Record Store Day 2017 is almost here! Celebrating 10 years of the event.

By Jade Williams Vinyl hoarders listen up! Record Store Day is less than a month away. The annual event is taking place on Saturday 22nd April this year. Record Store Day is the celebration of independent record stores that are still standing, despite competition from well-known companies. Over 200 stores will be involved in Record…

Harry Styles has announced the title of his first single

BY CHARLIE LAIN One Direction singer Harry Styles has released the title of his first solo single. It will be called "Sign of the Times". This will be the singers first solo release since his band started their hiatus in January last year. The cover artwork for the single was also released. The single is…

University of Northampton graduate and Up and coming artist ginger snaps: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

BY ROBYN MAYCOCK University of Northampton business graduate and member of band Oh Boy!, Jay Brooks is becoming a well known name in Northampton after setting up the duo Ginger Snaps. The duo is a multi-instrumentalist, writing pair that go by the names of Jay Brooks and Lee Irons. The music scene in Northampton isn't…

Beyoncé wanted for new The Lion King remake

BY CHARLIE LAIN Beyoncé is reportedly wanted for a key voice role in Disney’s new The Lion King movie. Disney is remaking the classic 1994 animated film in a similar manner to the CGI-filled, live-action adaptation of last year’s The Jungle Book, which featured the voices of Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray. The…

UK Official Chart Round-up – 24.03.17 – Ed Sheeran #1 for an 11th week, Drake domination and Clean Bandit debut top 10.

https://youtu.be/JGwWNGJdvx8 Ed Sheeran's dominance slowly faded this week to make way for Drake. Well, compared to the last couple of weeks anyway. Ed no longer holds 9 songs out of the top 10 but he does still occupy the whole top 3! 'Shape Of You' was #1 yet again which brings its run up to…

All Time Low @ O2 academy Birmingham

BY ROBYN MAYCOCK The four piece pop-punk band took to the stage in Birmingham on the UK leg of their 'Young Renegades' tour and put on a show to never forget. For a band who have been around for 14 years, All Time Low have picked up a younger audience of teenagers as their popularity…

UK Official Chart Round-up – 17.03.17

BY JADE WILLIAMS https://youtu.be/JGwWNGJdvx8 This week's chart was unsurprisingly dominated by Ed Sheeran once again. He firstly held his spot at the top for a 10th week with 'Shape Of You'. This is now the longest reign at #1 since the 15 weeks of Drake's 'One Dance' last year. Ed's streaming power showed no signs…

Celebrities speak out about suffering from mental health problems.

By ROBYN MAYCOCK Circa Waves lead singer, Kieran Shudall spoke out in an interview with BBC Radio one recently about suffering with Anxiety and Depression in the music industry. In the interview the band talked about how their new song 'Out on my own' highlights the isolation and loneliness that comes with depression. In the…