Entries Tagged as ‘Music’

18/01/2010

MUSIC REVIEW – John Mayer Live, Manchester Apollo, 15/01/2010

By Marty Mulrooney

I had the great pleasure of seeing John Mayer for a second time last Friday at the Apollo Theatre in Manchester, UK. I recently reviewed John’s latest album Battle Studies on AMO here, where I described it as a grower. Keeping that conclusion in mind, I was certainly very eager to see how [...]

14/01/2010

ALTERNATIVE MUSINGS – Alternative Magazine Online: 2009 Roundup/Awards

By Marty Mulrooney

With 2010 now upon us whether we like it or not, I realised that it would probably be a good idea to look back at what made 2009 such a special year. Sure, it saw the birth of AMO, but where would we have been in the first place without so many [...]

18/12/2009

MUSIC REVIEW – John Mayer: Battle Studies

By Marty Mulrooney

John Mayer has just released his forth studio album. Comprising of 11 tracks, with a total runtime of 45 minutes… I thought this was the safe bet of 2009. I have seen John in concert (I’m seeing him again in January), I have all his albums and I know where he’s at. At [...]

15/12/2009

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Ana Free (Musician)

By Marty Mulrooney
Ana Free  is a singer-songwriter from Portugal, although she currently lives in the United Kingdom.
She originally rose to fame via Youtube several years ago, performing covers of many classic songs: her most popular, Nickelback’s ‘Savin’ Me’, has had over 1,000,000 views to date.
Ana made her first live TV performance in the summer [...]

08/12/2009

MUSIC REVIEW – Christmas With The Rat Pack Live! Monday 7th December 2009, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

By Marty Mulrooney

As a huge fan of music from long before my time, I was thrilled to be able to see the Olivier Award nominated official Rat Pack act (all the way from Las Vegas apparently!), performing a special Christmas show last night in my hometown of Liverpool (they are doing a full tour of [...]