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After various mishaps last year which resulted in the drummer and bassist being the only members of My Great Affliction remaining, the search was on to find people to replace the members of the band who had left. Guitarists and a singer to be precise. Though the band searched originally fo...
Dan Owen, aka Blues Boy Dan, is an inspiring 20-year-old blues musician from Shrewsbury who is developing an international reputation.
Dan's first experiences of live performance were gained at the young age of thirteen, playing guitar and bodhran while his sister sang.
Three years later, at...
The Tubby Blues Club was originally created to raise money for the Renal Unit of the Gloucester Royal Hospital, by Michael 'Tubby' O' Connell. He was a patient there, and as an act of gratitude after his discharge in 2003, he decided to set up the Tubby Blues Club with the aim of raising money for n...
The Black Boy Inn is a well-known Bridgnorth landmark, a 400 year old listed building situated on the famous Cartway in Bridgnorth, has a wonderful beer garden with a view of the Severn, serves real ales and Old Rosie Cider as well as draught lagers, ciders and bottled beers - and is said to ...
Superb Bradford based alternative rock/punk band New Model Army had most of their touring equipment stolen from their van, which was parked in the car park of the Holiday Inn in Walsall after their gig at The Robin 2, Bilston, on Saturday June 2nd 2012. With gear borrowed from other groups, ...
It was with great regret we heard that reknowned Birmingham based jazz saxophonist Andy Hamilton had passed away on Sunday June 3rd, 2012 at the age of 94.
Andy Hamilton was born on 26 March 1918 in Port Maria, Jamaica, and learnt to play saxophone on a bamboo instrument. He formed his first...
Birmingham born Steve Gibbons' first notable group was the Dominettes, which he joined around 1960. Their edgy R & B set, & uncompromising rock & roll attitude (they were sometimes hired to back strippers at some of the seedier joints, and posted advertisements which read "anything c...
Admiriers of the iconic & legendary DJ John Peel, admired & respected throughout his career, will doubtless be delighted to hear of a new project which aims to provide fans with details of 2,600 albums from the late DJ's vast and cherished vinyl collection.
The project has been se...
Diamond Head were formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, by school friends Brian Tatler(guitar) and Sean Harris(vocals, guitar), with bassist Colin Kimberly and drummer Duncan Scott. They were at the cutting edge of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The band recorded and released self-financed demo ...
Run For Fun is the brand new charity single from Herefordshire based band Le Ritz, which will be released on iTunes and all other major download sites on the 27th February 2012.
Le Ritz, who are from Herefordshire but toured Europe in the 1970's decided to get back together to re-record and r...
Over the years there have been enormous changes in the production and consumption of different music formats. From listening to vinyl on a classic record player, to music available at the click of a button on an mp3 player or IPod.
People's attitudes to music consumption have changed and...
Hobnox's AudioTool, created in late 2008, is a new webware application that can be used & experimented with for free by anyone who wants to create electronic music, and who either can't afford software, or doesn't fancy downloading and installing anything.
This Flash-powered site offers...
'Jam night? Why would anyone want to review a jam night?' I can hear you say. Well, dear reader, speaking as a musician & music lover, I've been to quite a few jam nights over the years, and for me, the Maverick Jam Night is the best one around.
The first thing you should ...
Wonder Stuff frontman Miles Hunt (whose uncle Bill Hunt was keyboard player with Roy Wood's Wizzard) found his first gig as drummer in legendary lipsticked & mascara'd Stourbridge Glam-Punk band From Eden, which also featured several future members of Pop Will Eat Itself.
After From ...
The fifth Bridgnorth Music and Arts Festival for 2010 took place from Friday 27th August until Sunday 5th September.
The main event of the festival in the High Street on Sunday 29th August was headlined by the legendary Groundhogs, led by Tony 'TS' McPhee, and The Cracked Actors.
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