BBC Proms is the Life and Northern Soul of the Party

The BBC Proms is a music festival that can trace its roots back to 1895, beating Glastonbury by 75 years. 

Attracting audiences from all over the world, its traditional appeal attracts more ball gowns than waterproof ponchos, however the BBC is aiming to change all of that, or at least to bring it up to date with orchestral concerts dedicated to popular music as well as the classics.

Cristina Hart Takes Her Audience On A Soulful And Heartfelt Journey To The Past

The Swiss-born Spanish-Brazilian singer-songwriter Cristina Hart is currently based in London writing and recording music and is becoming increasingly more established off the back of recent singles such as ‘Never Be Her’ and ‘Rewind’. 

Her latest record ‘Sleep Tight’ whisks its audience away on a journey through the past as it reflects on lost love and mistakes that can’t be rectified no matter what might occur.

You’ll Fall For Cigarettes After Sex’s Latest Release ‘Dark Vacay’

Cigarettes After Sex are back with a moody track from their highly anticipated upcoming album, ‘X’s’. The song, aptly titled ‘Dark Vacay’, was written, produced, and recorded by lead singer Greg Gonzales. 

The track is dark and gloomy, with the opening lyrics being “In summer in living on pills and lines / With someone I love / Don’t really like / Been sleeping on the tile and keeping out the light”. 

The lyrics include themes of substance abuse, toxic love, and suicide. 

Casey McQuillen Shines in the Birmingham Night

Casey McQuillen has been busy. Since appearing in season 13 of American Idol in 2014, the American singer-songwriter has been touring as support to a dizzying list of stars; James Morrison, Beverley Knight, Marti Pellow, Newton Faulkner, Stephen Kellogg, Kate Voegele, Tyler Hilton, Eric Hutchinson, Clark Beckham, David Ryan Harris and Nick Howard. 

In fact, a quick poll of the audience at Birmingham’s Sunflower Lounge showed that almost everyone present had bought tickets because they had seen Casey in a support role at another show, such is her power to make new friends and influence people.

Walt Disco Release Their Most Personal and Heartfelt Single with ‘Jocelyn’

Making music that is solidly grounded in the old glories of New Wave and yet perfectly tailored for contemporary sensitivities, Glasgow’s Walt Disco are easily one of the most interesting bands to have emerged from the UK scene in recent years. 

From their very beginnings, they have stood out with a very clear, confident aesthetic; an uncanny skill for storytelling, making each of their singles a self-contained universe, able to touch on emotional chords with ease without ever coming across too rhetorical; and a matching skill for composition, resulting in a sound that has grown increasingly polished, layered, and complex without losing the immediacy that makes it so effective when playing live.