Features | MTTM - More Than The Music

Feb 8, 2012

Your Valentine’s Playlist

With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, MTTM decided to bring you a list of V Day tunes. Whether you’re single or happily loved up this February 14th there’s a track here to make your day. Kimberley Manderson – Reviewer Having not had very many positive Valentine’s experiences (sob) I’ve become a fan of the anti-valentine theme. Enter the...

Dec 31, 2011

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2011 Highlights

Trying to sum up my musical highlights of 2011 is proving a little difficult, as it was such a good year, musically! If I had to pick my absolute favourite album of the year though, I think it would have to be Adele’s 21. Yes, it really is that good. When I heard first single Rolling in the Deep this time last year I was blown away and couldn’t wait to hear the rest of the...

Dec 24, 2011

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Fave Christmas Tunes

It is really difficult to pick a definitive Christmas song but I think Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? is my favourite! I think it is important to remember that Christmas isn’t really about presents, but we should try and remember how fortunate we are and be grateful for that and I think this song serves that purpose in reminding us. Also, as a massive...

Dec 24, 2011

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Fave Christmas Tunes

It’s hard to pick my favourite Christmas song ever, but (with a little bit of shame, but not too much – everyone’s allowed their guilty pleasures!) I have to admit mine is Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” Okay, it’s cheesy, but by god is it a good pop song – and a little bit of cheese is exactly what you need at...

Dec 18, 2011

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Where Are The Women?

Last month the BPI ran a wonderful story, the title of which exclaimed “Female Artists Dominate Official Albums Chart in 2011″. Great I thought, the music industry and consumers are finally waking up to the thousands of talented women out there. Imagine my dismay then as I read on only to discover that female artists now account for one in three sales in the album...

Nov 14, 2011

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The Airpiano

The unveiling of an instrument is quite a rare event in the twenty first century so I was delighted to be asked to investigate the relatively new AirPiano; could it be a suitable Christmas gift? A revolutionary concept in music technology, the AirPiano is nothing like the familiar set up of a keyboard instrument. It draws on computer technology for inspiration and is sometimes...

Nov 9, 2011

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Rock’s Backpages Launch New eBooks Series

Rock’s Backpages celebrates its 10th birthday this month with the launch of a new ebooks series, headed by former MOJO editor, Mat Snow. Rock’s Backpages is the world’s largest online library of rock journalism and has launched two brand new divisions : Backpages Classics and Backpages Anthologies. Backpages Classics breathes new life into essential music books...

Oct 17, 2011

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Liverpool Music Week 2011

Liverpool Sound City, Africa Oye Festival, The Mathew Street Festival. All done and dusted for another year, however Liverpool still has one more music festival up its proverbial sleeve. This autumn sees the return of Liverpool Music Week, the largest indoor winter music festival in Liverpool. Having recently been nominated as the Fans Best Festival in the UK Festival Awards,...

Oct 13, 2011

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International Wimbledon Music Festival 2011

The South West London suburb of Wimbledon is normally synonymous with tennis, cream teas and The Wombles. During November, however, it becomes host to The 2011 International Wimbledon Music Festival. The Festival runs from 12th – 27th November and consists of twenty ‘world-class’ events. It began in 2009 as a way to offer SW19 the opportunity to enjoy some high quality...

Oct 13, 2011

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Dusty Springfield

‘Goin’ Back : The Definitive Dusty Springfield’ is a stunning collection of hits celebrating one of the most iconic female voices of the 20th Century, released 7th November via UMC. Born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien 16th April 1939 in West London, Dusty Springfield enjoyed a successful career spanning over 40 years and earning her the title, ‘White...