It is getting to that time when we’re feeling like the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland – so many tunes to share, so little time! So at the risk of doing somewhat of a disservice in terms of the prose to describe these, here are a collection of tunes that have landed in our in-box or mailbox and that really deserve some ear-time from … Continue reading New Music Round Up
Our sixth guest top ten comes courtesy of our very own Chris T Popper, a small but perfectly formed (and often irritating) younger sibling who has been stealing my records since he had invisible friends as a small child. Chris T Popper’s Top 10 10. Little Barrie – Tip It Over The Nottingham trio start off my top 10 with the fabulous Tip It Over. … Continue reading MM’s 2011 Top Ten Series: No 6 Chris T Popper
The Violet May’s frontman Chris McClure is the chap pictured on the Arctic Monkey’s debut album. He is also the brother of Jon McClure of Reverend & The Makers. Some pedigree then…the Sheffield band formed in early 2009 and self-released their debut, Bright Or Better as a limited edition single in 2010. Now having just returned from a German tour with The Chapman Family, they have been in … Continue reading Introducing…The Violet May
You might not know it yet but you already know The Violet May’s lead singer Chris McClure. He was the iconic dishevelled figure on the front cover of the massive selling debut Arctic Monkeys album, Whatever You Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not and also the brother of John McClure of Reverend & The Makers. Now fronting his own band The Violet May, he … Continue reading Introducing…The Violet May
The Mad Mackerel 