UK Music Reviews Articles

INTERVIEW: Bruce Foxton

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Bruce Foxton (From The Jam) chats with Kevin Cooper about his friendship with Paul Weller, his time with Stiff Little Fingers, the new album Smash The Clock and their forthcoming tour.Bruce Foxton is an English singer, musician, and composer. With Paul Weller, and Rick Buckl ...
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GIG REVIEW: The Vaccines

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The Vaccines performing their English Graffiti tour at The Capital FM Arena on Friday 20th November 2015Images and review by Kevin CooperCompeting with the switching on of the Christmas lights in Nottingham’s city centre, The Vaccines may have been the losers as a ...
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INTERVIEW: Roy Stride

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Roy Stride (seen here in the centre), lead vocalist with Scouting For Girls, chats with Kevin Cooper about playing in the middle of a rainforest in Papua New Guinea, working with 5 Seconds Of Summer, the release of their latest album and their forthcoming tour.Roy Stride is ...
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INTERVIEW: Neville Staple

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Neville Staple chats with Kevin Cooper about his dodgy knees, his unhappy time with The Specials, the late Rico Rodriguez, and how his good friend Jerry Dammers stopped him from being a bad boy.Neville Eugenton Staple is a Jamaican born English singer for the two-tone Ska ba ...
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GIG REVIEW: The Stylistics

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The Stylistics performing their A Night Of Back To Back Hits Tour at The Albert Hall Nottingham on Monday 16th November 2015 Images and Review by Kevin CooperThe Stylistics came to Nottingham’s Albert Hall last night and delivered an evening of pure 70’s so ...
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INTERVIEW: André Rieu

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André Rieu chats with Kevin Cooper about his 1732 Stradivarius violin, playing for the first time in Romania in front of 85,000 people, his latest album Roman Holiday, and his forthcoming tour of the UK.André Rieu is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating ...
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INTERVIEW: Josephine Vander Gucht

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Josephine Vander Gucht, one half of Oh Wonder chats with Kevin Cooper about having to rapidly change the band’s name, her past experience at The Bodega here in Nottingham, the release of their self-titled debut album and their forthcoming tour of the UK.Oh Wonder is a Lond ...
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INTERVIEW: Chas Hodges

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Chas Hodges, one half of duo Chas & Dave chats with Kevin Cooper about how he first met Dave, his favourite Chas & Dave song, opening for Led Zeppelin at Knebworth in 1979 and their forthcoming tour.Chas Hodges is an English musician and singer, probably best known f ...
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GIG REVIEW: Joe Bonamassa

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Joe Bonamassa performing at the Capital FM Arena Nottingham on Sunday 25th October 2015Images and Review by  Kevin CooperClearly not a man to forget his roots, Joe Bonamassa visited The Running Horse before his concert at The Capital FM Arena last night, and if you ...
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GIG REVIEW: Show Of Hands

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Show Of Hands performing their The Long Way Home Tour at The Nottingham Playhouse on Friday 23rd October 2015.Review by  Kevin CooperFresh from their summer appearance at The Robin Hood Festival at Newstead Abbey, Show Of Hands were back at The Nottingham Playhouse ...
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