Category Archives: Music

by Martin Mulrooney | 15/12/2009 · 12:00 pm

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 of 2007 on TVI in Portugal, where she sang ‘Crazy’, a song she had composed herself. She is currently recording her debut album following the success of her first single, which was released on 23 May 2008, entitled ‘In My Place’.

Alternative Magazine Online is therefore proud to present a recent chat we had with Ana about her past, present and (of course) future! Enjoy!

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by Martin Mulrooney | 08/12/2009 · 12:00 pm

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

By Marty Mulrooney

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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 the UK at the moment, including London’s West End). But as always with tribute shows, I asked myself a loaded question as I took my seat: can such shows and their participants ever step from beneath the mighty shadow their idols have cast down upon them?

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by Martin Mulrooney | 13/05/2009 · 11:15 pm

MUSIC REVIEW – Eric Clapton Gig Liverpool

By Marty Mulrooney

What a concert! Clapton has only gotten better with age. Effortlessly cascading through a whole back catalogue of solid gold, he has easily proved that age means little when you have an endless supply of raw talent. By the end, every last person was standing, euphoric electricity thick in the air. Genius. Vids to follow soon (when the hangover clears and I become less of a bias fanboy!)