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The Castle
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‘2024 is set to be a huge year for us’ – The Castle to host Independent Venue Week shows

November 23, 2023 Ronny Trousers Comments Off on ‘2024 is set to be a huge year for us’ – The Castle to host Independent Venue Week shows

The Castle is to be one of 17 venues in the east of England and the only one in Bedfordshire that will be part of the nationwide Independent Venue Week in 2024. The annual seven-day […]

JW Paris
Music

JW Paris come ‘Alive’ with new single

November 23, 2023 Ronny Trousers Comments Off on JW Paris come ‘Alive’ with new single

Britpop-Grungers JW Paris tear apart the framework of modern societal expectations and the pressure to conform with their latest single ‘Alive’. Fronted by Lutonian guitar slingers Aaron Forde and Danny Collins and backed up by the tub-thumping […]

JW Paris.
Music

JW Paris unleash darker and heavier sound on new single ‘You’ve Got Me’

October 13, 2023 Music and arts desk Comments Off on JW Paris unleash darker and heavier sound on new single ‘You’ve Got Me’

Britpop-inspired rockers JW Paris have released new single ‘You’ve Got Me’, exposing toxic personal relationships, the grip of algorithms and unraveling the seductive hold of social media. The track has existed in the JW Paris archives […]

David Arnold
Music

James Bond composer David Arnold to return home for special performance

September 29, 2023 Music and arts desk Comments Off on James Bond composer David Arnold to return home for special performance

The acclaimed multi-award-winning Lutonian composer behind the James Bond music and other film and TV scores is coming home with a never-seen-before performance at The Hat Factory Arts Centre this November! David Arnold, has also […]

JW Paris.
Music

JW Paris’ unveil video for new single ‘Leave It Alone’

July 1, 2023 Ronny Trousers Comments Off on JW Paris’ unveil video for new single ‘Leave It Alone’

JW Paris have dropped a new video to their most personal song yet, the new single ‘Leave It Alone’. The ’90s grunge and Britpop-inspired three-piece featuring Luton duo Danny Collins and Aaron Forde and former Babyshambles drummer Gemma […]

The Castle with the green-doored building (next door to the right) where it was proposed to develop a HMO before the application was withdrawn
Music

Castle claims victory over bedsit plan but music group warns fight may not be over

May 24, 2023 Ronny Trousers 1

A music collective has hailed a campaign victory for live music in Luton but warned the fight against a venue-threatening bedsit proposal may not be over, despite the withdrawal of a hated planning application. Plans […]

The Castle
Music

Don’t ‘kill’ our music venue – council urged to reject ‘bedsit’ plans

May 2, 2023 Ronny Trousers 11

A music collective has issued a rallying cry for Lutonians to object to a proposed housing development which could “kill” the town’s only alternative live music venue.  A planning application has been submitted to Luton […]

Nishant Joshi (right) on stage with KILL, THE ICON!
Music

KILL, THE ICON! hit out at subtle racists with new single ‘Heavy Heart’

April 22, 2023 Music and arts desk Comments Off on KILL, THE ICON! hit out at subtle racists with new single ‘Heavy Heart’

KILL, THE ICON! have ‘released ‘Heavy Heart’, the racist-slating second single from their upcoming debut EP ‘Your Anger Is Rational’, due for release on June 2 via Blaggers Records.  The band is the synth-punk passion project from […]

The Bear Club's new owners Neil and Giles
Music

Bear Club new bosses ‘not about to change anything in a hurry’

December 24, 2022 Music and arts desk 17

The new owners of The Bear Club have promised not to change anything in a hurry when the popular jazz and blues music venue reopens its doors in February.  The internationally renowned nightspot had been […]

Justin Doherty behind the bar at The Bear Club
Music

New owners found to keep Bear Club ‘on the rails’

December 9, 2022 Music and arts desk 1

The Bear Club will get a new lease of life after new owners were announced.  The internationally renowned jazz and blues music venue was due to close after the former owner Justin Doherty admitted the […]

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