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INTERVIEW: Liam Sullivan
Leeds based Liam Sullivan is the singer/songwriter who prompted me to say 'What you expect from Liam is a fantastically written lyric, a great vocal and music that is so well put together it hurts' in one of my reviews. I 'sat down' with him over exchanged emails to find out more
FEATURE: Scenius set the scene for their debut album ‘Enough Fears’
With an album - ‘Enough Fears’ - coming out on 4th December after four fantastic singles, Frank ‘talked’ to Steve and Fabrice about making music when you’re on opposite sides of The Channel, the album, musical roots and plans for the future.
SINGLE REVIEW: Del Scott Miller – ‘Some Days Are Alright’
My father would have described ‘Some Days Are Alright’ as a ‘rollocking little number’ - he was rather fond of a great phrase. For...
SINGLE & TOUR NEWS: Mickelson drops new single:’Only Grey Matter Boiling...
Kicking-off the new year with a choice collaboration, the new single sees the San Francisco songwriter teaming-up with XTC legend Colin Moulding, who provides...
SINGLE REVIEW: Del Scott Miller – ‘Some Days Are Alright’
My father would have described ‘Some Days Are Alright’ as a ‘rollocking little number’ - he was rather fond of a great phrase. For...
SINGLE & TOUR NEWS: Mickelson drops new single:’Only Grey Matter Boiling...
Kicking-off the new year with a choice collaboration, the new single sees the San Francisco songwriter teaming-up with XTC legend Colin Moulding, who provides...
ALBUM REVIEW: Side By Side Vol. 2
Spanning avant-garde jazz, eclectic synthy dream-pop, and hazy shoegaze, Come Play With Me’s compilation ‘Side by Side Volume 2’ celebrates upcoming women and people...
SINGLE REVIEW: Adult DVD – ‘Sadman Mancave’
This, my dance loving friends, is a techno/acid banger of a tune. Whether you expected that of Adult DVD I don’t know but it’s...
CONCERT REVIEW: Todmorden Choral Society: Faurḗ’s Requiem and The Armed Man...
For the first piece, the choir, conducted by Antony Brannick, were accompanied by Gary Hulme on the organ. Overall, the requiem is calm and...
CONCERT REVIEW: Antony and Friends – Central Methodist Church, Todmorden –...
Antony Brannick on piano began this concert with J S Bach’s French Suite no 1 in D minor (BWV 812), which consisted of a...
TOUR NEWS: The Classic Rock Show returns to the UK –...
Paying tribute to its favourite rock heroes, CRS thunders through legendary performances of music from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Dire Straits, The Who,...
MUSIC EDUCATION NEWS: Richie Hawtin – the electronic music visionary and...
A PhD Scholarship in the name of electronic musician, DJ and techno pioneer Richie Hawtin, aka Plastikman, has now been unveiled at the University of Huddersfield. Applications for the scholarship are now open
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LSF Statement: Hope & Glory Festival
We've had some queries from our readers asking whether, because we published news pieces about Hope & Glory, we have any formal connection to,...
LSF is now all about Yorkshire
We are now all about Yorkshire. Our service is now for people living in Yorkshire and about music from and played in Yorkshire. We'll be continuing to post news of gigs and concerts in places that people living in Yorkshire can travel to.