Jade's Music Blog

In the new music review column Spin It or Bin It, we've got the lowdown on the new releases from Rufus Wainwright, Marilyn Manson, the Manic Street Preachers and more.
Click below to see more and leave your own reviews...

COMING SOON!


Our guide to six of the finest unsigned local bands/artists.

Are you in there? Are your favourites featured?

Find out in Friday's ECHO...

KLAXONS proudly hold the title of ones-to-watch in the UK at the moment. And now, the nu-rave masters (think punk meets disco) are set for even bigger things.
They’re at the forefront of the latest dance-music-it's-okay-for-indie-kids-to-like revolution. Ear-marked as rising stars, the band is set to play the Carling Academy next weekend.

If you want to see tomorrow’s superstars today then look no further than the LIPA showcases.

Drumroll please!!!
After a week of build up I can now proudly announce our first six of the best...

Candie Payne is the name on everyone’s lips right now.
She’s bewitched Jonathan Ross, impressed Jools Holland and this week she playing her first solo gig in Liverpool.

I'm interviewing John Power tomorrow - feel free to submit your questions to the former La's and Cast man ahead of his homecoming gig at the university on Saturday...

In the new music review column Spin It or Bin It, we've got the lowdown on the new releases from Josh Pyke, Chris Cornell, Paddy Milner, Michael Bublé and the new Jeff Buckley retrospective.
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Woo hoo! We now have a brand new spangly forum where you can discuss your music views, news and reviews.
There's even an area where you can advertise for bandmates and form your own supergroups. Just leave details of what you're looking for and people can then reply to you with a private message and you can meet up from there.
You can also post your own gig reviews and suggestions for bands you'd like to see covered in the ECHO.
To get started, all you need to do is click on the music forum icon on the right-hand side of this page (you might need to scroll down a bit and look under EXTERNAL LINKS).
From there you'll be able to see the forum. If you want to post a comment - after all that's what it's there for - you'll need to register, but it's all free.

If you didn’t quite make it to Cannes this year, but you fancy a peek at some of the most innovative film-making around, then look no further than this celebration of the best in contemporary music cinematography at FACT on Tuesday night...

One of Liverpool’s most famous venues, The Picket, is getting ready for its first birthday party.

The fifth International Pop Overthrow Festival kicks off on Tuesday, showcasing more than 100 great indie bands from all over the world.

Young Sheffield lads with flat vowels sing songs about working class life up north - sounds familiar?

With his lyrical songs from the heart, Stephen Fretwell shows Damien Rice where he’s going wrong.

Widely touted as the next big thing, Brummie five-piece The Twang thus far seem to be justifying the hype.

Crosby will be buzzing with live tunes this weekend as the town's annual music festival returns in style.

Are you interested in making any kind of experimental music and want to share it with the world? Fancy laying your experimental sounds down for posterity? Surely that's an offer too good to refuse...

We've got the best and worst releases of the week. Click below and leave your views...

There can’t be many rock bands around with two Anglican church organists in their line-up, but then Grace seem to revel in defying the norm.

How do you fancy following in the footsteps of some of the biggest names in the music world?
Coldplay, Doves, Embrace, Badly Drawn Boy and Sandi Thom have all recorded at the famous Parr Street studios and now we are offering you the chance to join them...and all for free!

What was the gig that changed your life?

I went to one of the best gigs in a long time last night - Johnny Marr back in Manchester with Modest Mouse.

Modest Mouse have just achieved something that even the legendary Smiths could not - the coveted number one spot in the American album charts.