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Former Huddersfield student Justin Hawkins of The Darkness to tour with Lady Gaga Apr 11 2012

THEY are two of the most outlandish figures in music.Read

Shepley Spring Festival is back with four days of live music and entertainment – starting with top singer Elkie Brooks Mar 27 2012

SINGER Elkie Brooks is kick-starting four days of live music in Shepley.Read

What's your favourite Christmas song? Let us know by voting here Dec 16 2011

IIIIIIIIIIIIIt's Christmaaaaaas.So sang lamb-chopped Brummie glam rocker Noddy Holder in Slade's Christmas classic Merry Christmas Everybody.Read

Huddersfield bands given own stage at Kirklees Festival of Light Nov 09 2011

FESTIVAL of Light fans will be treated with extra entertainment this year.Read

Features: Saxophone great Snake slides right back into town May 06 2011

BRILLIANT saxophonist Snake Davis, below, is heading back to Huddersfield.Read

Music: Just look at the world of pop this way ... May 06 2011

DYNAMITE duo Frisky And Mannish will be bringing a night of twisted pop cabaret to the Lawrence Batley Theatre.Read

Music: Steve Lukather at Holmfirth Picturedrome Mar 11 2011

BEHIND many a great recording artist is a great session musician.Read

gig Review: Rob Zombie/Skindred - Leeds Academy (21.02.11) Feb 24 2011

IT'S a gloomy Monday evening in Leeds but, for the hundreds of fans queuing at the O2 Academy, who’ve waited 13 years for this night to arrive, they couldn’t be happier. Rob Zombie; musician, director and alternative metal icon has finally brought his own brand of theatrical B-movie horror-rock show to the UK and, if the reputation which precedes him is anything to go by, then we’re all in for one hellof a show. Read

Review: Hot Against The Cold, Bar 1:22, Huddersfield (16.02.11) Feb 23 2011

TO describe the effect of Hot Against The Cold taking the stage at Bar 1:22, the only word you need is ‘electric’. The band rallied the crowd forward with the fantastic opener ‘Any Song’- their youthful energy invigorating the whole room from the very first note to hit the air. Read

Gig review: Huddersfield thrashers Evile battle crowd mayhem at Manchester gig Feb 11 2011

Artists: EvileRead

Fresh: Holmfirth group Hot Against The Cold striving for success with Huddersfield gigs Feb 11 2011

THEY were formed for a school project but now rock five piece Hot Against The Cold are going beyond the classroom on a mission to make the big time.Read

SoundBite: Huddersfield’s Liberty Slaves to support Quireboys for hometown gig Feb 11 2011

HARD rockers the Liberty Slaves are set to open for 80s band The Quireboys at a hometown gig.Read

Gig review: Chapel Club kick off debut UK tour in Leeds Feb 11 2011

Artists: Chapel ClubRead

SoundBite: Huddersfield goth rockers Rhombus release new EP Dec 17 2010

HUDDERSFIELD based goth rockers Rhombus have released a new EP.Read

The Boxer Rebellion thinking outside the box Sep 21 2009

UNSIGNED rockers The Boxer Rebellion may have just started something ground-breaking.Read

Music: Reviews Sep 21 2009

FRYARS: Olive Eyes. Gothic-minded electro-pop that may have some roots in the 80s, but there’s something darker going on here too. The 19-year-old is into the dreamland of the absurd.Read

Live review:Jet & Detroit Social Club Sep 21 2009

Venue: Leeds MetRead

Avoid online ticket scams Sep 15 2009

MUSIC fans are being warned to avoid scam ticket websites.Read

Music review: Amused with Muse Sep 14 2009

STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS: New Heat. OK, a great band name and the racy soft-vocal psychedelia is just spaced out enough to live up to it.Read

Fresh: New music reviews Sep 07 2009

JAY-Z featuring RIHANNA and KANYE WEST: Run This Town.With three such big names conspiring together you’d be right to expect something really rather huge. This urban soul and hip-hop fusion may be hewn from rock, but it also comes across as somewhat heavy.Read