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Andy Coleman

Andy Coleman

New fab four

CLASSIC Beatles’ albums inspired The Killers to hire a Birmingham painter for the cover artwork of the band’s latest album, Day & Age, reveals frontman Brandon Flowers.Read

The View’s take on the new

WHEN The View burst out of Dundee and onto the indie music scene they quickly established themselves as one of the nation’s most popular bands with their 2007 debut album Hats Off To The Buskers going straight to number one.Read

Priest unveil concept album

MIDLAND metal gods Judas Priest will be serving up a riot of rock when they play Birmingham’s LG Arena tomorrow.Read

Red for go at the Rainbow

BIRMINGHAM’S latest TV sensations, Scarlet Harlots, will play a homecoming gig at The Rainbow in Digbeth on Monday.Read

I don’t want to be Madonna!

SHE has won major awards for her work in the theatre but Barbara Dickson is in no hurry to return to treading the boards.Read

Canadian indie band Coasts in

IF friends who play together stay together Canadian outfit The Coast will be around for a long time.Read

Untypical rock star with new album on the road

HE’S not your typical rock star but Colin Blunstone is one of Britain’s most respected and popular vocalists and certainly the most famous singer to come out of St Albans.Read

Fans are urged to show their metal

HEAVY metal icons Rob Halford and Tony Iommi have added their support for a hard rock music archive at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.Read

Truth behind success

THERE’S an advert on TV at the moment for a well-known insurance company.Read

New single and appearance in Brum for The Fray faithful

WHEN The Fray released their album, How To Save A Life, in 2005, it proved to be an instant success worldwide. Now the Denver-based indie rock band are ready to work their magic again with new single, You Found Me, out this week, followed by self-titled album on February 9. Tickets for their show at Brum’s O2 Academy on May 1 go on sale today.Read

Intimate new sound for Bloc

WHEN Bloc Party released their debut album Silent Alarm in 2005 it received critical acclaim.Read

Battle of the bands

BIRMINGHAM may be able to boast of being the home to Britain’s best unsigned band this weekend – for the second year running.Read

‘Kids just know my music rocks’

SEASICK Steve is bemused that he has become so successful when many people his age are enjoying retirement .Read

Joe tickets prove hot property thanks to internet

HE is unsigned and has yet to release an album but tickets for Joe Brooks’s Birmingham show next Wednesday are on sale for £79 each on the internet.Read

Stars starting over

THEY’VE released three albums, sold six million records and have toured the States almost non-stop for eight years – but American hard rockers Shinedown are starting all over again in order to make it big in the UK.Read

It’s party time - GaGa’s in town

AS a child Lady GaGa would sing along on her mini plastic tape recorder to Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper hits, and get twirled in the air in daddy’s arms to the sounds of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.Read

I love the sugar rush

TAKE one teenage lyricist, team him with a mysterious studio whizzkid and introduce them to a major record label.Read

Del Toro refuses to listen to Oscar buzz

BENICIO Del Toro must be one of the most modest actors in Hollywood.Read

Lines going back to school for support

RISING stars The Lines went back to school to find the support band for their forthcoming gig in Wolverhampton.Read

Rick and Bruce keep the Jam formula fresh

TWO thirds of the original Jam line-up are performing the band’s hits as From The Jam. Andy Coleman spoke to Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler as they prepared for tomorrow’s gig at the Carling Academy.Read

Author Profile

Andy Coleman is a Birmingham Mail veteran having worked at the paper for 25 years. He is the Mail's music editor, regularly reviewing rock concerts at the NEC, NIA and Carling Academy, as well as CDs and DVDs. Andy edits the Friday What's On section.