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Sybil Bell - Independent Venue Week

Sybil Bell, Independent Venue Week

'Nobody would be playing festivals or arenas without the work that goes in to these new bands' - IVW founder, Sybil Bell, chats to us about the importance of grassroots venues ahead of this year's event...

By Lucy Doyle 10 Jan 2019
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White Lies

‘There are songs on this album which I would never have dreamed would be possible for us to write 10 years ago': White Lies on a decade in the game and what's in store for the new LP...

By Anita Awbi 8 Jan 2019
AMA music

9 new acts for 2019: tastemakers tips

For our first playlist of 2019, we hand over the baton to some of the UK's best musical minds to learn who they'll be keeping their eyes and ears on this year...

By Anita Awbi 4 Jan 2019
Justine Barker

Justine Barker

‘There is a lot of creative freedom in writing library music.' We chat to composer and multi-instrumentalist Justine Barker about the processes and creative rewards of working within the genre.

By Bekki Bemrose 4 Jan 2019
Invisible Wind Factory

Liam Naughton, Invisible Wind Factory

'Ask anyone with a great music programme in their venue and they will tell you it's definitely NOT a get rich quick scheme. We do it for the love of it' - Liam Naughton on how IWF is overcoming venue challenges...

By Lucy Doyle 3 Jan 2019
Tanita-Tikaram

Tanita Tikaram - Good Tradition

Tanita Tikaram casts her mind back 30 years to the moment when her first single, Good Tradition, came to her…

By Paul Nichols 24 Dec 2018
LIVE

Independent venues: celebrating the backbone of British music

Over the last decade, the barrage of stories about UK venue closures has made for depressing reading. We take a look beyond the headlines to tentatively ask: are we starting to see green shoots for the grassroots?

By Paul Nichols 21 Dec 2018
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Just Joined Winter 2018

Get to know some of the ace music-makers who have just joined PRS for Music, including classical ace Blasio Kavuma, Scottish shoegazers Yakima and Polish techno producer Zamilska...

By Paul Nichols 21 Dec 2018
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Rachel Nelken, The Albany

'Collaborating with artists is the thing that drives us. What we’re really interested in is how we can make a difference' - The Albany's Rachel Nelken on how the south London venue is supporting talent...

By Lucy Doyle 20 Dec 2018
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