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Fancy a little Austrian? Maybe the foot-tapping rhythms and immortal melodies of “King of Waltz” Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár and others? Then “The Walled City” is where you should beseige on Wednesday, January 6 from 20:00 hours. Derry’s Millennium Forum hosts 3 evenings of New Year celebrations with Music55-7’s Viennese concert featuring the Ulster Orchestra [...]

The phenomenon that is Snow Patrol has released a two-CD “best-of” album called Up To Now in time for Christmas. The band also has a new single out, entitled Just Say Yes, to promote the 30-song CD (and a special CD/DVD/vinyl boxset) which also playlists previous hits Run, Chocolate and Chasing Cars.

Their music has been compared to the likes of Death Cab for Cutie and Broken Social Scene: this gig-addicted male threesome blend melodic vocals with “oceanic” guitar riffs and “pulsing” rhythms. Messrs. Alex Trimble, Kev Baird, and Sam Halliday [pictured] are together known as Two Door Cinema Club and the group is one of several [...]

Sir [sure? - ed] Midge Ure is is looking for 100 great independent artists to share in the press coverage, exposure and opportunities that come off of the back of the launch of his new, independent music website in early 2010. To enter the competition to become one of Midge’s 100 profile artists, visit http://www.tunited.com [...]

Produced by James Strange at Larne based Celestial Recording Studios, Gillian Adams has released a new album of semi-classical gospel songs plus new material from songwriter Thomas Adams. The songs on Unto Him Sing include favourites such as “God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength”, “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” and “Great is Thy [...]

It’s been 70 years since the legendary Shure Unidyne – the first single-element uni-directional microphone – debuted in 1939. Now, the model once advertised as “The Microphone That Needs No Name” is getting an upgrade. Shure has taken the iconic 55SH body that has been in production since 1951, dropped in a new supercardioid motor, [...]