Even Butterflies Make A Sound
Sounds Good 2024 is nearly here! Held over two days at four venues – Hot Box, Chelmsford Theatre Studio, Voodoo Keller Bar, and the City Centre Stage – it’s Chelmsford‘s latest multi-venue music festival. Dave Hughes, owner of the not-for-profit venue Hot Box, said: “Sounds Good Festival is more than just a music event; it’s […]
This Saturday in Chelmsford sees an eclectic range of music events taking place. Read on to find out more. Why not get yourself down to one of them?
I was delighted to interview Johnny Echols at the start of Love’s 2024 UK tour. A link is included in the article. Robert Hampson, of UK psych rockers Loop, explains why he loves the band so much.
It’s a great week for music with new releases from fiercely independent artists, Julia-Sophie and Maria Uzor. They are mates and have previously worked together. They play live at The Victoria in Dalston this Wednesday.
Bird is the stage name of renowned award-winning, half-English, half-Irish multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Janie Price. In a career comprising many highlights, Bird kindly took time to speak with me about her most recent triumph: the film – both screenplay and soundtrack – she wrote. Please click on the image below to listen to the chat […]
The Annie Keating Band has travelled over the pond and is setting stages alight with their blend of razor-sharp rockabilly, sweet country, swampy blues and twang-infused folk storytelling. Brooklyn-based bandleader Annie kindly took the time to speak with me about her influences, her inspirations, the current tour, and so much more. And an extremely cool […]
Jo Bartlett, one half of legendary electronic/folk duo, It’s Jo and Danny, has released her first solo LP – the spookily titled Ghost Tapes 1 to 9.* A life in music: Jo Bartlett Jo and I chatted as part of Paul Dupree’s show on City Sound Radio. Please listen here to our discussion about the […]
SMC Radio launched recently and is growing quickly. Owner and founder, Chris Ciniglio, is a man on a mission, and is determined to keep up the momentum. I asked Chris how it was all going. He quoted, with a smile, Douglas Adams: “Don’t panic!” The station is mostly dedicated to dance music. Dub, soul, disco, […]
While on a city break to Venice, the family and I visited the Queen of the Adriatic’s Lido. Lo and behold, while there we chanced upon Jessie Smith strumming her trademark National Reso-Phonic. We became firm friends. Now, with her partner, Nathan & Jessie are jetting in for a whirlwind tour of London. And St Albans.
I spoke to Leeroy Thornhill and Giuseppe Morena ahead of their joint show at Chelmsford’s Hot Box this coming Saturday (10 May). During the conversation, another news story emerged: they had both remixed tracks from Empirion’s most-recent LP. Please feel free to listen to my chat with them at the end of this article. So, […]