Music Features

15 February 2011

Video : Green Day - Cigarettes and Valentines

Green Day’s 2009-2010 ‘21st Century Breakdown’ tour proved to be one of the most dazzling and memorable live events of recent years. The band’s explosive performances and captivating energy from ...
15 February 2011

Greyson Chance Has Covered Another Song

Greyson Chance is probably too busy studying for his exams or something to bother writing any of his own songs, BUT, that said, we do quite like him impersonating loads ...
14 February 2011

Video Exclusive : Two Spot Gobi - Guiding Star

The soaring track is a musical journey perfectly capturing the band’s undeniable melodic charms and songwriting prowess and featuring their unusual instrumentation. This track is taken from the band’s forthcoming ...

14 February 2011

One To Watch : Nathaniel Rateliff

This heartbreaking sonic document chronicles the life of Denver-by-way-of-Missouri songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff. Both fresh and classic, it is imbued with a melancholy and rough candour. No wonder Time Out New ...

14 February 2011

Who Wants To See Lady GaGa's Grammy Performance?

In case you we're amongst the A-List stars to be invited to last nights Grammy awards and you have still to see Lady GaGa's bizarre egg-birth debacle, don't panic, because ...
14 February 2011

Just Watched Eminem At The Grammy's. Yes, I Love Him.

When I was younger I used to love Eminem because he made albums with loads of swearing in them and I felt like a right badass… now that I'm 23 ...
14 February 2011

Grammy Awards : The Winners

London might have been set alight by the Bafta's last night, but the Hollywood elite were busy partying it up over in Hollywood when the Grammy Awards rolled into town.We'll ...
12 February 2011

One To Watch : Wonderland

At first glance, Wonderland's arrival on the pop scene seems almost rocket-fuelled. The part-Irish, part English quintet - Sharon Condon, Corrina Durran, Jodi Albert, Kasey Smith and Leigh Learmont - ...

11 February 2011

One To Watch : Helena Blackman

Helena Blackman is best known for being the runner-up in the BBC1 Reality TV programme How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? and for headlining the critically acclaimed UK ...

11 February 2011

What Do YOU Think Of Lady GaGa's Vogue Cover?

Vogue is THE magazine every self-respecting model wants to grace the cover of, and when Lady GaGa got her turn, I was convinced it would be one of the greatest ...
10 February 2011

Introducing : Make Do and Mend

Hailing from the East Coast of the US, Make Do and Mend create music, which is as melodic as it is fierce. Combining the depth of Hot Water Music and ...

10 February 2011

Top 30 Love Songs

The most popular love song is Lionel Richie’s Stuck on You.  The handsome heart throb himself is also the most popular artist when it comes to tunes to tug on ...

9 February 2011

Tributes To Gary Moore

Roger Taylor, Ozzy Osbourne and Roger Glover have added their tributes to the late Gary Moore, who suffered a heart attack and died in Spain on Sunday.Queen drummer Taylor admits ...

8 February 2011

One To Watch : Sean Rowe

In the tradition of Leonard Cohen and Van Morrison, Rowe utilizes his extraordinarily soulful baritone, along with a poet's skill, to sketch a world where man and nature lie down ...

8 February 2011

Check Out This Cover Of Britney Spears' Hold It Against Me

I like nothing more than when a cute little rock star puts their own spin on a pop track, and today has been wonderfully brightened by Little Eye's amazing cover ...
8 February 2011

One To Watch : Twenty Twenty

Hailing from Essex and Cambridge, Twenty Twenty are lead singer and guitarist Sam Halliday, his brother bassist Jack Halliday and drummer Sonny Watson-Lang. The band formed in early 2009 after Sonny ...

8 February 2011

Oh God, Katie Price On Let's Dance For Comic Relief

Remember last year when Rufus Hound wowed us all with his re-make of Cheryl Cole's Fight For This Love, and my old friend Sam Nixon and his buddy Mark Rhodes ...
7 February 2011

One To Watch : Nenna Yvonne

Nenna Yvonne’s musical inspiration is a product of the same approach to absorbing the influences around her as she mentions of her childhood.  “I watch old movies, parodies and short ...

4 February 2011

One To Watch : Sirens

If you haven’t already noticed, now is a notable time to be Geordie. Think Ant and Dec’s Saturday night side-swipe to the heart of the nation. Think Cheryl Cole breaking ...

4 February 2011

One To Watch : Elysium III

It was confirmed today, that three classically trained singers have signed a massive record deal with Universal Music following their ban from the Classical Music Chart. Devastated by this news, ...

4 February 2011

What Do YOU Think Of Rihanna's S&M Video?

Oh. My. Word. This is a bit much isn't it? I remember when music videos were about boy chases girl, girl falls in love with boy… that kind of ...
3 February 2011

Getting To Know... Waka Flocka Flame

Waka Flocka Flame didn’t want to be a rapper when he grew up. He didn’t want to write hit songs, perform in front of thousands of people at packed clubs ...

3 February 2011

Song Of The Week : The Blackout - Higher & Higher

Last night I was sat in my PJ's trying (and failing) to motivate myself to get ready for the Periphery gig in Manchester, when BFF's of FemaleFirst, The Blackout popped ...

3 February 2011

Elton John Interview

Elton John opened up to Rolling Stone magazine this month, first explaining that Eminem bought him and David Furnish a sex aid, and then divulging details of Billy Joel's stint ...