OLLY KNIGHTS: THE INTERVIEW

Alix

We here at The Journalix are big fans of Turin Brakes. We're not going to introduce them to you as they've been around since the year 2000, but if you really don't recognise the name I'm sure you'll know their music. Lead singer Olly Knights original

DOCUFILM REVIEW: WHITNEY

We were lucky enough to attend a preview of the docufilm 'Whitney' earlier this week. Having heard good things the film opens with the shiny pop of Whitney Houston and exactly how I first knew her. Flashes of the video 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody', ...

REFORM DOVES

Have you heard the rumours? No, us neither. We've heard hints of Doves in Jimi Goodwin's solo work and the Williams' twins Black Rivers album, both fine records in their own right. But when you fuse them together it gives us something unique. Is it h...

JOIN US

Alix

Since hitting the 10k mark for followers on Twitter we decided to show off a bit because believe it or not we have some rather cool famous followers included in that. The kind with a blue tick next to their name. It makes for a not too shabby list an...

A TARANTINO PLAYLIST (SORT OF)

Joni

Quentin Tarantino (cool name don't you think?) dominated cinema in the 1990's and continues to delight with his ground-breaking work and cool-as-fuck films. By now he has a solid boxset of bold and brash movies which are guaranteed to make you sit up...

ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS SONGS

Ho, ho, ho Merry Christmas! Yes like it or lump it, it's Christmas time and Una has come up with her very favourite alternative Christmas songs! Some people might call it a playlist, others might be so impressed with what they hear, that they'll make...

THE BEATLES – #30DAYSONGCHALLENGE

Joni

There is currently a trend on Twitter which is all about selecting a different song each day that satisfies a certain criteria. Being such big fans of The Beatles (didn't you know?), Joni has set himself the strict challenge of only selecting from th...

A TRAGIC SONG TO DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY

Hi, hello and welcome to a glamorous story of love, that ultimately turns to tragedy. After a few drinks last week my friend and I were singing "Copacabana", Barry Manilow's 1978 love song about the glamorous Copacabana nightclub. Like most peop...

IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO TODAY…

We've previously done playlists at the end of the year celebrating our favourite tunes of the past 12 months but this time we've decided mid-year we'd go back a bit further. Just because time moves on doesn't mean music turns bad like a rotten apple....

THE WARMEST SONG INTROs

Alix

Nothing soothes the soul better than the sun. Except maybe music. Combine the two and you’re onto a winner. I’ll set the scene… It’s 5pm, the sun is lowering and there’s an orange glow on everything it touches. It’s still warm and it’s one of thos...