Hackney Empire Reveals First Details of Creative Futures Endeavours for 2024
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2024
As Hackney Empire celebrates more than 120 years at the heart of the local community, Artistic Director Yamin Choudury, Learning & Participation Producer Fatima Sheekhuna, and the whole team have announced the first details of the theatre's Creative Futures endeavours for 2024.
Dean Dillon Signs Publishing Deal With River House Artists And Sony Music Publishing
by Michael Major - Jan 24, 2024
Dillon was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 alongside Bob Dylan and Shel Silverstein), and has penned many iconic hits for chart-topping artists including George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Lee Ann Womack, Toby Keith, among others. His association with George Strait over the years has brought him to an icon status.
Mark Knopfler to Release New Album 'One Deep River' in April
by Michael Major - Jan 24, 2024
The record will feature 12 new songs, highlighting Knopfler's warm Geordie vocals, his poetic storytelling and richly melodic guitar playing. The first single from the album, “Ahead Of The Game,” is out now, a wistful story about a singer/songwriter struggling to make it, set to a distinctively Knopfler riff.
Vide: Shane Smith & The Saints Release Video For New Song 'All The Way'
by Michael Major - Jan 17, 2024
Shane Smith & The Saints release a poignant new song, 'All The Way' with a powerful music video. The new collection is their first album in five years. Norther contains 13 tracks that offer the full spectrum of the group's genre-bending style – an eclectic blend of country, Southern rock, folk, and dashes of honky-tonk with four-part harmonies.
John Leventhal Shares 'The Only Ghost' From Debut Album 'Rumble Strip'
by Michael Major - Jan 17, 2024
That willingness to confront pays off handsomely on Rumble Strip, which combines Leventhal's distinctive, lyrical guitar work, full-band productions with and without vocals, solo guitar pieces that draw on Leventhal's love for classical music and Anglican hymns, and humid blasts of Southern soul, country twang, and improvisation.
The Allman Betts Band Announces 2024 Spring Tour
by Michael Major - Jan 16, 2024
Together, they're the leaders of The Allman Betts Band, a supergroup anchored by sharp songwriting, fiery fretwork, and a historic legacy. Inspired by the classic sounds of the group's family tree, The Allman Betts Band makes timeless rock & roll for the modern world, blurring the boundaries between blues, Americana, and southern soul.
BIG RIVER Film Adaptation in the Works By CHICKEN & BISCUITS Writer Douglas Lyons
by Michael Major - Jan 16, 2024
Douglas Lyons, who wrote the 2021 Broadway play Chicken and Biscuits, is adapting Big River into a movie musical. Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn first opened on Broadway in 1985, winning seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. A revival opened in 2003 with a special ASL production.
Ben Frost Shares New Track 'The River Of Light And Radiation'
by Michael Major - Jan 11, 2024
In the sonic crucible of Ben Frost's Scope Neglect, music undergoes a metamorphic alchemy. From the album's opening track, the familiar aural chemistry of metal is immediately untethered, isolated in the vacuum, stripped of its cultural trappings and heavy armory, and then loaded into a particle accelerator.