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Contact us Blackburn entrepreneur found faith in career success
11:32am Wednesday 17th March 2010
AN industry where “sex sells” might not seem an obvious career choice for a young Muslim woman.
Gig review: Editors @ Apollo, Manchester
10:52am Wednesday 17th March 2010
There’s something a little bit uncool about Editors. Frontman Tom Smith has a likeable awkwardness on stage, he looks like a rock star but he doesn’t quite act like one.
Gig review: Marilyn Manson @ Academy 1, Manchester
5:25pm Thursday 17th December 2009
MUSIC’S self-confessed anti-hero came, entertained and went without delivering the shock factor we have come to love/hate at his concerts.
Gig review: The Pogues @ Apollo, Manchester
5:26pm Thursday 17th December 2009
HERE’S a conundrum. How can somebody on the one hand apparently lack real charisma, yet on the other ooze a stage presence and sense of mischief that is unsurpassed?
Gig review: Abba The Show @ Arena, Manchester
9:55am Thursday 17th December 2009
SWEDEN came to Manchester as the phenomenal Abba The Show delighted an enthusiastic audience at the MEN Arena.
Gig review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Apollo, Manchester
12:59pm Wednesday 16th December 2009
SPITTING water over herself with a punk energy that reverberates throughout Manchester Apollo, Karen O kick starts a vibrant and energetic set.
Concert review: Classical Spectacular @ Arena, Manchester
2:59pm Friday 4th December 2009
IF I was going to miss Strictly Come Dancing on a Saturday night, it would have to be for something special.
Gig review: Yes @ Apollo, Manchester
11:01am Monday 23rd November 2009
CONTROVERSIALLY picked to sing on the tour instead of usual frontman Jon Anderson, Canadian Benoit David had some pretty big shoes to fill on a damp Sunday night.
Review: The Flaming Lips @ Academy, Manchester
5:17pm Friday 20th November 2009
MONDAY night in the eternally-rainy city may not seem like the ideal setting for The Flaming Lips’ effect-laden show.
Interview: Boyd Tonner of The Stumble
11:03am Friday 13th November 2009
FROM Canada, via Scotland to Lancashire, The Stumble line-up incudes a guitarist from Vancouver and a sax player from Darwen. We spoke to drummer Boyd Tonner, originally from Kilmarnock now living in Preston.
Interview: Eddy Grant
2:53pm Monday 9th November 2009
Veteran singer Eddy Grant is heading out on tour with UK UB40 and will also play some solo dates.
Review: Green Day @ Arena, Manchester
4:50pm Friday 6th November 2009
EVEN though it’s 21 years since Green Day played their first gig in California, it’s good to see everyone’s favourite punk brats refuse to grow up.
Interview: Joe Brown
1:30pm Friday 30th October 2009
IT’S been half a century since Joe Brown first picked up his microphone professionally.
Interview: Sean Ruane
11:10am Saturday 24th October 2009
Sean Ruane was trained at the same piano as some of the world’s most famous opera singers and has since widely performed to great acclaim. But back home in Rossendale he is an unknown face and his auntie says he’s still not as good as his dad. He spoke to us ahead of his homecoming concert.
Interview: Des O'Connor
3:55pm Friday 23rd October 2009
For the first time in 46 years, Des O’Connor doesn’t have his own TV show — and the veteran entertainer couldn’t be happier about it. He spoke to us ahead of his East Lancashire appearance.
Interview: N’Dea Davenport of The Brand New Heavies
3:58pm Friday 23rd October 2009
Award winning R&B singer N’Dea Davenport spoke to us about her return to The Brand New Heavies, her interest in architecture and her two near-death experiences.
Review: BBC Philharmonic — Takemitsu, Britten and Sibelius @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
3:16pm Friday 16th October 2009
WHILE not obscure by any stretch of the imagination, it is refreshing to see a line-up which is free of the more populist names in classical music.
Interview: Frank Turner
3:12pm Friday 16th October 2009
THERE aren’t many musicians who can discuss anarchist philosophers with ease, but then Frank Turner isn’t any old musician.
Interview: Linda Nolan
3:14pm Friday 16th October 2009
RECENT years haven’t been exactly kind to Linda Nolan.
Interview: Alison Moyet
2:32pm Friday 16th October 2009
Alison Moyet made her name as singer with synth-pop band Yazoo and became a major international artist with her 1984 solo debut album Alf.
Interview: Sir Tom Jones
2:06pm Friday 16th October 2009
Arguably the most iconic singer of his time, the original Sex Bomb that is Sir Tom Jones is performing at Manchester’s Arena tonight. We spoke to him.
Interview: Basshunter
1:32pm Friday 9th October 2009
Swedish eurodance maestro Jonas Altberg (aka Basshunter) talks about the perks of his job, being homeless and his dressing room party rider.
Interview: Diana Vickers
1:43pm Monday 5th October 2009
SINGING sensation Diana Vickers has landed herself the title role in a new West End production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. The former Westholme pupil tells how she may be living the dream in London, but nothing beats shopping in Blackburn on a Saturday afternoon.
Interview: The Bays
11:55am Friday 2nd October 2009
As the Band on the Wall venue in Manchester re-opened last weekend, we talked to electro heads The Bays, who played to a packed crowd on Sunday, about the legendary music venue.
Interview: Steve Barker of Radio Lancashire
4:46pm Monday 28th September 2009
One of the longest-running alternative music shows in the history of UK radio celebrates its 25th anniversary this month. We spoke to the man at the helm, East Lancashire's Steve Barker... who now broadcasts from China.
Interview: Dizzee Rascal
4:55pm Friday 25th September 2009
DIZZEE Rascal was catapulted into the spotlight in 2003 with Mercury Prize-winner Boy In Da Corner and has since been capturing hearts and setting dancefloors ablaze worldwide with his infectious electro-house hip-hop dance anthems.
Interview: Andre Lejuane of The Magic of Motown
1:38pm Friday 25th September 2009
The star of The Magic of Motown, coming to Blackburn next week, reckons audiences won't be able to stop themselves from dancing in the aisles. We spoke to Florida-born Andre Lejaune.
Interview: Paul Jones of The Blues Band
1:55pm Friday 28th August 2009
WE spoke to the headline act of the Great British R&B Festival at Colne, Paul Jones, who is performing with The Blues Band tomorrow night.
Interview: Frankee Connolly of Mini Viva
4:09pm Monday 24th August 2009
THE songwriting powerhouse behind Girls Aloud and the management team from Spice Girls have a brand new act tipped for the top. We spoke to one half of pop duo Mini Viva.
Interview: Harper
11:38am Friday 21st August 2009
AUSTRALIAN singer/songwriter Harper creates a heady mix of what he calls “world blues fusion” through his creative use of the harp, and the haunting drone of the digeridoo. We put some questions to him ahead of his appearance at the Great British R&B Festival at Colne on the Bank Holiday weekend.
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