Even Butterflies Make A Sound
A clever clogs once said: “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” This statement has always really annoyed me. Why cannot someone do a shuffle of delight when their eyes first fall on a beautiful building? Who would deny Sir Christopher Wren a gigue when he saw a dome, for the first time in […]
Kill Bosco, the hotly tipped Essex four-piece, returns to the musical fray with a new single this week. The band launches the single with a performance at Hot Box in Chelmsford this Saturday (18 January), with support from Essex whippersnappers Park Drive and The Trial. A Kill Bosco LP is also due, but the band […]
Pitchshifter, the legendary, genre-defying agent provocateurs, are taking their high-octane show on the road for ‘possibly’ (please note this is the editor’s word not the band’s!) the last time … until the next. JS hilariously summed up the reality of booking tours below. There will also be exclusive vinyl and merch to snap up at […]
Even Butterflies Makes A Sound is delighted to announce a terrific techno triple-header. Simon Heartfield, fresh from supporting the legendary System 7, headlines Chelmsford’s Radio City Social. Kontort, aka Andrew Wright, kicks off proceedings. The legendary Sergio Vilas provides awesome tuneage throughout the evening. Even Butterflies Make A Sound continues to showcase new music This […]
So, it’s time to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Even Butterflies Make A Sound. It’s been quite the journey. I featured so many fantastic acts, bands and soloists, both international and those breaking through. Sincere thanks to all the artists who lent me their precious time for interviews. Also, I promoted more than a few […]
Michael Cumming, Oxide Ghosts director, has a showreel to die for. His TV credits include Brass Eye, Toast of London, Toast of Tinseltown, The Mark Thomas Product, Snuff Box, The Mark Steel Lectures and Rock Profile. His filmography includes the lauded King Rocker, made with Stewart Lee. He is set to take Oxide Ghosts on […]
The Séance is a brilliant radio show that broadcasts out of Brighton. Saint Etienne co-founder, Pete Wiggs, and James ‘Dem’ Papademetrie produce and present it. The show, running since 2008, is packed full of weird and wonderful sounds that you’ve likely never heard before. In truth, you won’t hear the tracks again unless you keep […]
Paolo Morena has been one of the leading lights in Chelmsford’s music scene for years. Now, he is taking the opportunity to pass on his knowledge to the next generation of songwriters. Further details below. So, Paolo and I go back a long way. My first memory of him was when he arranged a beach […]
Lewis Leverett is Essex born and bred. There are high hopes for him to follow in the well-beaten path of other Essex singer-songwriters, like Billy Bragg, Darren Hayman, and Dodie, into the nation’s consciousness. I bumped into him at the City Sound Studios in Chelmsford. He was there to perform live and chat with Paul […]
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne is a squeezebox player at the forefront of the English folk scene. He is embarking on a tour to promote his new LP Play Up The Music! The twenty-eight year old kindly took time to speak with me. He also plays in Granny’s Attic with friends he met at school George Sansome and […]