Preview: Ten bands to see at Tramlines Festival, this weekend 19th – 21st July
One of the best things I discovered when I moved to Sheffield was Tramlines. I’d never really heard of it (it was, to be fair, in its infancy then) but…
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Jim F
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Founder of Backseat Mafia, obsesser of music, hoarder of records, player of notes, defender of the unheard, ignorer of genre, writer of words, hater of preconceptions.
New Music: Youngblood Brass Band – Ain’t Nobody
Cover versions have always been the staple in Jazz. It’s always been a case of let’s take a song, and make it REALLY swing now. Ten piece stellar Jazz/Brass//Hip-Hop ensemble…
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New Music: Perth synth duo Greyjoy release new single, Strangers
Why is it children’s body clock isn’t in synch with their parents. They do take significant bits of our DNA, right? So just when I really want to lie in,…
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New Music: Dubwiser Dancehall – EP News and new track Eye-Popper
Did you hear the one about the writer, the rapper and the producer? Sounds like the start of a old joke, the sort of thing that Ronnie Corbett would do…
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Track: Sampha – new EP news and stream the track ‘Without’
I don’t watch Eastenders anymore. There aren’t enough mike Reid dressed in only his bow tie to woo Pat (perish the thought), and too many Den and Angie divorced at…
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Track: Rizzle Kicks reveal new single, Lost Generation
Those cheeky scamps the Rizzle Kicks have released details of their new single, fresh from their appearance at the Glastonbury festival, where they played the BBC introducing stage. ‘Lost Generation’…
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See: I am a Camera reveal new visuals for The Legendary Children
Apparently, according to Mancunian Francesca and Northern-Irish Londoner Ian a.k.a. I am a Camera, to steal, appropriate, connect, evolve and become legendary is what it’s all about. ‘It’s your survival…
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Discover: Lola Colt and their debut single I get high if you get high
One of the endearing memories I have of my Grandmother was that she liked Cowboys and Indians. It seemed sort of bizarre that this old lady, who had spent her…
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Meet: Emily Ireland a.k.a. See Emily Play on Sheffield, new songs, performing and more
I nearly wore out my copy of Kate Bush – The Whole Story when I first started work. For some reason, I found playing The Man with a child in…
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Track: Laura Welsh – Cold Front (Panda Dub Remix)
Although my children are growing up (too fast, I think sometimes) I like it how there’s something magical about a rainbow still. Even for someone as cynical (read, fairly old)…
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