Regular visitors to the site will know of my admiration for the songwriting of Danny George Wilson. The album is great, they rock live and are all round pretty good guys to meet. I spent some time with Danny recently to get an insight into the man behind the music. Having left all my research notes [...]

As Keath likes to say: “I’ve been into music longer than there have been MP3s, which has left me with hundreds of compact discs gathering dust on a closet shelf. The time has come to clean them out – but which ones are worth keeping and which are best left to the Donation box? Let’s [...]

After a phenomenal sell-out showcase at the O2 Academy, Brixton on New Years Eve, Get Loaded returns to London’s club scene on Easter Thursday 1st April via another huge event at The Coronet Theatre in Elephant & Castle.
Reuniting to coincide with the release of Shaun Ryder’s greatest hits album this summer and seven years after [...]

Last night I had such a great evening in the company of both Danny and Fionn. I have been questioning where my musical preferences lie over the last year as I become more and more endeared to Americana and Folk. Well folks, this is the new me and I like the journey it is taking [...]

BIYL was privileged to be a guest of the wonderfully talented Alessi’s Ark on her first visit to Norwich. I was feeling a little nervous as I had never been to a full-fledged evening of folk music before. Sure, I’ve seen such luminaries as Mumford & Sons and Laura Marling but always in a gig [...]

I recently caught up with The Foxes for a chat in front of a rather warm log fire pre-gig at Cambridge’s Portland Arms. Tape machine in hand and fortified by Guinness it went something like this…

Mark: Before you yawn there are not many of these bog standard questions as I hate them! But for the [...]

I caught up with Bombay Bicycle Club on the NME tour for a quick chat last week. With the release of their critically acclaimed debut I Had The Blues And Shook Them Off - the title coming from a line from ‘After Hours’ by A Tribe Called Quest – and their recent second bill spot on [...]