20th April 2015 “Rock n’ roll is cold”, Virginia musician Matthew E White sings on the lead single from his excellent sophomore record Fresh Blood, released last month; judging by the atmosphere at The Marble Factory tonight, it can also… Continue Reading
16th April 2015 Based on the real life episode of the Cottingley Fairies, ‘The Light Burns Blue’ tells the story of seventeen year old Elsie Wright who, along with her younger cousin Frances, created the five famous photographs… Continue Reading
Song: I’ll See You in My DreamsArtist: Joe BrownYear: 1997 Taking a song that was then over seventy years old, British rock and roller Joe Brown added his genial Cockney charm to exquisite effect in his cover of the much… Continue Reading
14th April 2015 With their new album just a day old, Villagers visited St George’s on the first night of a thirteen date UK tour and the ecclesiastical surroundings proved conducive to the beautifully crafted songs of the… Continue Reading
11th April 2015 With forty of the UK’s best online music writers having had to decide upon a shortlist of 120 from over 6,000 entries, and that number subsequently having to be whittled down to a final eight acts for… Continue Reading
Song: Come See About MeArtist: The SupremesYear: 1964 Seductively kicking in with an unmistakable Motown groove, ‘Come See About Me’ became The Supremes’ third consecutive number one single and survives as one of the group’s signature tunes during a prolific… Continue Reading
2nd April 2015 After Super-Heroes, criminals are perhaps the most lionized subject matter on celluloid. Surviving day-to-day in a sea of danger and intrigue, often with only their wits and the odd glamorous gal for company they live fast and die… Continue Reading
30th March 2015 Do you believe in God? Apparently for 63% Britain’s population the answer to that question will be “No”. Upon being asked this question at the beginning of tonight’s performance, the lack of hands raised in… Continue Reading