A Suffolk’n’Cool special from Brighton on the south coast of England. We’re here for three days of independent music as artists from around the world showcase their talents to audiences comprising about half and half music biz folks and real music fans.  Join me for …

Every now and again I get a track, an album or a video come in that brings a smile to my face. It really doesn’t matter what the genre is, whether its a cover tune or sometimes, whether it’s even in tune!
Here’s one that I …

Funke and the Two Tone Baby came over to The Barn on Friday to play a few tunes and have a chat about his music.
What a talented guy (and really good company too). He’s been playing for a while and his distinctive style has developed …

Music from almost opposite ends of the earth this week. We have the second of our Icelandic features and from round the other side and almost as far down, a bunch of tracks from Aussie bands that will be showcasing at The Great Escape next …

Some rather “musical” tunes on this week’s SnC and the start of a short Icelandic season celebrating a flavour of the remarkable music which that tiny island has to offer.
Also, we’ve some news about one of the long-established music streaming services – perhaps a precursor …

Voodoo Tapes is strongly intertwined with the southern Italian net label A Quiet Bump, and it’s great to have him on the show this week.
We’ve news of some SummerStage performances in New York and, of course, some of the more interesting of the current crop …

A pleasing variety of tracks on this week’s show … again reflecting the best of independent music from around the world in in this week’s show specifically from LA, Nova Scotia, Ontario, San Francisco, New York, Lyon, Edinburgh and Marseille.
 
That Voice – Cosmic Suckerpunch (LA. …

A somewhat eclectic mix this week with fresh tracks from Lancashire, LA, Haifa, NYC, Seattle and Margate. We’ve got news of a really interesting little festival in upstate New York, a correction from Erk and a campaign to get a song to the top of …

A diverse selection of music this week and a lot of it. Tracks from Australia to Iceland and LA to France. There’s also some surprising news on the effect of piracy on legitimate music sales.
 
Plastic Guns - Emperors (Perth, Western Australia)
Emperors’ debut album Stay Frosty has arrived with a …

EMI, which was recently sold to Universal, is conducting some serious market research into how, when and why people purchase music.
Contrary to a lot of expectations their research with 16,000 people in the USA aged over 25 shows that despite all the digital discovery options …