SXSW 2013 comes to a close in Austin with a three hour funk and soul extravangza from Prince and his 22-piece band
Continuing the international theme on OTR this week, Joe Griffin reports on last weekend’s Lisboa Irish Festival in Portugal
Time to get your beads on and go see the Zulu king
If it’s January, it must be time for the annual trip to Groningen. Over the last couple of years, the Eurosonic music festival has become the best possible start to the year in the binge-gigging business. Those seeking fresh new …
A year ago, we wrote about David Bowie on the occasion of his 65th birthday and wondered if we’d ever see him perform in concert or release new music again. A year on, as he turns 66, there’s the re-return …
There are some places where the festival season continues when the tents come down and the days turn dark. We may associate the festival circuit with the summer months, when bands and fans roam Europe’s fields in search of thrills …
There’s a superb piece by Steve Greenberg here about how “Thriller”, 30 years old this month, changed the world. He talks at great length about the huge sales tally, the singles, the videos turning on MTV audiences, how black pop …
It was Jeffrey Remedios who nailed it. Speaking on the managers’ panel at the Hard Working Class Heroes Convention on Friday afternoon, the founder of Canada’s Arts & Crafts group, who works with everyone from Broken Social Scene to Feist, …
