Category: News

CLARE BOWEN HEADLINES FIRST UK TOUR AND RELEASES MUCH ANTICIPATED DEBUT RECORD

August 16, 2018

Born in Australia and now based in the US, singer songwriter and actress Clare Bowen is set to release her debut album in the UK, ahead of her first ever tour in the country. The eponymous album will be out on August 31, and has been preceded by the beautifully crafted, ‘Let It Rain’ on 27 July, a showcase of Clare’s striking vocal abilities. The track was debuted on “Whispering” Bob Harris’s BBC 2 radio show in mid-July.

STUPIDLY HAPPY – TC&I Announce Swindon Mini-Residency – Half of XTC LIVE! It’s Really Happening

August 2, 2018

There was a stirring in The Downs this week as TC&I – the new collaboration between XTC’s Colin Moulding and Terry Chambers – announced plans for live shows.
The duo, who released their debut EP Great Aspirations at the end of last year, will perform at home town venue The Swindon Arts Centre for four consecutive nights from October 29 to November 1.

HIGH FLYING BIRDS – A Flock of Seagulls’ Bassist Frank Maudsley On The Return Of The 1980’s Fab Four

July 31, 2018

With their futuristic sound and frontman Mike Score’s outlandish haircut, A Flock of Seagulls were as synonymous with the eighties as yuppies, ET and DeLorean cars.
They achieved rapid fame – perhaps too rapid in retrospect – and burned brightly but briefly – the original quartet releasing just two albums. before imploding in a whirl of breakdowns and inter-band rivalries.