“I see Newton Faulkner tattoos and, while it’s a huge compliment, I think why have you done this ?”

“Making a bed is the most soul-destroying thing ever! I’m five foot two with short arms and legs and it can take me an hour and a half sometimes. I even have to stop for a cigarette halfway through!”

“It gets lonely as a solo artist at times but it’s also definitely more chilled out, things aren’t as manic anymore!”

Heading towards the Summer months, the weather starts to get better and who better to kick off a season of great gigs at Aintree Racecourse than the legendary Madness. Check out the photos from the show here.

Sketch comedians Foil Arms & Hog took audience interaction to a new level as their improvised sketch show came to York Barbican recently.

Luke Daniels , the award winning and critically acclaimed folk musician and singer hosts a folk and world music quartet that makes use of mobile technology to jointly create new music with their audiences. Intrigued by this concept, we spoke to Luke about the shows and more

“I talk about my time on a cruise ship, my days as a Bollywood dancer in India – they’re all my favourite stories anyway so if anyone gives me a chance and will listen then I’m happy to talk!

Mark Steel’s mammoth three hour show had this City Varieties sold-out crowd as much on his side as they were in tears with his rants on Brexit, modern technology and much more.

“If you like stories and music where there is a narrative or you like Leonard Cohen or Nick Cave then you’ll get a lot out of what we do…”

“There are so many boring bands around we want to make our live shows more than just a gig!”