Evening Standard

7 min read

Sticky floors, precariously thin plastic pint glasses, and decidedly DIY stage sets; London's smallest venues have a unique, loveable charm. Though they're world away from the capital's flashiest stadium shows, appearances can be deceiving – London's

Tractor & Machinery

2 min read

Well, the last few months have seen the rally scene come back to what we would normally expect, or near enough, with lots of exciting debuts of tractors that were planned to be out in 2020, but which, owing to Covid-19, are only appearing now. Thank

The Big Issue

4 min read

Back in August, The Big Issue co-founder Phil Ryan launched our Venue Watch campaign, supporting and championing UK grassroots music venues (GMVs). We’re asking you to join him and us to help save your local GMV, by letting us know of venues under th

Evening Standard

3 min read

MPs used to have a riotous time spending taxpayer money on duck houses, moats, trouser presses, jacuzzis and other essentials. But when the expenses scandal hit they reluctantly turned to a more ascetic existence. Nowadays the only way for MPs to get

Evening Standard

3 min read

I’m not being funny but… London nightlife is in a weird place, ain't it? As someone who’s been in the industry for over 30 years, I still haven’t seen it all. I always say life goes in cycles — things come about, they grow and eventually die, leaving

Evening Standard

6 min read

It’s the 10th anniversary of Independent Venue Week, a seven-day celebration of the venues that are running things themselves. As many as 300 venues are participating this year, with dozens of artists including You Me At Six, The Pretenders, Editors

Evening Standard

2 min read

The Southbank Centre is the UK’s fifth most visited attraction and the UK’s largest arts centre. We’re an important space for local communities and the UK's visitor economy as a major attraction yet we receive no public funding for the upkeep and mai

Independent on Saturday

3 min read

Golden Hours Market: (tomorrow) This relaxed family market at the Golden Hours School opens from 10am-2pm with all Covid-19 protocols in place and strict social distancing. Call Lyn on 083 262 3693. Music Revival: Pianist Christopher Duigan online,

Coast

3 min read

Lytham was perfectly described by The Guardian as the yin to Blackpool’s yang. It might just be two miles around the coast from the sparkly lights of Blackpool but the personalities of the two seaside destinations couldn’t be more different. Lytham i

Coast

3 min read

Lytham was perfectly described by The Guardian as the yin to Blackpool’s yang. It might just be two miles around the coast from the sparkly lights of Blackpool but the personalities of the two seaside destinations couldn’t be more different. Lytham i

Stereophile

2 min read

ATTENTION ALL AUDIO SOCIETIES: We have a page on the Stereophile website devoted to you: stereophile.com/audiophile-societies. If you’d like to have your audio-society information posted on the site, email Chris Vogel at vgl@cfl.rr.com. It is inappro

Stereophile

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ATTENTION ALL AUDIO SOCIETIES: We have a page on the Stereophile website devoted to you: stereophile.com/audiophile-societies. If you’d like to have your audio-society information posted on the site, email Chris Vogel at vgl@cfl.rr.com. (Please note

Evening Standard

7 min read

Denmark Street, which lies a few feet from Tottenham Court Road station and links Charing Cross Road to the Palladian church of St Giles in the Fields, has been a centre for music since the 16th century, when it was known for the printing of sheet ba

Cage & Aviary Birds

7 min read

CAMBRIDGE & COUNTY CBS open show on November 12 at The Fulbourn Centre, 31 Home End, Fulbourn, Cambridge. The club is going from strength to strength, especially with the show. Two gentlemen of the hobby have made generous donations. The society has

NZ Classic Car

9 min read

West Auckland has always had the reputation of being the larrikin cousin to the more civilised areas of Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland). There has long been a frontier flavour to the West, which has often been viewed as shady by residents of other parts o

Independent on Saturday

4 min read

Golden Hours Market: (tomorrow) The relaxed family market at the Golden Hours School opens from 10am-2pm with all Covid-19 protocols in place and strict physical distancing. Call Lyn at 083 262 3693. Durban Vintage Market: Fun, quirky, vintage and r

Evening Standard

6 min read

Suffolk’s big skies and magical landscapes have inspired writers and artists for generations. And now that working from home is a thing, this slightly cut-off but spectacularly beautiful county has become a practical option for commuters keen to liv

Stereophile

3 min read

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The Big Issue

3 min read

Last year was the biggest ever for live music. Huge global tours from Beyoncé, Madonna, Elton John and Ed Sheeran brought in hundreds of millions. Next year looks set to be another huge hitter – the luckiest of you may already be looking ahead to Tay

The Independent

8 min read

The time has come to say goodbye,” Richard Hawley informs the crowd, as he closes his four-night residency at The Leadmill, Sheffield. The packed room is bathed in a red glow, casting strange silhouettes across the black-painted walls. Those walls ha

The Guardian

3 min read

There are a few things you can count on in a British summer: two or three days of sunshine, an afternoon spent burning sausages to a crisp at a mate’s barbecue, and the cultural ubiquity of music festivals. Pitching a tent in a field to watch some of

Stereophile

5 min read

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Cage & Aviary Birds

4 min read

YORKSHIRE CANARY CLUB open show will be held November 25 at Grenoside Community Centre, Grenoside, Sheffield S35 8PR. The YCC winter show (members’ only) will take place on January 20 2024 at the same venue. BASILDON CBS annual invitational show, whe

Stereophile

1 min read

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Country Life

10 min read

For all the latest news, visit countrylife.co.uk THERE was an inevitability to the recent announcement that Glyndebourne would not undertake its usual tour this autumn. The East Sussex-based opera company, which has expanded its work in recent decad

Stereophile

1 min read

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The Big Issue

2 min read

The Big Issue has long been a passionate supporter of grassroots music and musicians across the UK. However, the UK music industry is facing a crisis. It’s probably common knowledge that the life of working musicians across the UK has become incredib

Stereophile

4 min read

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The Critic Magazine

9 min read

TO JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA, WANDERING ALBION while clutching his nephew’s final drinking cup, the rolling Somerset hills would have seemed the perfect setting for a New Jerusalem. To King Arthur checking in on the Holy Grail, Glastonbury Tor would have s

Woman's Weekly

2 min read

For ordinary people in Victorian Britain, nothing matched the glitz and glamour of a night at the music hall. In smog-filled towns across the land, revellers rejoiced at boisterous nights of song, theatre and dance. Stars like Marie Lloyd and Dan L