by Dennis Minter | May 20, 2024 | Showcase
It’s hard enough to make a music career when you’re in creative hotbeds like London or Manchester, let alone a commuter town like Reading. The Amazons’ Chris Alderton talks how you can make it as a young artist, band beef and setting fire to his own tour van....
by Alex Jones | May 20, 2024 | Showcase, Showcase - front page, Showcase menu sub 2
Pencoose festival campsite Meet the group of mates behind Pencoose Festival, the Cornish music festival run as a hobby. Matti’s house, Truro, Cornwall. A 21 year old Morgan Stephens and his old schoolmates assemble around the kitchen table. Pencoose 2024 is eight...
by Dennis Minter | May 20, 2024 | Showcase, Showcase menu sub 2
Great music isn’t the only thing that makes an artist successful. In the age of social media, visuals are everything. Here are the three people you need to hire to make your band look the part. Kirk Weddle, Designer of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ album cover, artist and...
by Owen Jameson | May 18, 2024 | Showcase, Showcase menu sub 2
Birmingham has a rich music history, so why is it overlooked? Now, the title of this piece might be the first point of contention… For me, Birmingham is the second city despite the claims from the Mancs (sorry). Now my apology to the lovely people of Manchester is...