MTTM - More Than The Music | Music reviews, interviews, features and news

Jul 9, 2011

Eliza Carthy – O2 Academy, Oxford

Photos of Eliza Carthy at O2 Academy, Oxford on 8th July 2011. Taken by Jo Cox – www.jocoxphotography.co.uk ...

Jul 9, 2011

Cornbury 2011 – Sunday

Photos from Sunday at Cornbury Festival 2011 including Olly Murs, Status Quo, The Straits and Saw Doctors. Taken by Jo Cox – www.jocoxphotography.co.uk ...

Jul 8, 2011

Posted by Catherine May | 0 comments

Cloud 9 Festival Organiser Interview | July 2011

At More Than The Music, we love to bring you interviews with bands and artists who we love and who we think are doing great things for the industry. Hannah Cox, one of the organisers of Cloud 9 festival very much falls into the latter category. The Festival is into its third year, but on August 6th it will be the first time the festival has partnered with the charities CALM and...

Jul 8, 2011

Posted by Emily Jackett | 0 comments

01/07/2011 | Paul Simon – Roundhouse, Camden

Paul Simon kicked off the itunes festival last week, a month of free gigs at London’s Roundhouse, featuring 60 artists from the 1st to the 31st july including Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Adele, Kasabian and Arctic Monkeys. 3,300 crammed into the Camden venue for free, leaving security to deal with hoards of unlucky fans at the door. Earlier in the week Simon was forced to...

Jul 7, 2011

Posted by Siobhanne Beattie | 0 comments

Edith Bowman

Looking flawlessly chic in a gypsy-inspired white dress, I watched in complete awe, as Edith Bowman presented The Killers with “Best Internationl Band” at The 2005 NME Awards, fighting off stiff competition from Scissor Sisters, Kings Of Leon, and U2. However, contrary to popular belief, my awe wasn’t a reaction to the band deservedly clinching the infamous V...

Jul 7, 2011

Posted by Emily Bruce | 0 comments

New Music: Stylusboy

Stylusboy is the recording name for Steve Jones, an up-and-coming Coventry-based musician who makes poppy folk music. His first EP Fingerprint was released in 2009, and since then the singer-songwriter has been turning many heads. He has been featured on BBC Introducing, as well as building up quite a live following having played alongside such acts as Newton Faulkner, whose music...

Jul 4, 2011

Posted by Simi Bhullar | 0 comments

Imogen Heap

The music industry can be described in a similar way to a body of water. Though the surface can seem gentle and slow moving, beneath the calm exterior lies a constant process of evolution and advancing movement. Many bands are lost in the dark shadows as a skimmed stone always falls to the bottom of the riverbed to join the thousands of others who have followed the same route only...

Jul 4, 2011

Posted by Lisa Bentley | 0 comments

Music News: Monday 4th July 2011

Headlines Jessie J Cancels Festival Appearances Unfortunately due to having broken her foot in two places Jessie J has had to cancel her up and coming festival appearances. The festivals affected are Paris: Orange Rock Corps, T In The Park, Oxegen, T4 On The Beach, Wembley: Orange Rock Corps, iTunes Festival, Lovebox, Radio Aire Party, In The Park, Key 103 Summertime Live,...

Jul 4, 2011

Posted by Jo Cox | 0 comments

Cornbury 2011 – Saturday

Photos from Saturday at Cornbury Festival 2011 including Little Fish, Miriam Jones, Saint Jude, Imelda May and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Taken by Jo Cox – www.jocoxphotography.co.uk ...

Jul 3, 2011

Posted by Siobhanne Beattie | 0 comments

Introducing Transfer

Having already gained a dedicated fan-base here in the UK and at home in the US, San Francisco’s Transfer have already evolved past the point of upcoming. Brought together by a mutual friend and bonding over a shared love of music gave birth to this exciting new band, fresh from their slot at London’s Hard Rock Calling at Hyde Park alongside The Killers. Transfer are set to...