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Rapper Lil Peep, real name Gustav Åhr, has died aged 21 after a reported drug overdose. The New York musician was a rising star that mixed emo with hip-hop, as he did in his debut album released in August. The music website Pitchfork called him “the future of emo”, back in January. Åhr died in […]

DID YOU KNOW? The name of the band derives from Bastille Day which is celebrated on 14th July and is the same day as Dan Smith’s (lead vocalist) birthday. Bastille are a British indie band which were formed in 2010. The group began as a solo project by lead vocalist Dan Smith, but later expanded

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has revealed that he will be scrapping the controversial Form 696, which many critics have dubbed discriminatory in the past.  The form was established in 2005 by the Metropolitan Police after a series of nightclub shootings in London, and the document subsequently required promoters to divulge the names and

George Ezra has stated that he will dedicate a performance in aid of the mental health charity ‘Mind’, at London’s Union Chapel in December. The British born 24-year-old singer/songwriter has announced that there will be a slew of special guests to accompany him on stage. He has been amassing donations from fans since a tour

Ed Sheeran returned to the stage in Singapore over the weekend (11-12 Nov 2017) following what he described as a “depressing” six-week touring break“ due to his bicycle accident. The singer was forced to stop his worldwide tour after he suffered fractures in his right wrist and left elbow by falling off his bike in

Small Steps Project is a UK non-profit organisation that provides emergency aid to people living on landfills and dump environments and makes documentary films and organises campaigns, such as Celebrity Shoe Auctions, to increase awareness and raise funds for this tragic global situation that is often overlooked. The organization will benefit from an auction set

DID YOU KNOW? Member Tim Rice-Oxley was invited by Chris Martin of Coldplay to join the band in 1997 after hearing him play the piano. Tim politely declined as he did not want to leave Keane. Keane are an English rock band from East Sussex who were formed in 1995. They achieved mainstream and international

DID YOU KNOW? Emeli Sande’s real name is ‘Adele Emily Sande’ but decided against using the name due to the singer Adele’s growing success. Emelie Sande is a Scottish singer/songwriter who first became prominent after featuring on the track “Diamond Rings” by the rapper Chipmunk in 2009 and was her first top ten single on

DID YOU KNOW? Naughty Boy paid to set up a recording studio in his parents shed after winning £40,000 on Channel 4’s hit day-time gameshow ‘Deal or No Deal’. Shahid Khan known by his stage name Naughty Boy is an English DJ, record producer, songwriter, musician and rapper. Originally from Watford, his variety of different

DID YOU KNOW? Sam Smith is the third cousin of singer, Lilly Allen. Sam Smith is an English singer-songwriter who rose to fame in October 2012 when featured on Disclosure’s breakthrough song “Latch” which peaked at number 11 on UK Singles Chart. His style of music is melodic and blues with soulful falsettos and a

American YouTube personality and digital strategist, Taryn Southern, has made headlines after releasing a song that was created with the assistance of artificial intelligence software, called ‘Al’. The song is titled ‘Break Free’ and was formed in collaboration with an algorithm that helped produce the backing track and video art. The 31-year-old programmed the settings

Formerly known as the Cotton Jones Basket Ride, singer-songwriter Michael Nau released music he made with Whitney McGraw as “Cotton Jones” for several years. One of the best releases among the many great albums Nau has produced over his career is the 2009 Cotton Jones album “Paranoid Cocoon” — a set of beautifully harmonized folk tunes with cohesive themes and haunting atmospherics.

The developments of new flats are putting the future of Bristol’s iconic music venue ‘The Thekla’ under question. News comes after a string of noise complaints from local residents that are breaching the terms of the building’s license. The proposed development consists of a 183 capacity car park and 4816 square metres worth of office

The steady resurgence of the vinyl has been a quietly growing phenomenon, which has been occurring in the depths of the UK music scene for some years now.  The commercial profit that can be made by selling albums across the country is huge. Vinyl sales increased by a staggering 37.6 % in the first half

Pop star Beyoncé is set to star in the remake of the Disney classic ‘Lion King’, which is being anticipated for 2019. The original animation was released by Walt Disney Pictures in 1994. The new version was conceived as a way to compile a gifted cast to rejuvenate a classic story and bring it to

Ticket touting has become a major problem for the UK’s music industry, which comprises 142, 000 jobs, in accordance to UK Music.  Instead of cash going directly to the fans favourite acts, large quantities are being handed over to so-called ‘touts’, who often charge preposterous ticket mark-ups for ‘sold out tickets’.  The resale prices of

Wiley has declared the release of his twelfth studio album, titled ‘Godfather II’, which is set to hit stores and streaming services from February 16th, 2018. The news comes after a spout of media appearances and the uploading of snippets of some of his lines on Instagram. The name of his new release is a

After a decade as a hardworking touring band, French Kicks were somehow nowhere near the level of success of their lifelong friends The Walkmen. Both bands originally hail from the Washington D.C. area and relocated to New York City to pursue their dreams of playing music and making albums. Following the indie rock boom of

The steady resurgence of the vinyl has been a quietly growing phenomenon, which has been occurring in the depths of the UK music scene for some years now.  The commercial profit that can be made by selling albums across the country is huge. Vinyl sales increased by a staggering 37.6 % in the first half

Most people in The U.K. and the E.U. know this band as “The Bees” but, due to some legal action, the group release music as “A Band of Bees” in America. As far as albums that were home-recorded by two dudes in a garden shed go, “Sunshine Hit Me” is almost miraculous in its quality,