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Tour could be classed as a bit of a warm-up for next year's 40th birthday

EXPECT some forgotten folk gems to make an appearance at Steeleye Span's concert at Birmingham Town Hall next Thursday. Read

I'm going wild with the boys!

BIRMINGHAM rockers Duran Duran are to team up with the hottest remixer of the moment, Mark Ronson, after the Brit Award winner revealed he was one of the band's biggest fans. Read

Talent runs in the family

IT has been an eventful journey for Andy and Carl Pemberton who narrowly missed out on capturing the 2005 X Factor crown. Read

Catch busy Carina while she's here!

WHEN making music is your passion you just can't stop! Take Midland singer-songwriter Carina Round. After constantly gigging around the region she signed to a major label and relocated to Los Angeles in 2005. Read

I just want to try some different things

NICK Cave fans may be disappointed if they're expecting the musician to play lots of guitar at his Birmingham Carling Academy show on Monday. Read

Memories fade but Melody lingers on...

AT the age of 19 Melody Gardot was involved in a road accident which changed her life. Read

Musical marriage made in heaven

REPORTS suggest that plans for a Led Zeppelin tour have been put on hold because singer Robert Plant is concentrating on his new 'career' with country star Alison Krauss. Read

Angus and Julia Stone

Brotherly love

WHEN Travis frontman Fran Healy took Australian brother and sister Angus and Julia Stone under his wing he did a lot more than just help them with their debut album. Read

Lykke Li

Growing army of fans for Lykke

WHEN Swedish singer Lykke Li Zachrisson played her first London shows last autumn, queues of fans desperate to see the MySpace sensation quickly formed outside the venues. Read

Support Feeder in Brum

BIRMINGHAM unsigned bands are being given the chance to support rock band Feeder at an intimate city gig. Read

Pink Floyd

Next best thing for Floyd fans

FANS of the legendary Pink Floyd may fear that the band will never tour again - but all is not lost. Read

Tom McRae & The Hotel Cafe Tour

WHAT is The Hotel Cafe Tour? Read

Acoustic festival is on song

JETHRO Tull, Marillion and Peter Tork of The Monkees headline a Midland music festival next month. Read

Delays

Delays rush to get back on road

SOUTHAMPTON four-piece Delays released their debut album, Faded Seaside Glamour to much praise in 2002 and built a strong fanbase with a series of tours. Read

Simple Plan

Great tracks come from taking risks

CANADIAN rockers Simple Plan are rarin' to go as they prepare to present their new material to Midland fans tomorrow. Read

Nizlopi

We are prepared to take requests

MIDLAND duo Luke Concannon and John Parker - aka Nizlopi - are ready to receive requests when they play Birmingham Glee Club next Wednesday. Read

We hope to snowball our fanbase

GATES TO LIDICE Read

Smokie

We're not seen as fashionable here

WE may not see Smokie in the British charts these days but the veteran band has enjoyed platinum selling albums in every decade since the 70s. Read

The Courteeners

You shouldn't judge a book by its cover

THE hair, the simian swagger, the cocksure attitude, and even his first name. Oh, and he's from Manchester too. Read

Liza Minneli

Liza has lived life to the full

LIZA Minnelli has been there and done it all. Read

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