http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/ Lancashire Telegraph /leisure/music/ en-gb Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:01:42 +0100 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:01:42 +0100 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/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/ http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/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/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/4471361.Ribble_Valley_music_festival_is_a_sell_out/?ref=rss A RIBBLE Valley music festival has sold out of all 5,000 tickets. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:20:00 +0100 bb16f5d2aafe5229a3a3693835655c0a http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4469340.Bacup_singer_bowled_over_to_sing_at_The_Ashes/?ref=rss EAST Lancashire tenor Sean Ruane has been handpicked to round off The Ashes opening ceremony, it has been confirmed. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:00:00 +0100 23c200f4cd6ea1dd2e0da32935d7e7b0 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4469779.Blackburn_Cathedral_concert_to_go_ahead_despite_loss_of_sponsor/?ref=rss BLACKBURN Cathedral will stage its own version of the Last Night of the Proms this weekend, but the event was very nearly cancelled as the concert sponmsor was failed East Lancashire travel firm Fraser Eagle. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:30:00 +0100 b5aa7001fd57fd2b3b3e1dd33ca7c45f http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4468193.Rawtenstall_woman_hoping_to_storm_X_Factor/?ref=rss AN EAST Lancashire catering manager is bidding to show Simon Cowell she has the X Factor. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:41:50 +0100 0727ef77cbe08da533d25ce45321f3a6 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4466987.Burnley_band_beat_adversity_to_release_debut_single/?ref=rss A BURNLEY band which has battled adversity to release its debut single thanked friends and fans with a spectacular homecoming gig. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:27:03 +0100 f6d6ffca9622b06ecae06289e4672352 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4464626.Blackburn_with_Darwen_youngsters_rock_on_at_festival/?ref=rss ROCKING youngsters hit the right note at a special live music event last night. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:15:53 +0100 0cc436ce00b97d8ff32b16c274881d6f http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4461739.Review__Album___Dinosaur_Jr___Farm/?ref=rss ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is the order of the day on Dinosaur Jr’s second post-reformation album. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:24:11 +0100 9cea06d142c83f1a59e0ccb8b3464ead http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4461744.Review__Album___Future_Of_The_Left___Travels_With_Myself_And_Another/?ref=rss Having released their rapturously-received debut Curses in 2007, it’s been all quiet on the Future Of The Left front since. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:25:02 +0100 f3f2959251e2b5bf452ba0856ee292b9 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4461757.Review__Album___Spinal_Tap___Back_From_The_Dead/?ref=rss Released to mark the 25th anniversary of the cult classic and seminal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, this is the first new album from England’s Loudest Heavy Metal Band since Break Like The Wind in 1992. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:27:22 +0100 22d8e43c7d1f29882faae068e662b7ce http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4454490.Review__Album___Bert_Jansch__LA_Turnaround_Santa_Barbara_Honeymoon_A_Rare_Conundrum/?ref=rss Anyone frequently name-checked by Jimmy Page and Neil Young as a key influence, as Bert Jansch is, has got to be something pretty special, right? Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:15:02 +0100 9054810b5c7489b21b4715b0c82956bc http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4438413.Review__How_Sweet_It_Is___The_Motown_Show___Mechanics__Burnley/?ref=rss The magic of Tamla Motown refuses to die and the packed house at the Mechanics was testament to the fact it is likely to live on forever. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:01:48 +0100 929691eac39e386716c92b4023e315c8 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/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/4436663.Review__Album_____The_Legends_____Over_And_Over/?ref=rss MULTI-talented Swede Johan Angergård is in several bands, so it's no surprise that he likes to swoop around from genre to genre:. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100 cb423ee2884ddd46b3bcd235deb34218 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4429643.Darwen_band_scores_new_victory/?ref=rss DARWEN Brass have continued their fine recent form by taking top spots in the annual Whit Friday march contests in Tameside and Saddleworth, Greater Manchester. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:20:00 +0100 91423ce2400ae661d67722ef6428fa02 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4425500.Nelson_music_boss_wants_to_showcase_local_talent_in_Japan/?ref=rss AN ENTREPRENEUR is on the lookout for music from six bands to present to 150 Japanese music moguls on a trade-seeking mission. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:20:00 +0100 4639479856b71781cfd88c0bbfdf0379 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4406229.Review__Single_____Vagabond_____Sweat__Until_The_Morning_/?ref=rss VAGABOND are hyped as mid-market, soulful, sexy pop – so they could be very big indeed. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100 fc85414f1c97e498128dc70014b0fa98 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4397684.Review__Single_____Cosmo_Jarvis_____Chapter_2/?ref=rss A THREE track taster from a one-man band with a unique sound and a lewd, witty turn of phrase. Sun, 31 May 2009 09:00:00 +0100 6bec98078f98bad14fad42ca54dfb2bb http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4397645.Review__Single_____You_Me_At_Six_____Finders_Keepers/?ref=rss HAILED as the British answer to Fall Out Boy, You Me At Six's latest single doesn't hold up well to the comparison. Tue, 26 May 2009 20:55:29 +0100 42048b10d7976e4ef2102bd597166ed2 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4396289.Review__Blue_Man_Group___Arena__Manchester/?ref=rss The cloud of gloom hanging over England threatens to turn even the best men sad. Tue, 26 May 2009 12:31:19 +0100 fadabcf7d28ab86ee3eb280a8a70fe7c http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4385872.Phantom_of_Blackburn_Cathedral/?ref=rss BLACKBURN Cathedral became a cinema last night for a unique evening of horror. Sat, 23 May 2009 16:10:00 +0100 ece36359772ae8d79a15cb0bcf98452d http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/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/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/4380044.Nelson_s_new_cultural_centre_unveils_opening_events/?ref=rss A NEW arts and cultural hub in the heart of Nelson is set to open on June 8 with a free showcase, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal. Tue, 19 May 2009 16:00:00 +0100 079b43041aeef51610bf2866b4ce4a9e http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/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/4377762.Review__Single_____A_Camp_____Love_Has_Left_The_Room/?ref=rss THE Cardigans' vocalist Nina Persson has one of the finest voices around. Mon, 18 May 2009 17:29:44 +0100 7b2dbd19fc396a262ab920d3e970851a http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4386353.Review__Single_____Howling_Bells_____Digital_Hearts/?ref=rss THE Antipodean indie-rockers' latest single has ditched the band's quirkiness in favour of a radio-friendly sound. Thu, 21 May 2009 12:39:38 +0100 44f1afc09ef4725fc0cd087db6d4a1d8 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4386086.Review__Single_____Metric_____Sick_Muse/?ref=rss METRIC used to be rather interesting, but with this single they seem to have lost their mojo. Thu, 21 May 2009 11:50:28 +0100 3ff135e6d816c5e8ac01bf4b16498d44 http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/leisure/music/4360935.East_Lancashire_Northern_Soul_DJ_s_life_documented_in_new_book/?ref=rss THE STAR-studded career of an East Lancashire DJ who shared a bill with The Supremes and Edwin Starr has been chronicled in print. Tue, 12 May 2009 09:14:57 +0100 dd247a9b05127fcc39b17822ce487276