Music Features

2 February 2011

Amy Winehouse: Most Undesirable Celebrity Wife

Poor Amy Winehouse…. A few years ago she had it all, and now she's nothing more than a train wreck who's been branded ‘the least desirable celebrity wife’ by My ...
21 January 2011

A Deeper Side To Hanson?

The family trio Hanson are one of the first bands people think of when the phrase “one hit wonder” is thrown around. Their hit ‘MMMBop’ was huge, and we all ...
21 January 2011

Pink Defends Controversial F**kin' Perfect Video

We watched the video for P!nk's new single, F**kin’ Perfect this morning, and we've got to admit, we went a bit funny somewhere in the middle and couldn’t finish our ...
20 January 2011

Most Anticipated Albums For 2011

There’s a lot to look forward to in 2011, and already we’ve had some great releases from the likes of Bruno Mars and Social Distortion. Obviously, more announcements will come ...
20 January 2011

The Rise of Britney Spears

For many of us, we’ve grown up listening to pop legend Britney Spears. From her old school classics to her new electronic sound we’ve watched her grow from the sweet ...
20 January 2011

Best of Green Day

They’ve been together for over two decades, and show no signs of slowing down. The punk roots of their songs have faded over the years, but they’ve still put out ...
19 January 2011

One To Watch : The Scarletz

Another girl band I hear you yawn… how tiresome it is getting to see more and more lady popstars all hanging out wearing similar outfits - just in different colours ...

19 January 2011

One To Watch : Emin

A major star in his homeland of Russia, vocalist and songwriter Emin has set his sights on spreading the success of his music to the UK with the March 14th ...

18 January 2011

Song Of The Week : Edward Maya - Desert Rain

Stereo Love Hit-Maker, Edward Maya, returns with new single. He acquired worldwide recognition and multi-platinum success with Stereo Love, and now, Edward Maya returns with his most musically adept release to ...

18 January 2011

One To Watch : Josephine

A Freak A is the new EP by the hugely talented Iosephine and is the follow up to her successful summer EP 'I Think It Was Love'. The tracks are ...

17 January 2011

Video : Population Four - This Town Will Drag You Down

Hey world. I know its 'Blue Monday' and everything (god knows I think I'm having the bluest of all) but I have something to lighten the mood. To make you ...

17 January 2011

One To Watch : The Unthanks

It has been a busy year for The Unthanks. Long tours of Europe and America, soundtracks for theatre and soon film, exploratory concerts of music by Robert Wyatt and Antony ...

17 January 2011

KT Tunstall Wants YOU!

KT Tunstall has recruited several creative fans to appear in her new video after holding an online contest to find the craziest music-making object.The Suddenly I See star launched a ...
17 January 2011

Top Ten Charity Singles

10. Shane Richie- I’m Your Man In 2003 Shane Richie covered the Wham! classic I’m Your Man in aid of Children in Need and charted at number two. The video showed ...

17 January 2011

Bruno Mars Talks Number One…

 He released his second single ‘Grenade’ last Sunday, which shot straight to No. 1 in the official UK singles chart last night, selling a staggering 150,000 copies in its first ...
14 January 2011

Social Distortion : Free Album Stream

Rock ‘n’ roll icons Social Distortion have officially announced the release of their long awaited, highly anticipated new studio album, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, which is set for January ...

14 January 2011

Brit Award Nominations 2011

It Brit Awards (my favourite award show of the entire year) have just announced the 2011 nominations, and I've just spent the past 20 minutes deciding who I want to ...

14 January 2011

Childhood Bands We Embarrassingly Loved

When asked the question: “Which band did you love the most when you were a kid?” the response always started with a long pause and an “I don’t want to ...
13 January 2011

Best Protest Songs of All Time

We all know the greats by John Lennon, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson. Songs that evoke emotion and ideas of revolution. However, even as recently as the 21st century, there ...
13 January 2011

Frank Turner Discusses Digital Music

We’ve heard it a lot lately: no-one’s buying CDs anymore, we’re all logging onto iTunes or whatever site takes our fancy to pick our favourite songs. We’re being told that ...
12 January 2011

The Best of Fat Wreck Chords

For those who don’t know, Fat Wreck Chords is a record label founded by NOFX front-man Fat Mike. It has pioneered the contemporary punk scene, previously bands like Against Me!, ...

11 January 2011

Ask Ivyrise...

#1 Charlie Do you get recognised in public much yet? Yeah Mark has been spotted on the tube; I think we all seem to get spotted in our home towns. #2 Charlie Who is ...
11 January 2011

Get to Know Josh Xantus

Did you know that R&B's smoothest up and coming crooner is classically trained from Juilliard? Learn who inspired Josh Xantus to go from Classical music to R&B music and much ...

11 January 2011

What Do YOU Think Of Britney's New Single?

It's Britney B*tch! Yep, she's back, the princess of pop herself…. The single Hold It Against Me has now been unleashed on the radio, and we've listened to it about ...