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27 April 2016

Tinchy Stryder Set To Create Song Within 24 Hours

British rapper Tinchy Stryder has collaborated with the Premier Inn to launch their hub by Premier Inn hotels, as they've set him a challenge to create a song in 24 hours from his hotel room, using high-tech recording equipment and the hub's super-fast wifi included in all rooms within the hotel, with the track being released in Mid-June.

26 April 2016

The Knights of Music @ Mayflower Theatre, Southampton - 24/4/16

As a very special four-stop tour around different venues in the country saluting to the music of the British legends and being hosted by This Morning host and national treasure Phillip Schofield, The Knights of Music sets up their stage in the Southampton Mayflower Theatre. Being Schofield's first theatre outing in 17 years and with a great support West End cast, expectation was high.
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25 April 2016

She Drew The Gun - Memories of the Future (2016)

Starting as a platform for Louisa Roach's solo music, She Drew The Gun became something more, with her forming a band and recording an EP, which soon turned into their debut album Memories of the Future. Having been raved about on BBC Introducing, Roach soon set out on tour with Fink around the end of 2015, showing off the band's style around the UK and Europe.
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20 April 2016

Featured Artist - Lost Element

Texas-born Lost Element may be new to your ears (and mine too), but they've been around since 2011, playing at 94.5 The Buzz‘s Weenie Roast and opening for other acts in the area. They're also an award-winning band, as they (quite rightfully) won "New Band of The Year" at the 2011 Texas Buzz Music Awards. 
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Olga Bell Premieres New Single on Beats 1 Radio

Alternative Pop artist Olga Bell has premiered new single 'ATA' ahead of her highly-anticipated third LP release Tempo, being released via One Little Indian.

18 April 2016

Wild Belle - Dreamland (2016)

Brother and Sister duos are becoming more popular now, with the likes of The Shires being played on radio stations all around the UK. Wild Belle are no exception, with the Chicago act creating great multi-genre and hard to define music on their first record Isles, released in 2013.
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17 April 2016

A Day Out In Brighton - The Brighton Music Conference*

A couple of weeks ago, I received a mystery email. Within it, contained a complimentary ticket to the annual Brighton Music Conference, a two-day event specifically about electronic music. It's not really my thing, but I decided to get on the train and go along it to anyway. It also gave me a chance to explore Brighton, a city I'd never really spent that much time in.

16 April 2016

50 Things That Make Me Happy

Rachel from rachelxblog has tagged everyone who read 50 Things That Makes Me Happy post (If you want to read her post, feast your eyes here.) to list 50 things that make me happy, so here we are. Here's the 50:

13 April 2016

Featured Artist - jolivi

For Los Angeles singer Jolivi, she's had to go through some tough times (grief and heartbreak to name a few) to find her voice and style in songwriting. The Hawaii-born artist has been producing her latest EP Just For You with Grammy nominated producer Brandon Friesen, who has engineered songs for and worked with artists such as Nickelback, Billy Ray Cyrus and Papa Roach.
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10 April 2016

The Ready Set - I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love

Electropop group The Ready Set (fronted by Jordan Witzigreuter, the sole member) may be a new name to you and me, but he's actually been releasing music since 2009. Now just released his fourth studio album I Will Be Nothing Without Your Love, shows that he's not going anywhere any time soon.
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6 April 2016

Featured Artist - Stay Outside

Hailing from Indiana, Indie Rock duo Stay Outside have only been in the music business for a few months but they've had plenty of practice playing live, with both festival and gig appearances.

5 April 2016

#withOxfam

Today's post (even though I usually don't post on Tuesdays) is going to be a little different. I'm collaborating with charity organisation Oxfam to bring you information about what they're doing to help people in third-world countries gain an education and help them succeed.

4 April 2016

Sunset Sons - Very Rarely Say Die (2016)

Australian/British indie quarter Sunset Sons were brought together in the surfing town of Hossegor, France (where they've been based ever since). They've been part of BBC Music Sound Of, played at Reading and Leeds festivals, and had a lot of success in the Rock charts with their first EP Le Surfing, with it reaching #6. 
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Q+A Time!

I recently asked the bloggers in the Twitter and WhatsApp group conversations for questions about my blog/blogging. I didn't get many questions but some are better than none. Stupidly, I forgot to write down who asked the questions, but if you're question's here, thanks for asking it. Let's get answering :)
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2 April 2016

Interview with CMA artist Jessie Chris

At 18, Jessie Chris has already achieved a lot in the world of Country Music. After performing lots of gigs and even opening for Country heartthrob Luke Bryan, her star is on the rise. Chris sat down with me to answer questions about her music and where she's headed next.
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1 April 2016

What I've Been Listening To This Month | March

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It's the end of the month so it's that time again where I show you what's been playing in my earphones this month. On the playlist for March I've got a couple of old 80s hits, some Top 40 chart songs of the last couple of weeks, a reappearance from my faves Lifehouse and even some Nickelback. See all of the songs below and follow me on Spotify to see what next month's playlist holds, before anyone else.
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