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Abba tribute band playing Birmingham

THE appetite for the music of Abba seems as healthy as ever with the stage show Mamma Mia! still doing great business and the DVD of the movie now a favourite in homes around the world.Read

It’s looking up for Vic

n IN HER latest underwear photo-shoot for Emporio Armani, Victoria Beckham can be seen climbing a ladder while wearing high heels. Victoria, pictured, posed for a series of shots taken by fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.Read

Singer-songwriter Mr Hudson goes (Kanye) West for new album \n

MR Hudson’s debut album was titled A Tale Of Two Cities – but the follow-up could have been dubbed A Story Of Two Continents.Read

Blue sign off with a pledge to return with new material

BLUE’S run of reunion shows ends tomorrow with a charity gig in Tamworth – although the band insist they never actually split up.Read

The two sides of InMe's Dave McPherson

KNOWN to many as frontman of rockers InMe, Dave McPherson is undertaking a short solo tour which reaches Birmingham Asylum on August 24.Read

Eighties Norwegian pop stars A-ha will be playing in Birmingham

THERE may be the same high pitch vocals, the cheekbones so sharp they could cut glass, and the clipped Norwegian accents, but I feel like my mind is playing tricks on me as A-ha chat about their forthcoming gig in Birmingham.Read

Local Heroes: Faded Cadence

Name: Matt Carter.Read

Wolverhampton date for ZZ Top's UK tour

THE legendary ZZ Top are heading for the Midlands and a show at Wolverhampton Civic Hall – one of just two UK dates.Read

A long player after 21 years

YOUNG Soul Rebel Kevin Archer had high hopes for his new musical project when he quit Dexys Midnight Runners in 1981 - but it has taken 21 years for the Blue Ox Babes’ debut album to be released.Read

Gerry sets pace for Sixties revival

EUROPE’S biggest Swinging Sixties revival show is heading for the Midlands next month.Read

Local Heroes: Sick City Club

Name: Alex Marshall.Read

Cornershop opens for business again with first album in seven years

SEVEN years after their last album, Cornershop are back – and they’ve even had a mention on prime time soap, Coronation Street for good measure.Read

Scandinavian metal heroes set for Bloodstock invasion

THERE will be metal mayhem in the Midlands next month as the Bloodstock Open Air festival opens its gates for three-days of eardrum-shattering noise and general all-out assault on the senses.Read

Buckcherry promise to bring thunder!

AFTER releasing two albums, Los Angeles-based hard rock band Buckcherry dissolved, but three years later they rose from the ashes and delivered a monster hit record, 15.Read

Supersonic festival review

Our first trip to the festival in the heartland of metal - Getintothis gets supersonically gnarly.Read

JLS to star at Midlands Music Festival in Tamworth

BOYBAND JLS are the latest X Factor act to top the British charts with their debut release.Read

There’s a method to their madness

THE Ashes bandwagon rolls into Birmingham next Thursday, with England squaring up against Australia at Edgbaston.Read

Music must reflect your attitudes

Name: Steven Roberts.Read

I woke up in The Human League!

AFTER a good night out most of us are left with a headache and some hazy memories. But not Joanne Catherall.Read

Out of Darkness, into the spotlight

SAVING Aimee are six pals from St Albans who decided to form a band after seeing Enter Shikari and Friendly Fires play at their local youth club.Read