Category: News
MUSIC VENUE TRUST WELCOMES BUSINESS RATE CUT
The charity which fights to protect and grow the UK’s grassroots music venues has welcomed the first step by the new Burnham administration to help do likewise by announcing a 20 per cent reduction in business rates for live venues in England, and has called on the three devolved administrations to do the same.
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New PM Burnham can grow UK music says industry boss
The head of the organization which represents the UK’s music industry has challenged new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to maintain his support for the £8 billion sector and implement a five-point plan for its continued growth.
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RIP Jennifer Finch
Jennifer Finch, the long-serving bass player with LA grunge veterans L7, has died at the age of 59, following a short battle with brain cancer.
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RIP Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler, the first lady of Welsh rock ‘n’ roll, has died suddenly at the age of 75.
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SUNSCREEN FOR ME KNEBWORTH… HALLOWED BE THE DUTCH…
As the Über Kingdom prepares for not only one of its biggest ever metal celebrations but also another heatwave for it to bask in, Jase W looks back at how two of Holland’s biggest festivals handled a record-breaking rise in the mercury levels…
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RIP Kevin Chown
Bassist Kevin Chown, best known for his work with Tarja Turunen, Cosmosquad and Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatballs, has died at the age of 56, following a battle with cancer.
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RIP Turlough McShane
We are saddened to hear of the death of Turlough McShane, perhaps the most respected production and stage manager to have worked on the island of Ireland.
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RIP Philip Keaveney
Irish music journalist, podcaster, promoter and all round champion of the island’s metal scene Philip Keaveney has died, following a long illness, at a hospice in his native Roscommon. He was 46 years old.
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It’s A Right(s) Royal(ty) Argument…
How do you make sure royalties reach the right creators? But without ripping off those who pay the royalties? Those are the questions asked by the Music Venue Trust (MVT) in the latest edition of its #LastSafeSpace podcast.
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Nicko McBrain to say #HelloBoysAndGirls in person
Former Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is to step up to the microphone on a spoken word tour to promote his upcoming autobiography.
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Bloodstock reveals first draft of #NewBlood
There can be no doubt that few, if any, other festivals are as committed to or invested in the cultivation and development grassroots metal scene quite as heavily as Bloodstock, as evinced by its annual #Metal2TheMasses showcase of the finest rising talent, which this year alone offers the invaluable opportunity for bands from 30 different locations across the Über Kingdom, and beyond, to burst out of their native environments and onto at least one, and hopefully more, bigger stages.
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Grassroots Music Venues Take Centre Stage in New Partnership
A new initiative aims to test whether current royalty distribution models accurately reflect the music performed in grassroots music venues and ensure that both the venues and artists are fairly treated.
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