UK Music Reviews Articles

GIG REVIEW: Ian Siegal and Jimbo Mathus

Categories: Gig Reviews
Ian Siegal and Jimbo Mathus performing at The Lowdham Village Hall on Friday 20th May 2016.Images and Review by Kevin CooperLowdham Village Hall, or as the locals prefer to call it, Lowdham Indoor Arena, is fast becoming a place to add to your list of gig venues that you shouldn’t mi ...
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GIG REVIEW: Laurence Fox

Categories: Gig Reviews
Laurence Fox playing his Holding Patterns Tour at The Bodega Nottingham on Thursday 19th May 2016Image and Review by Kevin CooperLaurence Fox is playing his first tour as a signed artist to promote his debut album, Holding Patterns, and it was an eager audience who packed out The Bodeg ...
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INTERVIEW: Billy McCarthy

Categories: Interviews
Billy McCarthy of the Augustines (seen here in the middle) chats with Kevin Cooper about touring with Noel Gallagher, their forthcoming UK tour, the release of their new album This Is Your Life and headlining The Dot To Dot Festivals.Augustines (formerly We Are Augustines) is an American i ...
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MUSICAL THEATRE: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Categories: Musical Theatre
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang performed at The Theatre Royal Nottingham on Wednesday 18th May 2016Review by Sandra CooperPhantasmagorical! There’s only one word which befits an utterly fantastic show which has been fine tuned to perfection. Despite a star studded cast, it is ...
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GIG REVIEW: Magnum

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Magnum performing their Sacred Blood “Divine” Lies Tour at Rock City Nottingham on Tuesday 17th May.Images and Review by Kevin CooperHaving been around since the early seventies, you could forgive a much loved Midlands rock band like Magnum for trading on past glories ...
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GIG REVIEW: Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones

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Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones performing their Little Windows tour at The Glee Club on Sunday 15th May 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperThe son of English folk rock trailblazers, Richard and Linda Thompson he may well be, but Teddy Thompson is very much a celebrated ...
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GIG REVIEW: Manic Street Preachers

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Manic Street Preachers celebrating The 20th Anniversary Of Their Everything Must Go Album at The Genting Arena Birmingham on Saturday 14th May 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperTwenty years ago the future for the Manic Street Preachers looked very uncerta ...
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INTERVIEW: Clive Jackson

Categories: Interviews
Clive Jackson, better known as The Doctor from Doctor & The Medics chats with Kevin Cooper about the 29th anniversary remix of Spirit In The Sky, his thoughts on Harvey Goldsmith, that Union Jack coat and appearing at The Flashback Festival on Saturday 20th August. ...
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INTERVIEW: Steve Backshall

Categories: Interviews
Steve Backshall, English writer and explorer chats with Kevin Cooper about winning a BAFTA for Big Blue Live, swimming with sharks, the forthcoming release of his children’s book Shark Seas and his nationwide Wild World Theatre Tour later this year.Steve Backshall is a BAFTA-winning Engl ...
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INTERVIEW: James Herring

Categories: Interviews
James Herring, (seen here in the middle), singer-songwriter and guitarist with Speak, Brother chats with Kevin Cooper about having their own line of beer, performing in their fans front room’s and gardens, writing Lions Roar for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and the release of their debut EP Light ...
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