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SINGLE REVIEW: OLI – ‘4 Better Or 4 Worse’ (feat. Ethan...
Our exclusive preview of Leeds based OLI’s debut single
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
SINGLE REVIEW: Lucky Iris – ‘Coffee Shop’
A lot of bands and artists have been reflecting in their music on life during lockdown. ‘Coffee Shop’ is Lucky Iris’s ‘lockdown single’. It...
ALBUM REVIEW: Steve J. Allen – ‘Contrast’
One question I had in my mind before clicking play (but after reading the press blurb) was where would this sit musical genre-wise. The...
FESTIVAL NEWS: Musicport Festival, Whitby, Friday 22nd-Sunday 24th October 2021
Musicport in Whitby is a rarity among the country’s music festivals this year, in that it hasn’t been cancelled.
Organiser Jim McLaughlin “We’re excited that,...
ALBUM & TOUR NEWS: Pat Fulgoni ‘Dark Side Of The Blues:...
Before lockdown, UK singer Pat Fulgoni rehearsed his new blues band the Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience for a European tour.
The Blues Experience was all...
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Generation Blitz’ – Various artists
Generation Blitz brings together artists from the global electronic music scenes inspired by the Blitz Club era.
I’m going to open this review with a...
CAMPAIGN NEWS: MVT statement on the changes in rules for venues...
They say:
Music Venue Trust warmly welcomes the decision to permit Grassroots Music Venues to open at full capacity in England from 19 July.
For the...
CONCERT REVIEW: Antony and Friends – Central Methodist Church, Todmorden –...
They’re back! Antony Brannick’s informal, friendly classical concerts have started again. For this one his brother Chris Brannick joined him to form “The Brothers...
CAMPAIGN NEWS: MVT statement on the changes in rules for venues...
They say:
Music Venue Trust warmly welcomes the decision to permit Grassroots Music Venues to open at full capacity in England from 19 July.
For the...
INITIATIVE NEWS: Sheffield based tech company, Tickets for Good, launch ‘the...
From sold-out West End shows to gigs and festivals, Sheffield’s unique ticket-donation enterprise, Tickets For Good, have already sent thousands of NHS workers to...
ALBUM NEWS: Crowdfunding for Formed By A River: Volume 2 has...
A charitable compilation comprised of a diverse range of grassroots artists from across the North of England
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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.