Here is the first in what will be a regular series of news round-ups for this year’s Live In Barnsley festival. Here we take a look at the first lot of acts announced to play the festival. Fifty-six acts announced so far, with many, many others to go. THE BLACK LAMPS / CAVORTS / AZTEC … Continue reading
Formerly known as The Surrogates and having been through minor line-up changes in the last year or so, Mourning Singers, based between Barnsley and Doncaster, have finally got round to releasing their debut record, an eight track mini-album called Let The Quiet Hold You. I first saw the band perform over two years ago on … Continue reading
This summer I do something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and that it start a small independent bandcamp label. I’ve got off my arse to do it following a conversation with local musician Del Scott Miller, after he asked me advise about releasing an album. I suggested I’d like to help him … Continue reading
Cubic are an indie three piece from Barnsley. After looking at their Facebook page I really don’t know any more than I did to start with: the band members go by the pseudonyms Rev.a.lution, Zen Warrior and Adrianne Fontayne, and there isn’t much else to go on. According to Alternative Barnsley daddy Jason White the … Continue reading
Cooper Blood Band quite accurately describe themselves as a powerful three piece rock/pop band. Featuring members of Pulp Friction, The Glavins, Junkyard Dog and Breakhorse; despite the band only just approaching it’s first birthday, they have already been around the block a few times. The band have recorded two songs with local recording legend Alan … Continue reading
And so Live In Barnsley rolls around for a third year and I have the opportunity to see quite a number of local bands perform there for the first time, a few old favorites and a tonne of bands from outside of town playing too. I’d drawn up my itinerary a few days before; listing … Continue reading
Over the weekend of 2nd – 4th October, all over the country, gigs, concerts and festivals have been (and are still being) organised with the purpose of showing solidarity in the face of a central government cuts. The series of events are called We Shall Overcome. At each event, we organisers and volunteers show solidarity … Continue reading
For the last five years, and since their first compilation release, Of National Importance Records (ONI) has continuously released some of the best music to come out of Barnsley in the last thirty years. It’s name, in itself, is the definition of home grown quality music during a time when certain figureheads on the scene … Continue reading
Jamie Briggs has been part of the Barnsley music scene for well over fifteen years now. Alongside his former Imoko Set co-vocalist Emma Johnstone and drummer David Haigh, and Black Vines vocalist/guitarist Stuburt he originally performed in Grande Casino, during those latter days of BritPop. However, over the last five years, he fronted Imoko Set, … Continue reading
At the end of this month, the Barnsley label, Of National Importance Records, releases its second full-length compilation album, the second since the label’s launch in 2009. This follows what is probably a pinnacle year for the label and it’s owner Joe. Truly outstanding EPs were released by both Aztec Doll and The Exhibition and … Continue reading
