Archive for October, 2007
Women are choosing to have moggies rather than babies
The stereotype of the typical cat lover is a single female who has never married. But according to a new survey conducted by cat behaviour expert, Vicky Halls, this clearly isn’t the case. Yes, the majority were women (96%), fairly evening spread between the ages of [Read More]
A Hawk And A Hacksaw date at Crawdaddy
 The Way The Wind Blows is the incandescent third album from A Hawk And A Hacksaw, and was partly recorded in a remote Romanian village with members of the justly admired Balkan folk group, Fanfare Ciocarlia. Now a duo comprising songwriter Jeremy Barnes (drums, [Read More]
Cougar to play Whelan’s
 Cougar released its full-length debut, Law, in October 2005 on Layered Music, the music label founded by Young Blood Brass Band and dedicated to giving a voice to artists outside the norm. Cougar is said to feel like any or all of the following: Four Tet,Sigur Ros, [Read More]
Simon Cowell Supports Against Breast Cancer – Get In Touch With Your Breast Buddies
 X Factor’s Simon Cowell, shows his soft side this month by encouraging family, friends and colleagues of breast cancer sufferers to support the charity Against Breast Cancer, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. Simon is backing Against Breast [Read More]
Kris Kristofferson returns to Waterfront Hall
Kris Kristofferson has always identified himself first and foremost as a writer, and true writers know that what works best is giving a piece of themselves to the listener. With his latest album, This Old Road, Kristofferson lays a chunk of his own soul on every track. This [Read More]
James Nesbitt: I’m happy to do gruelling charity work
EXCLUSIVE By Tina Calder Photos by Fabrizio Belluschi MURPHY’S LAW star James Nesbitt has revealed he’s happy to put himself through grueling charity work if it helps just one person. This week the Coleraine actor was in Belfast last week to support two of his [Read More]
Take That step out in style for Belfast
By Andrea Clarke TAKE That are set to play a whopping five concerts in the Odyssey Arena next week and they are bringing high fashion with them. The sexy boys, who’s sold out five-night stint kicks off next Thursday, have signed a multimillion pound deal to model [Read More]
Foo Fighters – Echoes, Patience, Silence & Grace – review
By Greg Nicholl BAND/ARTIST: Foo Fighters ALBUM: Echoes, Patience, Silence & Grace RELEASE: currently on sale DAVE Grohl, and his fellow Foo Fighters have finally done it! They have released an album that has received big thumbs up from critics, fans, and newcomers to [Read More]
Date with Tom Mcrae at The Limelight
Meet Tom Mcrae – a British-born singer/songwriter whose intelligent song craft and remarkable vocals are steadily propelling him into sharp focus around the world. Influenced by contemporaries that include Bruce Springsteen, Nick Drake, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds [Read More]
West End musical Wicked launch Nationwide ‘Wannabe Wicked’ contest
Budding theatre wannabes take note, Orange has teamed up with the cast and crew of the hit West End musical WICKED to launch a nationwide search to find ‘Britain’s most wicked’. The competition, which celebrates Orange becoming official communications [Read More]
