Despite receiving the preceding playlist treatment this dynamic duo received by filtered to the back, Vertaal are deserving anything but. Simply coming together through their shared love of nu-jazz nuances and broken beat characteristics in their home town of Hertfordshire, bonded drummer Ajit Gill (right) and keyboardist Theo Howarth (left) developed an expressiveness to their…
Enter Jack Kays. A 22-year-old musician born in the depths of Ohio charting culinary wizardry -by being a trained chef – and reaching musical heights learning 10 instruments and writing all his own music. Which, has resulted in mass stardom in musical substance blending lyrical thought-provoking sermons into hybrid hip-hop, punk-acoustic trailblazers. I’m not saying…
With the recent release of Man v Music volume II in physical format over the past week, it has cast my mind to the original concept of what this blog was all about. Despite our favourable reviews and thought-provoking conversations here, Man v Music‘s original concept was never to be as forgiving as it is…
From the influence of Bad Brains in a sheltered Washington DC hardcore punk scene, to the open-eyed poignancy with Nirvana and finally to the frontman profile with Foo Fighters, Grohl spills all with rock anecdotes spanning 35 years. His new fledging autobiography, Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music compels you to read through its 365-page…
Trepidation, fascination and in-depth insight, field visits for work within the realms of music licensing is certainly no easy feat – but they are exciting. By fully understanding who we’re working with as venue owners, what we’re working with in terms of venue scale, allocation of music events and spaces, it is a marvellous idea…