Great news about the next Meltdown festival in 2011 at the Southbank Centre – it's curated by Ray Davies. The news was announced today, with Davies sorting out the line-up for a festival that will take place across the Southbank Centre site and 'reflect the diversity of his career and […]
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Fuzztones at the 100 Club London
If 60s-inspired garage is your game, you might want to get yourself down to the 100 Club in London on Sunday December 5th 2010 – that's the date of The Fuzztones only UK appearance. It's part of a 30th anniversary tour of 40 shows (but only this one in the […]
New band: Towerbrown
We've not done a new band for a while, but here's a good one – Towerbrown. Out of France and describing themselves as '60s Hammond Jerk/R&B/British Beat', they have a very authentic 60s sound – the kind of thing you'd expect to be pumping out of a basement club in […]
The Chords tour dates in August
Ok, here's the thing. I keep getting emails from various promoters saying they have The Chords on. So rather than keep posting those up individually (and because I know it's not something that necessarily appeals to everyone), here are all the tour dates, so you can pick one the one […]
The Like to tour the UK
We featured The Like a while back in our new bands section, when we were intrigued by the 60s-inspired girl band's He's Not A Boy video. Well, if you liked that's there's a number of tour dates on the band's MySpace page, including a number in the UK. Those dates […]
The Birds reform; play gig
Cult British R&B band The Birds, the band that kickstarted Ronnie Wood's career, are back on the scene after a break of more than 40 years. Ron isn't in the line-up of the band once described as ‘London’s greatest R&B group’, he's probably busy doing the Faces reunion. Vocalist Ali […]
The Chords live in London
70s/80s mod legends The Chords have reformed with their original line-up – and are playing a gig in London in August. The date is Saturday August 21st 2010, the venue is The Relentless Garage, 20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD, with support provided by The Universal and Long Tall Shorty. […]
Club focus: Hidden Charms (London)
Not just a club, Hidden Charms is more of a monthly R&B event. Taking in R&B in a wider, more original sense (as far back as the late 40s, through to the early 60s), the club mixes DJs with live R&B house bands and some 'exotic' dancing at the Cock […]
