THE four original members of The Blow Monkeys, Dr Robert, Mick Anker, Tony Kiley and Neville Henry, are back together, back on the road and heading for Birmingham.Read
WHEN British rock mavericks Jethro Tull made the long trip to Mumbai last year to work with acclaimed Asian musician Anoushka Shankar, they unexpectedly found themselves at the centre of a horrific and dramatic global event.Read
THE trend for acts to perform entire albums track-by-track live has been embraced by everyone from Gary Numan, Ultravox, Sparks and The Cult to Manic Street Preachers and even Van Morrison.Read
SOME diehard fans will follow their favourite musicians around the country, parting with hard-earned cash to watch the same show night after night.Read
HAVING cut his teeth playing ‘nu-folk’ in cafés and restaurants, San Francisco-based songwriter Meric Long became fascinated by the percussive force of West African music.Read
BIRMINGHAM band Ocean Colour Scene were the first act to perform at the Carling Academy in Dale End nine years ago and now they will mark the opening of the venue’s new home with a very special gig.Read
CELEBRATING 22 years as the face and voice of The Christians, Garry Christian doesn’t appear to have aged a day since the group’s million-selling, self-titled hit album entered the charts at number two back in 1987.Read
IT’S the year of the quirky hairstyle! Firstly, we were introduced to the spiky Flock of Seagulls-style barnet of La Roux’s Elly Jackson’s and now we have Erik Hassle’s ginger afro.Read
IF La Roux, Ladyhawke and Little Boots fail to satisfy your appetite for retro electro rock check out I Haunt Wizards at Birmingham’s Rainbow Courtyard on Sunday.Read
SINGER Florence Rawlings may have never been to Birmingham before this week, but her career is closely linked to the city thanks to a children’s musical.Read
