Artist Profile: Lisa Theunissen

10:16am Thursday 13th November 2008

Introduce yourself: I’m Lisa Theunissen, a South African singer-songwriter, who’s been working my socks off here for just over 10 years.

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Achilla Instinct

10:03am Thursday 13th November 2008

Mariamarta, the lead singer of goth progressive rock band, Achilla, has an impressive pair of lungs. She is the current Guinness world record holder for vocal range, beating off diva’s Carey, Lewis and a number of X Factor wannabees to the title.

Fall-ing into the big time

12:13pm Wednesday 12th November 2008

The next year could be a very exciting one for Essex boys Cinders Fall.

Taking the Mic

1:46pm Thursday 6th November 2008

Getting up on stage at an open mike night in front of a pub full of people will either a) induce shaking, vomit, underarm sweat patches and realisation that even filling out your tax return would be preferable to being here right now, or b) release the natural born show off in you, as you pull off an acapella medley of ABBA songs, take a bow and await Simon Cowell’s call.

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Band Focus: The Magnets

1:23pm Thursday 6th November 2008

Introduce yourself Nic Doodson director, founder and tenor in The Magnets. We’re an a cappella band meaning we make all of our music live including the bass and drums without instruments. We prefer to call it V’n’B — or Vocals and Beats.

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Cruise star McDonald celebrates a decade of fame

12:15pm Thursday 6th November 2008

A decade ago Jane McDonald shot to fame as a cabaret singer on BBC docusoap The Cruise, and her career has not looked back since.

Latest Osmond star makes a name for himself

5:13pm Thursday 30th October 2008

In the year when the Osmonds celebrated 50 years in the music industry, the bandwagon around the family seems nowhere near coming to a halt.

Croydon's queen of punk is back

12:50pm Thursday 30th October 2008

Anne Clark is very much the local girl done good. Born in Croydon in the 1960’s the former Oval Primary School, Taunton Manor and Purley High School for Girls pupil has released almost two dozen albums and worked with the likes of Paul Weller. GRAHAM MOODY talks to her about her first studio offering in 12 years and why she prefers working abroad.

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