Music Features

12 September 2011

Classic Cuts: Green Day - Dookie (1994)

A decade before American Idiot truly launched Green Day into the mainstream, Dookie was the album that began their rise to the top. Seen as their initial big breakthrough, it was ...
9 September 2011

The Weekend Playlist #1: Reggae Influenced

Welcome to the very first edition of The Weekend Playlist. Each playlist will be based on a theme (whether that's by artist, genre - anything really), and we'll be putting up ...

8 September 2011

Summer Shows Round-Up

Inbetween Download and Leeds Festival, we've seen a lot of bands this summer, but it's not all been thousands of people in a field. Over June, July and August we saw ...
5 September 2011

Webchat: Barclaycard Mercury Prize

Check out the page below to submit questions for Everything Everything, Metronomy and Katy B. They will be interviewed at 15:30 by Huey Morgan, who will use some of your questions. ...
5 September 2011

Classic Cuts: Sheer Heart Attack (1974)

Today marks what would have been Freddie Mercury's 65th Birthday. We'll be running a week of tributes to Mercury and Queen, kicking off with this edition of Classic Cuts, our now-weekly ...
18 August 2011

Reading & Leeds Festival: First Time Tips

So, festival season is nearing its end, but there's still time for a final hurrah at Reading & Leeds Festivals next weekend. We'll be there, with writer Alistair McGeorge making his ...

18 August 2011

Live Performance: The Reason 4 - Bad Romance

Last month, The Reason 4 made a big step in their career when they supported Peter Andre and Jedward. Earlier that day, they popped into our office for a chat, and ...

17 August 2011

Live Performance: The Reason 4 - Worth Fighting For

Making waves with the release of single 'Take It All' and album sampler Crying Out Loud, The Reason 4 are becoming a force to be reckoned with. A few hours before ...
16 August 2011

Live Performance: The Reason 4 - Take It All

Despite not making it to the last 16 after auditioning for last year's series of The X Factor, man-band The Reason 4 have begun to make a name for themselves. Debut ...

11 August 2011

Independent Record Distributor's Stock Destroyed

While the nation as a whole has been confronted with riots breaking across several cities, the music industry was dealt a big blow when a warehouse owned by Sony was ...
10 August 2011

Duchess: Interview with the newest girl band to hit the scene

Duchess are the fierce new girl group that are ready to put their own individual stamp on the music industry. Their first single All The Boyz is an urban track ...
4 August 2011

Classic Cuts: Muse - Origin of Symmetry (2001)

In the first edition of Classic Cuts, we take a look at Muse's Origin of Symmetry. The band will be playing it in full later this month at Reading and Leeds ...
3 August 2011

Reading & Leeds Festival: The Strokes

In quite a classy move from Festival Republic, The Strokes and Pulp will be true co-headliners at this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals. Whilst Pulp will close the show up north, ...
1 August 2011

Reading & Leeds Festival: My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance are a brave choice for headliners, but fit in well on a day featuring the likes of The Offspring, 30 Seconds To Mars, Rise Against and The ...
28 July 2011

Reading & Leeds Festival: Pulp

Pulp are rounding off the weekend at Leeds, and letting The Strokes take the headline slot on the Saturday at Reading. It's a fair way to book the co-headliners, but it ...
26 July 2011

Reading & Leeds Festival: Muse

Muse are actually one of the easier bands to preview for this year's Reading & Leeds Festival, not least because they've already announced the main bulk of their set-list. To mark ...
25 July 2011

The Career of Amy Winehouse

Disclaimer: This is meant to just be about the success of her music, from chart positions to awards. There may be a blog post with our writer's personal opinion on ...
21 July 2011

Video: Dolly Parton - 'Together You And I'

Check out the brand new video from Dolly Parton. Made for the track 'Together You And I', the song is taken from her upcoming album Better Day. The album will be released ...
20 June 2011

In The Spotlight: Dionne Bromfield

Dionne Bromfield has released a video mixtape to showcase her talent ahead of her album being released. The singer has been mentored by Amy Winehouse, and admits she takes style tips ...
9 June 2011

Follow Us At Download Festival

Female First will be at Download Festival this weekend. Aside from many amazing acts over the weekend, we've also got some exciting interviews booked. We'll have all the coverage up next ...
6 June 2011

Download Festival Preview: The Darkness

It reads like a typical rock n’ roll story. A band become a seemingly overnight success, before fame leads to drug abuse, and that ultimately leads to the early demise ...
5 June 2011

In The Studio: Jon Fratelli - Daddy Won't Pay Your Bills

This is the third video with Jon Fratelli in the studio working on his upcoming solo album. Jon Fratelli’s debut solo album is called Psycho Jukebox and like any jukebox worth ...
4 June 2011

In The Studio: Jon Fratelli - Baby We're Refugees

Check out the second video of Jon Fratelli in the studio, this time including his next single. 'Baby We're Refugees' will be released on July 11th 2011, taken from his upcoming ...
3 June 2011

In The Studio: Jon Fratelli - Santo Domingo

Jon Fratelli has released a series of the videos in the studio. We'll be posting one a day over the weekend, so be sure to check back. Taken from his forthcoming ...