Three musical lessons from Ed Sheeran
by Tom Roden
What can aspiring artists learn from modern music’s greatest one man band?
Categories: Advice, Band Aid, Mainstream Analysis • Tags: Advice, Ed Sheeran, Mainstream Analysis
Tag: Ed Sheeran
Top New Acts Of Glasto 2014
by Tom Roden
Glastonbury 2014 is upon us and, like that, music fans from across the globe will be making the pilgrimage to Worthy Farm to see their favourite acts. But beyond these acts, there are a lot of fantastic new artists this year who have the chance to make a huge impact. Here are our top ten to see at the festival this year.
Categories: Lists • Tags: Acoustic Tent, All We Are, Avalon Stage, Echo And The Empress, Ed Sheeran, Folk-Rock, Gibson Bull, Glastonbury 2014, Glastonbury Festival, Hudson Taylor, Jake Isaac, John Peel Stage, New Acts, New Bands, New Music, Nick Mulvey, Other Stage, Park Stage, Pyramid Stage, Simon And Garfunkel, The Bee Gees, The Black Tambourines, The Rails, The Riptide Movement, The Stepkids, Troubadour, West Holts Stage, Worthy Farm
Video: Nick Mulvey – ‘Juramidam’
by Tom Roden
Nick Mulvey’s ‘Juramidam’ is a beautiful piece of acoustic songwriting that blows us away every time. The opening guitar harmonics are enjoyably interesting, finding a lovely middleground between gently relaxing and tense. Fans of Ben Howard, Ed Sheeran or any modern acoustic act will have a lot of love for this track, and Mulvey in general. The song is best suited for listening outdoors, on a gloriously sunny afternoon. But if you’re afraid of outdoors or the sun never shines […]
Categories: Video • Tags: Acoustic, Alternative, Ben Howard, Ed Sheeran, Folk, Indie, Juramidam, Nick Mulvey
Lymelight Festival 2014: Day One Report
by Tom Roden
The first day of Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Lymelight Festival 2014 has been a great day for new music, and a fantastic way to promote the talent of the local area. A few technical issues plagued opening act The Rising, but after a few delays the set began superbly. The band produce a very likeable folk-rock sound that fans of Mumford & Sons will just love. The band were promptly followed by Ben Owen, an artist who we’ve written about before. Owen kicked […]
Categories: Exclusive Content, News • Tags: Bastille, Ben Owen, Clint Eastwood, Ed Sheeran, Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, Gorillaz, Jordan Bates, Lymelight Festival, Macklemore, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Pompeii, Rachel Lucy, Sea Based Turtles, Seven Nation Army, The Rise, Thrift Shop, Vienna Sunset, White Stripes, Will Smith, You + Me = <3, You Need Me I Don't Need You
If You Like…: An A-Z of Unsigned Alternatives
by Tom Roden
Have you ever wanted to find something new that isn’t too far detached from what you enjoy? Have you ever wanted to just be that little bit more hipster than your friends? Well we’ve made it easy for you. Here is an A-Z list of popular artists and, next to them, a nice unsigned alternative to the artist. It’s a quick and easy way of adding new colours to your music palette. If You Like… …Then Try: A Adele […]
Categories: Lists • Tags: 93 Million Miles From The Sun, 93MillionMilesFromTheSun, Adele, Ben Owen, Benin City, Bipolar Sunshine, Broken Hands, Cave Painting, Chris Drew, Damon Albarn, Dive Exit, Ed Sheeran, Fang Club, Fickle Friends, Foo Fighters, Gibson Bull, Goldfrapp, Hooton Tennis Club, Howler, Imagine Dragons, Izzy Bizu, Jay Rodger, Julian Casablancas, Kaiser Chiefs, Lily Allen, MBV, Missing Andy, My Bloody Valentine, Never Shout Never, Nevershoutnever, New Music, Oasis, Only Girl, Prince, QOTSA, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rae Morris, Scarlett Arcade, Sebastian Blake, Simon And Garfunkel, Tambourisco, The Assist, The Bots, The Cribs, The Darlingtons, The Inkhearts, The Phantoms, The Shy Lips, The Sunset Strip Club, The Walkmen, TOY, U2, Van Morrison, XTC, Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion
