We asked around to find out what people made of Radio 1′s Big Weekend. This is what members of our team / CB readers thought of the event. A free festival? The BBC were onto a winner from the start. Expanding the event to three days for the first time gave it that big-time feel. …
A veteran of the infamous London grime scene it wasn’t until 2011 when Wretch 32 finally came to prominence as a mainstream MC. Scoring three consecutive top five hits that year with “Traktor”, “Unorthodox” and the number 1 single “Don’t Go”. Now respected as one of the finest lyricists in UK rap winning countless awards, this year …
Following a string of show stealing performances last summer, More Than Conquerors rise to one of Belfast’s shinning stars has always had a sense of inevitably about it. With two EPs under their belts and countless ringing endorsements from Radio 1 – these four lions are ready to shake off the tags of promise and potential, …
They’ve opened for Snow Patrol at the O2 in London. Headlined the Introducing stage at Reading, Leeds and T-Vital. With their 2012 debut album heralded as one of the province’s best albums in recent times . When you think of the Belfast music scene, A Plastic Rose are often one of first bands to come to …
We have just passed the 100 day mark of Derry’s year as City of Culture and when it comes to musical highlights who can forget the fantastic Other Voices Live takeover weekend in February. Maiden city natives Little Bear made headlines when they were chosen as the act to replace Two Door Cinema Club on …
It’s fair to say that the return of Ed Zealous last summer generated a significant sigh of relief amongst Belfast music fans. Purveyors of dazzling electro-rock EZ have been treating us to delightful slices of infectious beats and punchy hooks. We have been so wooed by their recent offerings that it is bordering on straight up …
The River Cry is the solo project of former bass player of JJ72, Hilary Woods. In the ten years since she left the band she has been keeping herself busy with numerous artistic endeavours. But now music has once again become her main passion as she returned to the studio in late 2012. Her self …
We’re now already into the final few days of public voting for our K!CKSTART! 2013 Competition, and here is part two of our interview with the finalists [Part One Here]. Remember, you can vote for your favourite act daily at THIS link. You’re through to the Final 20 in our K!CKSTART Competition. What made you decide …
Colourful, chirpy and full of beans, it’s bands like the Wonder Villains who have helped make the Irish scene so diverse. Creating dancy pop tunes about the most quirky regions of popular culture, you’d be hard pressed to find somebody who doesn’t have a special place in their heart for the Derry quartet. It has been a …
We’re now already into the final week of public voting for our K!CKSTART! 2013 Competition, and so we thought we’d do a small interview with each of the final 20 acts in order for you to find out a little more about why they got involved with the competition, how they picked their submission song …
At 18 Marika Hackman is creating something some very special. Her voice is delicate, her music tender. Yet its tone is a dark grey. The folk inspired singer-songwriter draws you with her beautiful, deep and thoughtful songs. The intense brooding nature of her music has been rejoiced, claiming Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record In The World on …
Can you believe Funeral For A Friend have been in our lives for over ten years? Where has the time gone. Kicking off their career with the genre defining LP “Casually Dressed & In Deep Conversation” the Welsh quintet have been a national gem for those who like a bit of bite with their swooping sing-a-longs. …
ot just the UK’s reigning champions of balls-out, party-starting, booze-fuelled metal. But one of the very best live rock bands of all time, the mighty Orange Goblin have been a permanent and universally admired fixture on the British metal circuit for the past 16 years. Mark Dean sat down with lead singer Ben Ward to …
rbital made their long awaited return to Northern Ireland last November rounding off 2012’s Belfast Music Week with a sold out show at the legendary Ulster Hall. Consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll, the band have not played in Northern Ireland for over twenty years and their long anticipated return was the grand finale …
