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Toyah

Toyah has been a quirky tour de force in British culture since she found herself in the heart of London’s music scene as punk imploded in 1977. We get the low down...

By Anita Awbi 7 Jul 2016
Grime 2016

10 ways the music industry should engage with grime

We went along to a Music Publishers' Association-organised panel on the future of grime to learn from the experts on how labels, publishers and managers can best engage with the burgeoning scene.

By Anita Awbi 7 Jul 2016
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This Is The Kit

Kate Stables is the creative lynchpin behind This is the Kit. We caught up with her at Glastonbury Festival to learn more about her collective's low-slung folk sound...

By Anita Awbi 5 Jul 2016
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Maverick Festival 2016 review

Maverick Festival was a glorious celebration of the diversity and quality of Americana and roots music in an idyllic Suffolk setting. Who needs Glastonbury when the going's this good, asks PRS for Music folk aficionado Michael Hingston.

By Anita Awbi 5 Jul 2016
Natalie McCool

Natalie Mccool

‘In one way it's a huge open wound’ - future scouse pop star Natalie McCool on the catharsis of writing her new album…

By Jim Ottewill 5 Jul 2016
Sentric Music

Sentric Music

We catch up with Liverpool music publisher Sentric Music to explore the importance of their business from their North West base.

By Jim Ottewill 4 Jul 2016
Izzy Bizu

Izzy Bizu

We caught up with Izzy Bizu at Glastonbury 2016 to learn how she’s drawing on a love of Amy Winehouse, Tame Impala and Nao to inform her unique sound…

By Anita Awbi 4 Jul 2016
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Huw Stephens

We've handed over the playlist reigns to DJ Huw Stephens. He reveals the songs that make him laugh, cry, dance and sing along. Expect some classics plus a few curve balls...

By Paul Nichols 1 Jul 2016
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Liverpool Echoes

Ever since Liverpool’s 2008 Capital of Culture nod, the city’s musical offerings have grown increasingly weird and wonderful. Jim Ottewill gets up close and personal with a tight music community, more eclectic and innovative than ever before…

By Paul Nichols 1 Jul 2016
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