This review is by our immensely talented Guest Blogger Sarah Hamilton Mika is now on to his fourth album to date, bursting onto the pop scene back in 2007 with his huge breakthrough debut ‘Lif...

Ever since we launched back in 2007, the music of Duran Duran has been a regular staple on our radio station. Unlike terrestrial radio (at least in the US), we did not ignore Duran Duran post “C...

The much awaited new New Order album now has a release date. The album titled “Music Complete” will see the light of day on September 25, 2015.  This is the first album of newly recorded ...

In the last few years, the first great pop single of the year has emerged relatively early in the year. Last year, we started to notice a delay in the emergence of new pop music brilliance. “Ext...

In the past, the music industry had several sources of revenue – record sales, music licensing, radio royalties, live performances and more. For “larger than life” pop stars, product...

This review has been co-written with Guest Blogger Sophie Wray Date: May 23rd 2015 Venue: Manchester Arena (Manchester,UK) In September of 2014, we made a post about the implications of Jason Oran...

30 years in the music business (most of it in the commercial limelight) is infinitely longer than any new artist aspires for these days. This is an achievement that blue-eyed pop/soul outfit Simply Re...

Change has been one of the central themes to the career of British band Simply Red. Not only was the band for the most part a revolving door with lead singer Mick Hucknall as the only constant fixture...

It appears that the now “Manchester Trio” Take That has triumphed yet again after the departure of band-member Jason Orange with a #1 single titled “These Days” and a #1 album ...

“We’re not writing a retirement record” – said Gary Barlow, the undisputed frontman of Take That – one of UK’s hottest exports and the greatest comeback act in pop ...