Even Butterflies Make A Sound
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 […]
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 […]