Dear FFS readers, The band I play in, Left With Pictures, are playing a very special headline show this Sunday night, at The Harrison, Kings Cross, for the latest instalment of We Come Alive, the monthly intimate music night curated…
Releasing music is probably one of the most stressful, god awful things you have to do as a musician. Sure, when you’re writing and recording, you’re having the time of your life. You’re hanging out with Dave Gerard, sitting in…
It’s Paul Simon’s birthday today so we asked some of our favourite bands to pick their favourite of his songs: Worry Dolls: American Tune Dave Gerard: Graceland Sophie Jamieson and Patch & the Giant guitarist/banjo player Liam Hoflay: Call Me…
Joe Innes & The Cavalcade launched their new single ‘Fables‘ with a big bash in Farringdon, inviting FFS favourites Dave Gerard, the Worry Dolls and comedian Malcolm Head along for the party. And of course, given that our editor Lynn…
Good news for fans of good music, FFS favourites Gerard & the Watchmen are heading out on tour this week. To celebrate the band are giving away a free MP3 download ‘Sophia’ to FFS readers. The track’s taken from their…
The wonderful O.Chapman has been in our good books, not to mention our one-to-watch books, for some considerable time now, and his 2012 debut EP ‘Obedient Son’ certainly didn’t let our expectations down. Recorded at the equally fantastic Dave Gerard’s…
Patch & The Giant are an alternative folk band whose defining characteristics include rough-edged folk melodies, strings, brass, keys and buttons along with boots, braces and cauldrons of tea. Having seen them a few times now, these lovely people never fail to impress…