The summer’s festival season is in full swing. There are plenty of amazing festivals here in Britain and you get to enjoy some of the best acts in the whole world at these events. Summer festivals are also fun for making new discoveries and introducing yourself to fresh new bands. If you are heading down to Reading this year, the line-up is going to provide amazing experiences for all mus...

Music albums often deliver some of the most iconic pieces of artwork in modern culture.  The links between music and the rest of what are collectively known as “the arts” is usually plain to see when you look at some album covers. Some become iconic because they are brutal in their simplicity and meaning – think the cover for Nirvana’s Nevermind album – while...

Whether you’re a musician just starting out on what you hope will be the road to superstardom, or you’re a multi-platinum selling artist playing to sell-out crowds around the world, there are some venues that stand as iconic monuments when it comes to music achievements.

Smaller up and coming bands in the United Kingdom might want to play a Friday night at Camden’s K...

Even if you don’t consider yourself a music lover, it is hard to find someone that isn’t touched by music in some way.  Like we all have a favourite movie, we all have a favourite song or style of music, or a particular song that means a lot to us and makes us think of a certain person or time in our lives.

Those with a passion for music often enjoy r...

The harp guitar is one of the strangest looking but best sounding instruments in the world.  While the harp guitar has existed in various guises for centuries, the accepted definition of what a harp guitar is today comprises of what looks like a standard acoustic guitar with one end of a harp added to the top of it.

Electric harp guitars are also available, but the most famous ha...

Speaking to some of the younger generation of today, if you mention saxophone to them they’ll instantly associate it with being “old fashioned.”  While the saxophone certainly has a rich and storied history, it is wrong to suggest that it belongs in the past.

In fact, all you have to do is look at some of the hottest bands today and you can see how much of a par...