http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/ Lancashire Telegraph /leisure/music/interviews/ en-gb Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:33:30 +0100 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:33:30 +0100 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/resources/images/585971/?type=rsslogo http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/ http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4474359.Interview__Little_Boots/?ref=rss She’s bright, she's bubbly and she’s from Blackpool. We spoke to electro-pop princess Little Boots who is being billed as the new Kylie. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:03:41 +0100 d97196240c16bb85ce75734618492ef3 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4474360.Interview__Joe_Walsh_of_The_Eagles/?ref=rss AMERICAN rock legends Eagles are bringing their Long Road Out of Eden tour to the UK and playing two dates in Manchester this month. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:05:45 +0100 ddfb1d408cadff41ef0ccb5184eaac8c http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4439321.Interview__Hollie_Steel/?ref=rss THIS time eight weeks ago no-one had heard of Hollie Steel. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:55:31 +0100 43530b3874e7d30c6880b378b5442df1 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4389474.Interview__Phil_Hendricks_of_The_Stiffs/?ref=rss BLACKBURN’S own veteran punk band The Stiffs will be making a rare live appearance at Darwen Live, 30 years after releasing their very first single. Fri, 22 May 2009 12:29:25 +0100 ea40eaa7e098e72329fc36c79fef17c6 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4389325.Interview__Aurelien_Bernard_of_Blue_Man_Group/?ref=rss After already wowing more than two million people across the USA, Blue Man Group's “ultimate concert experience” Megastar World Tour is embarking on its first series of UK shows which comes to Manchester’s MEN Arena on Sunday. Fri, 22 May 2009 11:50:39 +0100 a146372a9e48947213edec9cb080efcf http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4377084.Interview__Bernard_Thresher_of_The_Lancashire_Hotpots/?ref=rss YOU know you’ve made it when two girls come up to you in Morrisons and ask you to sign a reduced packet of sprouts,” joked Bernard Thresher, at 27 the youngest member of comedy folk band The Lancashire Hotpots. Mon, 18 May 2009 14:08:30 +0100 cde98fdd71e2260af099c3cf9140b7e2 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4337678.Interview__Kirk_Brandon_of_Spear_of_Destiny/?ref=rss IT'S been a quarter of a century since the release of Spear Of Destiny’s celebrated album One Eyed Jacks and to mark the occasion the band are hitting the road. Fri, 01 May 2009 18:12:36 +0100 963bffe813e3f25babf4deb124732160 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4337688.Interview__Andy_Abraham/?ref=rss ANDY Abraham may have signed a five-album with a major label, hit the top of the charts and been mobbed while Christmas shopping, but his proudest moment was recording his third album. Fri, 01 May 2009 18:14:30 +0100 d59d3747bc615d88f55610aade212817 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4318537.Interview__John_Barrowman/?ref=rss JOHN Barrowman is surprisingly modest about his success, which presently appears to be verging on world domination. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:35:05 +0100 6f308e80e2fa7432b2b555053bf8ddee http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4317756.Interview__Rowetta_Satchell/?ref=rss ROWETTA Satchell's enormous voice and no-nonsense attitude entered the homes and hearts of the nation in 2004 when she appeared on The X Factor. But now the former Happy Mondays backing singer is turning her talents to an altogether more episcopal pursuit. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:52:01 +0100 084051ec173274dd9a96353e6e7d192c http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4305256.Interview__Sarah_Whatmore/?ref=rss She turned down Simon Cowell’s marriage proposal on Pop Idol; walked away from a record deal with Simon Fuller despite two top 20 hits; then she disappeared. Now after six years Sarah Whatmore is making a belated return to the music industry. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:28:26 +0100 9e4065f6b24056697ec48b42c9baab29 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4296973.Interview__Jean_Michel_Jarre/?ref=rss LAST year Jean Michel Jarre toured to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of his worldwide best-selling album Oxygene, and now he’s back again to play Up Close And Personal. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:37:21 +0100 06578be73aedcdc3a78eee12118fd98f http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4288923.Interview__Earl_Thomas/?ref=rss EARL Thomas had never picked up a microphone in his life until he nearly died. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:20:43 +0100 7d05231426fef5b6742d4cbdcef72e61 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4271204.Interview__Jessica_Taylor/?ref=rss We could soon be seeing more of Jessica Taylor. The Dancing On Ice finalist and former Liberty X star has revealed she is relaunching her music career. She spoke about her new skate-toned body, being a cricket WAG and missing life in Lancashire. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:22:20 +0100 b6125b0a0825d2a3c4e6b7efbbe9dfb2 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4265993.Interview__Doug_MacLeod/?ref=rss DOUG MacLeod is one of the last remaining bluesmen who learned from the old masters, lived the music, survived the life and carries forward the tradition. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:17:12 +0100 5c9e27c6bad784648399c1357346052d http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4241008.Interview__Roy_Bailey/?ref=rss For 50 years Roy Bailey has been singing folk songs. As he prepares for a show in East Lancashire, he tells us he remains just a humble storyteller. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:53:34 +0000 42344c5b4c16eebe25e9063df692590d http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4241003.Interview__James_Walsh_of_Starsailor/?ref=rss AMERICAN music dominated the airwaves in 2001, with bands like The Strokes and The White Stripes spearheading the so-called Garage Rock Revival. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:52:06 +0000 0f7570f9774e3772ffe99ab4ecbd456f http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4220438.Interview__Lionel_Richie/?ref=rss GLOBAL superstar Lionel Richie is touring the UK, and tonight he’s playing Manchester. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:26:04 +0000 aec8ef36ef36a90b6b1e263433ae5f75 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4181704.Interview__Lemar/?ref=rss SOUL and R&B singer Lemar Obika is calling at Preston Guild Hall as part of his UK tour. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:02:15 +0000 57a7d279ab84a50280f0c194651cdab5 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4089828.Interview__Rick_Astley/?ref=rss ORGANISERS of the successful ’80s Here & Now Tour must be pretty pleased with how everything has turned out since Boy George's dramatic imprisonment left them with a huge hole in their line-up. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:56:32 +0000 474ca2d81d8ca7bcc0555de5b947f6d4 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/4089824.Interview__Barry_Whitwam_of_Herman___s_Hermits/?ref=rss ONE of the biggest bands of the ’60s will be back in the limelight as Herman’s Hermits come to Blackburn. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:55:19 +0000 4a6a8ebafa99eda6deb8f0f8e1fe730c http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/3954505.Interview__Jason_Donovan/?ref=rss A technicolor dreamcoat, marriage and two children later, Jason Donovan is back with a new album and tour, calling at Preston tomorrow night. We caught up with everyone’s favourite Neighbour. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:44:22 +0000 855f090c1be8c25e506d52dcb99c7cd0 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/3940530.Interview__Paul_Roberts_of_The_Stranglers/?ref=rss AS the lead singer of iconic punk rock band The Stranglers, Paul Roberts has probably seen his fair share of wild times. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:53:14 +0000 ca1d3295282cde4b1f2c96ce5d915a2d http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/3935222.Interview__Suggs_of_Madness/?ref=rss Those Nutty Boys of the ‘80s are back playing live with a series of Christmas shows. But, as lead singer Suggs tells us, 2009 could be the year of Madness. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:39:22 +0000 cbef3bf56ec9ba98732424c56fa048df http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/3876942.Interview__Mary_Wilson_of_The_Supremes/?ref=rss An exhibition charting the history and the glamour of the most successful girl group in history was opened today by chart-topper Mary Wilson. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:24:26 +0000 0d905d9848fe7c38105ab11c378c4421 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/3868508.Interview__Dickie_Ticker_of_Lancashire_Hotpots/?ref=rss THEY are like the Houghton Weavers for the iPod generation and they are taking the country by storm, singing about great Lancashire institutions as the Chippy Tea, weekly line-dancing and pints of mild. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:53:58 +0000 a31a4fef9dbb08e7a0f6addb62a110b7 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/3868479.Interview__Boy_George/?ref=rss HAVING had two previous interviews with Boy George cancelled at the last minute without explanation, I was stunned when this time he called bang on time with a low-key: “Hello, it's George.” Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:49:40 +0000 6fb1ca44db754bc13d3523765f743680 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/3868062.Interview__Mikel_Jollett_of_The_Toxic_Airborne_Event/?ref=rss Being in a band and touring the country may seem like a glamorous job, but try telling that to singer Mikel Jollett of hotly-tipped US band The Toxic Airborne Event. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:31:55 +0000 ae2832add1e20468531a2656040e2c17 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/3834665.Interview__Jim_Fitzgerald_of_Tenorissimo/?ref=rss A DECADE ago three tenor singers, then total strangers, performed together for the first time after just one hour’s rehearsal as part of the World Cup celebrations in Blackburn. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:11:56 +0000 23e9d94e7eb47ae44fe541e3fcaf8641 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/interviews/3809169.Interview__Pablo_and_The_Smokes/?ref=rss FRESH on the local music scene is Blackburn band Pablo and The Smokes. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:37:03 +0000 4eb0264687a26c46a59a90f28b9f829f