Fareeha Noorani

Where are all the musicals?

Though La La Land may have swept up a plethora of awards and critical acclaim, there has been little to no follow-up with the film musical seemingly still a novelty. Where are they? Are audiences into them? Or are we just tired of them and only go because of other reasons such...
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Posted Mar. 3, 2018

Leon of Athens brings Greek indie-pop to the UK

Brought up in Greece, Leon of Athens aka Timoleon Veremis has been in the music industry for over 10 years, and his accomplishments are a tribute to it. Having taken piano and guitar lessons from the age of four, playing to students comes naturally to him: he performed both at...
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Posted Feb. 26, 2018

Ralph Taylor’s unpretentious simplicity characterises his music

What’s common between Suffolk-born Ralph Taylor’s dress sense, his music and his temperament? Each is as unpretentious as the other, though one would realise this only in a sequential fashion. His set is comprised of himself and his guitar, and echoes the incredibly successful simplicity which characterises his music. It’s...
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Posted Feb. 18, 2018

Coffee House Sessions: The Tailormade

The Tailormade are a boyband, but not in the conventional sense. The band in question is the now London-based threesome Jack Frimston, Matt Pickersgill and Aaron Murphy. Originally crossing paths at university, the trio has been touring a number of universities and seeing fresh faces like their own from just...
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Posted Jan. 29, 2018

Coffee House Sessions Thursdays: Skinny Living

Comprising four members, two guitars and a cajon, Skinny Living have shared responsibility of vocals, though Ryan Johnston as the frontman takes the lead in both this role and in answering my questions later. He’s from Belfast, something I quickly pick up on when he begins to speak, while the others...
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Posted Dec. 4, 2017

Coffee House Sessions Thursdays: AMiR

In a black pea coat and skinnies paired with white Nike Air Max, AMiR seemed like a normal lad dressed appropriately for the biting chill of the Midlands’ Northampton, and now Coventry. It’s only the checkered guitar strap that is any precursor to the Ed Sheeran vibes we’ll witness when...
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Posted Nov. 30, 2017