Back in 2010 I had the pleasure of hearing Beth Nielsen Chapman for the first time and ultimately witnessed a live performance.
Much of Beth Nielsen Chapman’s new album is about love. It’s called BACK TO LOVE and six of the song titles feature the word “love” or “loving”, so it’s fitting that her upcoming tour starts on [...]

2010 Interview: Since 1999, we have written about Ireland’s Frames and Glen Hansard who we firmly believe are up there with the very best rock musicians and song writers in the world. In more recent years, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova’s first Swell Season record has at last generated the level of worldwide recognition Hansard and [...]

And another of my favourite records and another vintage interview…
My first experience of Sophie B Hawkin’s music was the album TIMBRE, which totally blew me away. I subsequently acquired her other albums and concluded that here was one of the finest pop singer/songwriters around today. I also noticed that both lyrically and vocally Sophie is [...]

As an editor and photographer, I spend as much time as I can viewing and reading about other major photographers. Amongst my favourites are those that make up the Magnum agency. I was recently sent this interview which I found fascinating for any photographer to read…

Alessandra Sanguinetti talks to Allie Haeusslein about her new book, [...]

New Announcement
The iconic musical pioneer Moby has released his anticipated new album REPRISE today on the legendary Deutsche Grammophon label. Stream/download REPRISE HERE: http://moby.la/reprise. Additionally, Moby Doc, a powerful new feature-length documentary film opens in theatres today in New York and Los Angeles, and is now available on digital platforms across the US including Apple [...]

Manchester Academy 26 November 2006
I have recently been watching an early series of Sky Guitar Heroes Competition on TV, which we originally promoted here on Shakenstir. I was impressed with the talent on display, playing an instrument I have real affection for. Watching the series took me back to some of the many guitarists I [...]