Tom Hennessey takes on the banality of pop music, and condoles with actual clowns Ever since that kiss at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has evidently done her best to mimic the grotesque Madonna — a woman … Continue reading →

Ben Montague is an upcoming singer-songwriter on the cusp of great things. Having spent years making music, he got his big break at a Grand Prix party when Eddie Jordan asked him to jump on stage. Now, with his debut … Continue reading →

BluesMix are a fixture at the Troubadour, returning again and again to transfix with their original blend of blues. Their fanbase spans both blues purists and newcomers to the genre, with the music press describing their album ‘Biding My Time’ … Continue reading →

The Slips are cool. And I mean that not in a lazy, lost-my-thesaurus sort of a way, but in the sense of hard fact. ‘Cool’ is the most precise word for them, much as ‘nice’ is the most precise word … Continue reading →

Dublin-born singer-songwriter Chris Singleton is performing at The Troubadour on January 29th. Inspired by classic 60s and 70s pop/rock, his simple, melodic style brings to mind bands like The Beatles and The Kinks: Irish Times described his music as ‘some … Continue reading →

A Bunch of Amateurs (out 19th Dec) is the biggest Brit flick this Christmas. Now the Notebook catches up with composer Christian Henson, who wrote the score, and whose impressive list of credits also includes the theme tune to Top … Continue reading →

This month, The Troubadour welcomes Stillman, a rising star of the indie scene who has stirred up huge critical acclaim. Losing Today called him ‘jaw-dropping’, Record Overplayed called him ‘spine-tingling’, and his debut album, ‘People Like a Happy Ending’, won … Continue reading →