Until about three weeks ago, when I thought of Holland and music, I didn’t instantly think of rock or metal. Having attended Amsterdam Dance Event, the first thing that usually ...
It’s not easy being a UK venue these days. But rising British rock quintet The Carnabys are the latest band to reassure the local gig circuit that help is at ...
WeGotTickets is an odd name for a paperless pioneer. I guess WeNotGotTickets would have far too negative connotations. EverythingButTheTicket, maybe? Again, possibly a bit of an iffy message.
Perhaps the ...
Feeling disillusioned with the state of UK rock festivals, a group of six music-loving friends took matters into their own hands and started their own. A decade on, 2000 Trees, ...
There is, as managing director Marie Ledin points out, no award quite like the Polar Music Prize. Awarded to two laureates each year – one from the classical world, and ...
The radio royal flush – being playlisted at Radio 1, Radio 2, 6 Music, Absolute and Radio X – is meant to be the preserve of superstars. It’s certainly not ...
What does a festival promoter do when a large chunk of its audience has moved on from wanting to watch their heroes in a muddy field?
For Kilimanjaro Live, the ...
If ever a record label was to earn the By Royal Appointment stamp of regal approval, it would surely be Decca Records.
At 87 years old, it’s been around almost ...
The Kills are almost something of a rarity in the music industry in 2016: a rock band that’s been around for a decade, with five albums under their belt. Their ...
