Congratulations to Urban Angel Music signing Lila who made the Irish Top 50 Singles chart with her debut single Hold On. The same Belfast based music company is also seeking submissions from artists/songwriters for its fast-growing record label and publishing division, and plans to exhibit at the MIDEM 2008 music conference and festival in France.
November 29, 2007
Angela Huntington (soprano) and Ann Carr (contralto) are guest artistes with the Robert Wilson conducted King’s Corale [the Polyphonic Spree backed out - ed] on Saturday, December 1 from 7.30pm at Fisherwick Presbyterian Church, Malone Road, Belfast. The suggested donation on the door is £7 . Part of that goes to support a children’s hospice.
November 28, 2007
FATE magazine has launched the promotional website with on-line voting for the FATE Awards 2008, to be held at the Waterfront on February 22, 2008. The awards celebrate the best in the local entertainments industry and recognise those people in the business that have gone that extra kilometer. The organisers say that bars, restaurants, venues, [...]
November 27, 2007
NIMIC are hosting a high-profile Music: It’s the Business event on Monday, December 3 that looks specifically at the business of music for film, TV and multimedia. The potential incomes for writers, composers and recording artists from the use of their work in film, television, advertisements and multimedia are substantial. These ‘secondary’ incomes from recorded [...]
November 26, 2007
According to a report in The Register, 45% of the UK population listen to an mp3 player more than four times a week. Market research company Frukt polled over 900 UK inhabitants and discovered that it isn’t just the youth taking their tunes with them: 19% of over-40′s are equally attached to their mp3 players, [...]
November 25, 2007
Described as “The Irish Bette Midler”, Rose-Marie took the UK charts by storm back in the day with her first hit single When I leave the World Behind. That song broke into the charts on three occasions. And she has 19 albums to her credit. So where is she now? [she ain't on MySpace - [...]
November 24, 2007
So the rumours are true. UlsterMusic.com is officially “carbon neutral”. [but don't ask me what that actually means - ed]. Let the people and the plants of planet Earth rejoice. Read more: http://www.green.tv
November 23, 2007
Metal-heads, check this out: US magazine Decibel covers the entire spectrum of extreme metal, from platinum acts to genre pioneers to the best of the underground. Decibel’s monthly Hall of Fame articles tell the authoritative stories behind the genre’s most classic albums. On-line, the award-winning decibelmagazine.com offers up news, exclusive content, magazine archives, a dynamic [...]
November 22, 2007
The world premiere of Ossa, a new work by Belfast-born composer Neil Martin, takes place on November 25, 2007 in the Whitla Hall. Specially composed to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Flight of the Earls, the performance of the work by the Belfast Philharmonic Choir will be broadcast live on BBC Radio Ulster at [...]
November 22, 2007
If you were a doctor/physician/GP you’d almost certainly be a member of the most powerful “closed shop” union in the UK – the British Medical Association. The BMA enjoys mighty lobbying power and has recently secured a salary package for its hardworking GP members in excess of £100k PA. If you are a grafting musician, [...]
November 21, 2007
Queen’s Radio – www.queensradio.org – is a student-run radio station based at Queen’s University Students Union [QUBSU - www.qubsu.org] and has been “broadcasting” on FM for over 4 years – and AM for a year. As well as a daytime playlist-driven music schedule, and chart-driven and specialist music shows in the evening, QR also broadcasts [...]
November 20, 2007
Tom McShane – an accomplished musician from Northern Ireland – is presently on tour on the west coast of the USA. Tom’s first releases, the lo-fi, home-recorded Songs Are Sad and the follow-up single, Scene at the Citadel have attracted critical acclaim and earned Tom a strong fan base. Tom is signed to Penny Distribution [...]
November 18, 2007
cdcleisurelimited - the owners of Belfast’s happening music venues The Limelight, Spring & Airbrake, Katy Dalys, and Auntie Annies – have launched an on-line ticket purchase service at www.geturticket.com and refreshed the look-and-feel of websites for their cluster of rock, indie, metal, pop orientated venues [Read more]. If one registers before year-end one could win [...]
November 17, 2007
Former Dead Kennedy punk-band frontman singer and songwriter, now political philosopher, Jello Biafra speaks his mind at the Oh Yeah Music Centre in Belfast’s Cathedral Quater on Nov 22, 2007 from 8pm. Tickets £11 from www.wegottickets.com
November 16, 2007
Is your da pictured pogoing or puking in grainy monochrome here? Check it out, just in casey: http://www.irishrock.org/ipnw/index.html
November 15, 2007
How does pop music have the power to convey emotion, express the inexplicable and defy time? Listen to this conversational duet and find out: http://www.homepages.indiana.edu/020201/text/conversations.html
November 14, 2007
Which big name acts would you like to see headline Oxegen 2008? The Oxegen organisers are seeking suggestions from festival-goers. Last summer, 80,000 fans witnessed sets from Muse, Snow Patrol, The Klaxons, My Chemical Romance, Razorlight and Arcade Fire – voted the best festival band of 2007. So which up-and-coming acts do you think would go down a treat [...]
November 12, 2007
Named after that frightful song by Danni’s sister – [covered by Frank Sidebottom - ed] – but this UK-made website might be of interest to those music makers seeking fame and fortune by an alternative route to that of uncle Tom: http://www.ishouldbesolucky.com
November 11, 2007
CoolChaser http://www.coolchaser.com offers no-cost templates to MySpace members that simplify the creation of nicely designed, personalized, profile pages with all the bells and whistles a MySpace cadet would want. Most of these templates are unbranded and in various colour palettes and styles; there are also corporate-sponsored templates to choose from.
November 10, 2007
Foy Vance breaks his UK and Ireland tour schedule to return to Belfast in early December to work with David Holmes on some tracks for the Ocean’s 11 soundtrackmeister’s new album and also remix Foy’s Be With Me for release in 2008. Foy also plans to re-record Shed a Little Light before Christmas, to release [...]
November 9, 2007
Originally scheduled for release back in May, Almost, the long-awaited brand new CD album from established Belfast singer-songwriter and covers band man Ken Haddock is to be officially released at a special gig on November 21, 2007 from 8pm at The Empire Music Hall, Botanic Avenue, Belfast. Ken – backed by a full band – [...]
November 8, 2007
An event run by the industry for the industry – the second Mobile Music Now! takes place on Wednesday, December 5 at BAFTA, Piccadilly, London.
November 7, 2007
Would you stump up £15 per annum to join the Duke Special fan club and receive “exclusive benefits”? That’s competitions to win genuine Duke items and concert tickets, a thrice-yearly fanzine, webcasts, downloads, and a signed photo. [one wonders if they use the old robo-signature machine once abused by Donald Rumsfeld - ed]. To join [...]
November 6, 2007
NIMIC hosts a high profile Music: It’s the Business event – 3-6pm on Wednesday, November 7, at the Spring & Airbrake, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast – focused on the live music sector. The event will feature presentations and a Q&A session with some of Northern Ireland’s major live music industry players: Feargal Sharkey – Chairman of [...]
November 5, 2007
Together Again, the new duets CD album from Donegal man Daniel O’Donnell and singing partner Mary Duff, has penetrated the UK Top 10 and this week hangs out at number 6. Together Again celebrates the 20th anniversary of Daniel and Mary singing together on stage. Alongside a free 8-track DVD, the album features “classic hits [...]
November 4, 2007
BBC Radio 2 and the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters (BACS) are running a competition to give aspiring new songwriters their big break. Like Ulster’s 20th century pop-song svengali Jimmy Kennedy, do you have what it takes to pen a chart-topping tune or two? The 60 finalists attend a 2-day masterclass where they can [...]
November 3, 2007
Ignition, 18 Roses, Notion and Escape Act play The 27 Club, at the Square Peg in Warrenpoint on November 3. [be at the square or be elsewhere - ed] http://www.myspace.com/thesquarepeg27club
November 2, 2007
Komodo Studios is running a competition, giving the winning artist/band at least a week (56 hours) of studio time with producer Alwyn Walker to record two tracks. In addition, the 2 runners-up will each win 8 hours of studio time. To enter, simply send a press-pack to:
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