UK Music Reviews Articles

GIG REVIEW: Steel Panther with special guests Wayward Sons and Inglorious

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Steel Panther with special guests Wayward Sons and Inglorious performing their Lower The Bar Tour at Rock City Nottingham on Tuesday 23rd January 2018.Images and Review by Kevin Cooper If an unsuspecting music fan bought a ticket for a Steel Panther show, they would instantly think tha ...
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GIG REVIEW: King King

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King King performing their Exile & Grace Tour at The Birmingham Town Hall on Thursday 18th January 2018.Images and Review by Kevin CooperLast night saw King King perform their rescheduled date at The Birmingham Town Hall, and after having had to previously cancel due to Alan Nimmo� ...
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INTERVIEW: Jay Osmond

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Jay Osmond, (seen here on the left), drummer, musician and recording star with The Osmonds chats with Kevin Cooper about Elvis Presley’s suggestion that they wear jump suits and learn karate, playing football with The Jackson 5, their latest album The Osmond Brothers Vintage and their forthcomi ...
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ALBUM REVIEW: Van Morrison – The Authorised Bang Collection

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Review by Kevin CooperIn 1965 Van Morrison was persuaded by Bert Berns to join his new record label, Bang Records, which saw him release Brown Eyed Girl. Shortly after that success, Berns passed away leaving Morrison in contractual disputes with his wife, Ilene Berns. Honouring his contract t ...
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ALBUM REVIEW: Albert Hammond – In Symphony

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Review by Kevin CooperAlbert Hammond is a prolific song writer who has had commercial success having written for the likes of Celine Dion, One Moment In Time for Whitney Houston, The Air That I Breathe for The Hollies and To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before for Julio Iglesias, to name just a ...
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ALBUM REVIEW: Roy Orbison – Black & White Night DVD & CD

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Review by: Kevin CooperRoy Orbison was an American singer songwriter, best known for his distinctive and impassioned voice, complex song structures and dark emotional ballads. So it is no surprise then that there have been twenty two compilations of his music released since his death in 1988. ...
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GIG REVIEW: Boyzlife

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Boyzlife performing at the Glee Club Nottingham on Tuesday 19th December 2017.Images and Review by Kevin CooperLast night a packed Glee Club welcomed Keith Duffy from Boyzone, and Brian McFadden, a former Westlife member on the final night of their Boyzlife tour and from the off they d ...
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GIG REVIEW: Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra

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Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra performing their 2017 World Tour at The Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Saturday 16th December 2017.Images and Review by Kevin CooperIt is impossible not to get lost in the magic of Andre Rieu at this time of year and last night it was a packe ...
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GIG REVIEW: UB40

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UB40 performing their Cities And Towns Tour at The Genting Arena Birmingham on Friday 15th December 2017.Images and Review by Kevin CooperIn late 1978 two brothers and their friends from Birmingham got together to form UB40 which went on to become one of the most celebrated British reg ...
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GIG REVIEW: Michael Ball and Alfie Boe

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Michael Ball and Alfie Boe performing their Together Again Tour at The Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Wednesday 13th December 2017.Images and Review by Kevin CooperMichael Ball and Alfie Boe, two very charismatic singers, are touring to promote their second album, Together Again and th ...
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