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Ball & Boe: A Very Merry Christmas TV Special
Dynamic duo Michael Ball and Alfie Boe reunite to spread a night of festival cheer across the UK. Friday 20th December, 9:30pm on ITV, Ball & Boe: A Very Merry Christmas – will air featuring some truly special guests. Among the glittery stars taking part will be Gregory Porter, Shaun Escoffery, Luke Evans and Dame…
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Hark The Herald Angels Bing: Crosby Makes Chart History
Today, the brand new orchestral album from Bing Crosby, accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra, makes UK chart history by appearing in the Top 10 of the UK Official Albums Chart. This is the first time the legendary singer has been back in the albums chart for over 40 years – the last being 1977, the year he died.…
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Creating a Political Stormzy
UK Grime artist Stormzy created his own political storm with his tweet in favour of Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn and a call to action in voting. Stormzy’s tweet on the eve of the voting registration deadline, saw a 351k surge in registrations with 351k – with over 100k of those being young persons aged 18-24. A…
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Review: Mellow Baku Live at More Coffee
More Coffee, a small barista house in the heart of Melton Mowbray, now serves up a special kind of brew in the form of live music. Leicester singer/songwriter Mellow Baku was first to spread her cosmic blessings upon the house, with a blend of Jazz, Spoken Word and Roots music. Opening with ‘My Song’, an…
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Musicvein Quotes: Music Gives My Imagination Wings
Does your mind transcend when listening to a piece of music? I was listening to Ludovico Einaudi‘s – Seven Days Walking album and could visualize myself cold, while taking a brisk walk, noting all the animals and occasional people I encountered along the way. More recently I happened to be listening to Pink Floyd‘s –…
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Letters from Bing Crosby
HLC, the estate of Bing Crosby have released a series of moving letters from Bing Crosby to the families of soldiers during WWII. Also in the collection are poignant photographs of Crosby entertaining troops on the front lines, singing to crowds of soldiers in England, France and Belgium. Performing on outdoor makeshift stages, usually wearing…
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Decca’s Search For Bing Crosby
Decca Records have announced a nationwide search for people named Bing Crosby, in a bid to bring them together for a once in a lifetime festive lunch. There is believed to be only three persons living in the UK with the birth name, and Decca’s ambitious Christmas wish is to have them enjoy a 5-star…
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Musicvein Spotify Playlist: 90s Boybands & Solos
Check out the new Musicvein playlist on Spotify! 90’s Boybands & Solos – featuring music from NSync, East 17, NKOTB, LFO, Backstreet Boys, Blue, Another Level and many many more. Almost 3 hours of hits to relive your youth or delve into the past
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Crowd Company – Express 76
Now this is a lively and heart-racing track for a bleak Monday Morning! Crowd Company‘s latest single ‘Express 76’ featuring Ryan Zodis & Eric Bloom from funk-band Lettuce, serves up a groovy instrumental tour de force. London-based 8 piece band Crowd Company provide a modern take on vintage funk & soul. Brimming full of energy with a raw edge,…
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Sunny Ozell Talks Overnight Lows
Last week I received an exciting phone call from Americana sweetheart Sunny Ozell, talking about her new album ‘Overnight Lows’, due for release February 2020. Last time we had a conversation, Sunny hinted that her next album would be full of originals and may take on a different approach to the debut. Musicvein was eager…
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