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Review – BBC Radio 2 Party in The Park at Victoria Park, Sunday 17th September 2023

22/09/2023 Kevin Gaughan 0
with Simply Red, Sam Ryder, Lemar, Jessie Ware, Rick Astley, Shalamar, The Pretenders and Kylie Minogue Reviewed by Kevin Gaughan and Stuart Smithers. Kevin writes: […]

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Gig review – Groove & The Bathtub Pings, Sunday 31st July 2022

22/08/2022 Kevin Gaughan 0
There were quality harmonies, incredible bass riffing, solid saxophone playing, and excitable drum fills. All these different layers adhered together to form a mash up that Groove could take ownership of.

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Single review – Ro Jordan, Northern Lights

07/06/2021 Kevin Gaughan 0
With such tremendous talent for production as well as possessing a wonderfully formidable set of vocals and a first-rate ability to write stunning songs…

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Preview – The Soundhouse Summer Sessions at The Soundhouse from Saturday 22nd May 2021

15/05/2021 Kevin Gaughan 0
Nestled away in Leicester’s cultural quarter is one of the city’s hidden live music gems, the independently proud Soundhouse. Home of arguably the city’s best […]

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Single review – Ro Jordan, Been Here Before

05/12/2020 Kevin Gaughan 0
Even if you haven’t experienced what Jordan sings about in Been Here Before, the soulfulness of the track and the pain in her lyrics will make you feel like you have…

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