American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1932, One of Country’s Most Influential Female Voices—Mentored by Patsy Cline and Helped Put on the Map by Jim Reeves

Singer/songwriter Dottie West paved the way for other female country music musicians, and her legacy lives on today.

Peter Kay once caused thousands of pounds of damage to rock legend’s mansion

Peter Kay has confessed to once causing havoc at a music legend’s mansion and creating thousands of pounds’ worth of damage… with a paddling pool. The Farnworth-born comedian and actor became good ...

Pay to play: How corrupt promoters are exploiting the grass roots music scene

Dodgy and corrupt promoters who charge up and coming artists to play are exploiting the music scene. With artists sharing their experience, we investigated ...

The volume gets louder at Octronica 2 with PixelDeath 64 and more

The upcoming electronic odyssey will take place at RCT’s newly acquired space, RealCoolTime Underground, on Oct.17. This year’s artist lineup will feature Burlap Productions, Rexford Tugwell, Don’t ...

Sir Michael Palin tells me why hates being depicted as 'tragic' after the loss of his wife of 57 years.

Sir Michael Palin has spent 36 years travelling the globe often finding himself in dangerous situations and at the age of 82 he has no plans to slow down despite having had heart surgery. In Michael ...