Collectively, Downes Braide Association may not be one of music’s better-known names although individually many will be very familiar with the work of these two Northern boys. Stockport-born Geoff Downes first emerged as one half of the Buggles, duo whose single Video Killed The Radio Star topped of the charts in 1979, before he [...]
Christmas is coming and everyone loves a party and, in December, The Overtones Christmas Party is coming to a theatre near you! “Over the last 10 years we’ve learnt a thing or two about throwing a Christmas party!” says Overtones vocalist Mike Crawshaw. “People come to our shows to let their hair down, get [...]
Selling England, a celebration of Genesis at their theatrical best Birmingham Symphony Hall, 18 November 2019 There is so much love for the music of Genesis from the years of 1970 -1977 and Steve Hackett, guitarist with the band for that period, has revitalised that affection with his live Genesis Revisited tours. Following the [...]
“It’s nice that an older audience can get out and enjoy themselves because everything is usually geared towards a younger audience,” says radio disc jockey Tony Blackburn about his touring show, BBC Radio 2’s Sounds Of The 60s Tour. “It’s good to see them getting up and dancing!” The show features Tony talking about [...]
Enigma variations for the new age Caroline International, out Friday 22nd November 2019 Is it electronica or dance? Is it pop or prog? Love You To Bits, no-man’s first release for eleven years, seems to encompass all of these, an intriguing mix of styles from the duo comprising Steven Wilson, whose prog star is [...]