many local musicians as possible in exchange for a sofa to sleep on and if they were lucky a few beers too.
At 22 he did some recordin...
Read More”Valentina” is the long awaited eighth album from British Indie rock band, The Wedding Present. Formed in 1985 they’ve been through various lineups with singer/guitarist being the only member to remain a constant part of the band. Their last album, ”El rey” was released four years ago, so it’s been quite a wait for their fans. Well after listening to the album quite a lot over the last few days I have to say it’s been well worth the wait – this is another top notch album from the band, and really shows that the current crop of Indie bands still have plenty to learn from the masters.
One of my favourite tracks is ”End Credits” – a very rocky song that really works well.
”Back a bit…stop” is another good track – for the first hlaf or two-thirds...
Read MoreGerman Progressive Death Metal band, Words of Farewell was founded by lead guitarists Erik Gaßmus and Phillipp Olivier in 2007. The line-up was then completed by Nils Urginus (rhythm guitar), Leo Wichmann (synthesizer), Benedikt Goralski (drums) and Alexander Otto (vocals/bass guitar).
Since then the band has released two EPs and had a number of lineup changes. In 2010 the band recorded their debut album, Immersion, which is now finally ready for release.
The vocals are the standard growling style, but unlike many progressive or melodic death metal bands they’ve chosen not to have any clean vocals to contrast with the growls. whether you think this is a good idea or not comes down to personal taste really – some people love the growling vocals some prefer clean vocals...
Read MoreMaz Totterdell is a young singer songwriter from Devon. When I say young, I mean it – it’s hard to believe it listening to this album, but she is only 15. Her music is a blend of folk and indie pop, with poetic lyrics. Her debut single ”Counting my fingers” has received support from BBC radio DJ’s and has been very well received.
Despite her youth she has been performing live in Devon for several years and last year played her first London shows.
There’s an interesting array of instruments used on the album including as well as the usual drums, guitars and keyboards; Percussive frog, shaker, cello, mandola, cajon, violin and ukelele. To be honest I havent got a clue what a few of the more unusual ones are, but the important thing is that they work with the music.
The music never overpo...
German electro metal band, Cold Rush are due to release their second album ‘AmoKKoma’ later this year. Their first album, ‘The Illness’ was released in 2009 and since then the band has undergone a change in line up including recruiting a new front man Matthias Kupka. With this new album, the band promise that their sound will be harder, more melodic and catchy .
To give fans an idea of what to expect, Cold Rush are releasing a two track CD single – Disclosing the vicious seeds.
”Daily crime” begins with a speech being played back over some synthesiser before the vocals kick in. The music is melodic electronic music – heavy on the synth/keyboards, but this is balanced with some very heavy metal vocals...
Read MorePray For Locust
Unga, heta och skickliga!
Jag hade inga större förväntningar på Stockholmsgrabbarna i Pray For Locust. Lite Myspace och Youtube, så jag hade en liten aning om vad det var jag skulle se. Bandet klev in på scenen i Studion och drog igång ett grymt ös. Dubbla kaggar och en tight basgång samt ylande metalgitarrer. En tung growl av sångaren Tintin Andersson och man hörde att han även kan sjunga. Jag gillar verkligen det här, nackdelen är bara att man inte hör texterna när det growlas. Tur att det finns Spotify så att man kan lyssna och njuta i lugn och ro också!
Låten ”Hang a traitor” drar igång där gensvaret inte låter vänta på sig och publiken kryper närmare. Efter det blir vi riktigt manglade med ”Let them bleed” och farten ökar rejält...
Read MoreWalter Trout has added a new date to his March 2012 UK Tour. The former guitarist for John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Canned Heat, and John Lee Hooker, will play the Boom Boom Club at Sutton Utd Football Club on Tuesday 13th March.
Walter Trout is one of the world’s great guitarists. Having recently celebrated his 20th year as a solo recording artist, Trout’s UK tour precedes the release of his new studio album Blues For The Modern Daze. The album is released by Provogue Records in the UK on Monday 23rd April, the same day Trout performs a session on BBC Radio 2’s Paul Jones Rhythm & Blues Show.
Tickets for the March 2012 UK Tour are available from 0844 478 0898, www.thegigcartel.com and www.waltertrout.com.
Southampton, The Brook – Tuesday 6th March
Newcastle, o2 Academy – ...
”An album of knock-out lunar-pop fantasia” – Press Association
”Electro gems” – Irish Independent
”One of my Top 5 albums of the year” – Martin Hudson, Classic Rock Magazine
Acclaimed electro duo Rendezvous have just released a video for new track Distorted.
Filmed live in Tel Aviv, the video showcases the duo’s excellent live chops and their expert mixing of classic analogue synths and live instruments with with a punchy, contemporary electro sound.
The band have already racked up rave reviews and excellent coverage from the likes of DJ Magazine, Classic Rock Magazine, Gay Times, The Irish Independent, 2FM, Press Association, NME online, Campus.ie and more…and this new video highlights just why.
To watch the video, just go to www.prescriptionmusicpruk...
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