Beatles on itunes

My last post was written on small record labels and start-up bands. Here’s the polar opposite and a story which caught my eye.
Yesterday it was announced that the entire Beatles back catalogue will be available to purchase on itunes. And they are amongst the last major artists

Self-releasing

In the old days you had to get a record deal before you could even think of recording that top quality album. And to do that you had to work hard, gig hard, and hopefully be in the right place at the right time and get spotted by the right person. It took a lot of determination and a little bit of

Open mic night at Spice of Life: Katie Ferarra and Jaz Delorean

You know those cute little gigs where you’re pretty much playing in someone’s living room? Well, yeah – Spice of Life’s backstage bar is pretty much that. It just happens to serve

Toxic Funk Berry: Ridding the world of rotten berries.

Proud Camden is a cult venue in the heart of Camden which entertains all kinds of celebrities in what used to be a horse hospital. The building is grade II listed and comes complete with stables which have been turned into

Skull Candy

London is a pretty awesome place to live. Especially when you can wake up one morning (albeit having planned to arrange it the night before) and decide you want to go and buy new headphones. So, off to Moorgate Sophie and I headed. Headed being the optimum word – we kinda missed

Matt Chambers: ITAOL

Matt Chambers is a loud and proud metalhead, with long, dark hair floating down his back and an awesome tattoo on his hand that lights up under black light like to reveal the outline of his bones. Dressed all in black, wearing a Sikth hoody (one of his idolised bands), he is the

Bit late off the band wagon

At least I didn’t get hurt falling off.