Chris Mackrell

After summer festival performances at Glastonbury, T in the Park, Sonar and Lollapalooza among others Two Door Cinema Club are back with a brand new single ‘Changing Of The Seasons’ The track brings a fresh sound to the band with a slightly more electronic edge. Helping the band is French DJ and producer Madeon. The single is out as part of a three track EP on the 30th of September […]

If this song was released already I would say it is “the sound of the summer” unfortunately it’s not out until November so it is “the sound of Guy Fawkes night” (not quite as catchy a title) Annoyingly as soon as you listen to this song it gets caught in your head. It is another one of those tracks that makes me want to learn how to whistle! Nonono are […]

‘Lifted’ is the first track taken from Naughty Boy’s new album ‘Hotel Cabana’. You can see why this track was chosen to lead the albums release on the 26th of August. Featuring the excellent voice of Emeli Sandé (the best export to come out of Aberdeen since the discovery of oil) the track reminds me of just how good a singer and performer she is, and makes me want to […]

Los-Angeles-based duo Capital Cities will release their breakout single, ‘Safe and Sound’ on August 18th. The act consist of Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian, singers, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists ‘Safe And Sound’ has already made the billboard top 10 in the USA, even number 1 in the German chart and you can see why, it’s a fantastic track which makes me long for their new album. You can download the single […]

If you do not know the name ‘Andy Burrows’ then you should! Formally a drummer with indie rock band ‘Razorlight’ and having worked with bands like ‘Editors’ and ‘I Am Arrows’ he is now working on his own solo material. His debut solo album ‘Company’ was released last year to critical acclaim. After touring the festivals and doing a promotional tour around the UK he is back with a re-mastered […]

After the fast paced banjo fest from Kodaline last week, this week’s single is a more relaxed track from Tom Odell. ‘Another Love’ is taken from Tom’s debut EP of the same title. Both have been released ahead of his new album ‘Long Way Down’ The 22-year-old singer is set to perform at The Rolling Stones Hyde Park concert later this summer and he is also scheduled to play a […]

On Thursdays afternoon show Mark Mulgrew interviewed Christian about his 50 years in showbiz. listen to ‘Mark Interviews Christian’ on Audioboo

I have to admit to never hearing of Dublin based band ‘Kodaline’ before I heard their new single ‘Love Like This’ The members are singer Stephen Garrigan and guitarist Mark Prendergast who were friends at school - later to be joined by drummer Vinny May Jr and bassist Jason Boland. The band are going to be playing T In The Park and Latitude Festival amongst others to promote their new […]

Brokenhearted is the brand new single from Lawson. This is the first track from their as yet unnamed album and features US singer-songwriter/rapper B.o.B (who has worked with Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and T.I) Brokenhearted follows their debut album Chapman Square, which peaked at number five in the UK last year. You can pre order the single NOW or wait for it to be released on the 7th of June. […]