Music

Marina and the Diamonds – Music Monday

Marina and the Diamonds is a Welsh singer/songwriter whose first full length album is being released today. Although Marina sounds like she has a band (the Diamonds), she is a solo artist and “the Diamonds”, she explains, are her fans, sort of like Continue Reading →

New Music Monday – Blood Red Shoes

I’m loving this punchy new track from Brighton’s Blood Red Shoes. Their new album “Fire Like This” will be available March 1st, but you can download “Light It Up” starting Feb. 22nd. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; Continue Reading →

New Music Monday – Lost Prophets, Delphic

Last week, the Lostprophets released their fourth studio album called The Betrayed. The new single from this Welsh act is called Where We Belong. Where We Belong Sometimes I wonder why bands bother to make music videos anymore. MTV and VH1 have morphed into little Continue Reading →

Music Monday: Looking Forward To 2010

So 2009 is history and we can now look forward to some great new British music in 2010. There are quite a few releases already slated for the new year- some dates are known, some more tentative- but it at least gives you an idea of what to watch out for. Of course Continue Reading →

Britain's Christmas #1 Single

Did you hear the news? Rage Against the Machine’s song “Killing in the Name”, which was originally released in 1992, was this year’s #1 Christmas single thanks to a grassroots Facebook campaign. You can read all about it here. In the meantime, Continue Reading →

Music Monday – Jamie Callum

Jamie Callum is a multi-talented musician from Essex. Not only is he a singer-songwriter and pianist, but plays drums and guitar as well. His star has been on the rise since 1999 and this single is from his fifth album The Pursuit. It may sound familiar to you. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; Continue Reading →

New Music Monday

The band Reverend and the Makers is from Sheffield and was formed in 2005 by singer Jon McClure, who is also known as “the Reverend”. This is their latest single “No Soap” from the album A French Kiss in Chaos.  Continue Reading →

Flashback Friday

In contrast to my New Music Monday posts, I thought I would start a series of occasional posts on British music from days gone by, with an appreciation that not everyone likes new music. (But then again, what is new today becomes classic rock tomorrow, right?) On Continue Reading →

New Music Monday

New from Wakefield, it’s The Cribs.  Continue Reading →

Happy Birthday Johnny!

On the day when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded, I know who I would have voted for.Bless you Sean and Yoko. A Day in the Life – A John Lennon TributeDanny-Boy|MySpace Videos  Continue Reading →