We suppose that if your birth name is Adam Bainbridge you might consider it rather too pedestrian for a life of pop stardom and you might want your songs to appear under a handle that is a touch more glamorous, ...
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Mercury nom for East India Youth
East India Youth isn’t actually from East India – he’s only borrowed the name, as that is where he lives now and where he makes his music. Nonetheless it’s great to get a local name check in the Mercury prize ...
Read More »Pale hopes for bright future
Pale tell us that they have just taken nine months off to write music. ELN’s music reviewer is away this week, so we had to get the old curmudgeon in the office to listen to their new tracks – who ...
Read More »Aussie Courtney Barnett supports Metronomy
Electropopsters Metronomy announced months ago that they would be playing Alexandra Palace on 5th December. (Check them out on the video on our home page for the next few days, which shows them performing The Upsetter at this year’s Field ...
Read More »Mary rose to the task!
Mary Berry, RHS Ambassador, added the final rose to a three-tiered floral cake display made by floral decorator to the Royals and celebrities Simon Lycett, to celebrate the opening of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Wisley Flower Show. The show ...
Read More »My name is Ranveer Chin
Ranveer Singh appears in his most mouth-watering role to date. The star, known for his adventurous approach to choosing movies and creating memorable cinematic characters, has been signed on as the brand ambassador for Ching’s Secret – and so impressed ...
Read More »Stars stand up for women
Oxfam and a host of stars including Muzz Khan, Khiyo, Nadia Manzoor, Neelofer Mir, Sheema Mukherjee, Eternal Taal and Bollywood dancers will be standing up for Women in South Asia and supporting the London Mela this year on Sunday 31st ...
Read More »British Bangladeshi singer goes global
Hailing from London with Bangladeshi origins, the incredible Salique releases a breath of fresh air into the British Asian music scene with his brand new, highly anticipated love song, Yallah Azizi. Fresh from his worldwide success with debut single Let ...
Read More »Smash the Tour showcases Smash the Floor
Whatever it is, Poeticat is not a shy, retiring and conformist band. Ask them to describe themselves, and you’ll get salvos such as: “With roots in London and Lisbon, Poeticat is an energetic and unique rock band infusing elements of ...
Read More »Delilah’s “from the roots up” diffuses through Union Chapel
Hanan Abdel-Khalek went to Delilah’s recent show in London and found out what the singer’s up to in between gigs. Parisian born singer Delilah shut the venue down on Tuesday, 5th August after delivering one of her most hauntingly beautiful ...
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