Music

The Chemical Brothers by Rory James
25 May 2019

The Chemical Brothers kick off All Points East 2019

All Points East 2019 got off to a triumphant start on Friday (24.05.19) with a headlining set from The Chemical Brothers. The iconic electronic duo - who recently released their ...
Richard Ashcroft
25 May 2019

Richard Ashcroft will 'definitely' make music with Liam Gallagher

Richard Ashcroft "definitely" plans to record music with his pal Liam Gallagher. The former Verve frontman supported the 'Wall of Glass' hitmaker at a string of concerts around the globe ...

Drax Project
25 May 2019

Drax Project's new album 'definitely' out this year

Drax Project's new album is "definitely" coming out this year. The guitarist of the popular four-piece, Ben O'Leary, revealed that the group's upcoming LP is sure to come out in ...
x
15 March 2019

LUENA - Boyzone tour diary - Wembley [EXCLUSIVE]

Having supported Boyzone across their UK tour a little earlier this year, and celebrating the recent release of her breakout single Worth It, singer-songwriter LUENA has already proven just what ...
x
11 March 2019

Behind-the-scenes with Giulia, on the set of her new music video

Italian Enigma Giulia spent 2018 writing and recording her brand new album. With her fresh new sound, and refreshingly honest lyricism the album is set to make 2019 a very ...
Star - Belly
25 January 2019

Album of the Week: A five-"Star" album from 90s rockers Belly

Today marks 26 years since the release of alt-rock band Belly's surprise hit debut album Star. The record was released on Sire and Reprise Records and went on to sell ...

x
15 March 2019

Ariana and the Rose discusses her career to-date, challenges and more [EXCLUSIVE]

Ahead of the release of her new single, we caught up with one of our all-time favourite artists, Ariana and the Rose! Here, she lets us in on what she's ...
x
29 January 2019

Shakin' Stevens on where it all started, his new tour and being more determined than ever before

Throughout history, the human race has always had an affinity with an underdog story. David and Goliath. Rocky and Carl Weathers. Leicester City football club in 2016. And in the ...
x
17 January 2019

LUNIR on creativity, inspiration and taking on the music industry [EXCLUSIVE]

Following the release of their brilliant single Wadidi at the back-end of 2018, LUNIR opened up to Female First in a new and exclusive interview. Chatting all about their inspirations, challenges, ...
PaMu Scroll are affordable, comfortable and pretty brilliant
23 October 2018

PaMu Scroll are the affordable wireless earphones we've all been waiting for

In the hunt for the perfect wireless earphones, you can find yourself spending hundreds of pounds on a set that aren't all that comfortable, or the right match for your ...

Image by Zackery Michael
20 June 2018

Vicky Hamilton reviews Arctic Monkeys new album and live performance in Paris

Los Angeles Rock manager, Vicky Hamilton, famous for managing some of the most well-known names in 80’s Rock (Guns ‘N’ Roses, Poison, Mötley Crüe, Faster Pussycat) and author for ‘Appetite ...

Calum Scott on his first headline tour in Manchester's O2 Ritz
17 April 2018

Calum Scott O2 Ritz Manchester Review – Only Human Tour

It’s hard to believe that Calum Scott is only just embarking on his first headline tour of the UK. This is a young man who has been a household name ...
Calum Scott on his first headline tour in Manchester's O2 Ritz
17 April 2018

Calum Scott O2 Ritz Manchester Review – Only Human Tour

It’s hard to believe that Calum Scott is only just embarking on his first headline tour of the UK. This is a young man who has been a household name ...
x
22 July 2016

Mulholland Drive exclusive live session

Canadian band Mulholland Drive is made up of a brilliantly talented trio of musicians, including creator of the band Luke Mulholland, who supported Bon Jovi on tour at the young ...
Jack Robertson
29 June 2016

Exclusive: Jack Robertson live session

...
The Chemical Brothers by Rory James
25 May 2019

The Chemical Brothers kick off All Points East 2019

All Points East 2019 got off to a triumphant start on Friday (24.05.19) with a headlining set from The Chemical Brothers. The iconic electronic duo - who recently released their ...
Richard Ashcroft
25 May 2019

Richard Ashcroft will 'definitely' make music with Liam Gallagher

Richard Ashcroft "definitely" plans to record music with his pal Liam Gallagher. The former Verve frontman supported the 'Wall of Glass' hitmaker at a string of concerts around the globe ...

x
15 March 2019

Ariana and the Rose discusses her career to-date, challenges and more [EXCLUSIVE]

Ahead of the release of her new single, we caught up with one of our all-time favourite artists, Ariana and the Rose! Here, she lets us in on what she's ...
x
15 March 2019

LUENA - Boyzone tour diary - Wembley [EXCLUSIVE]

Having supported Boyzone across their UK tour a little earlier this year, and celebrating the recent release of her breakout single Worth It, singer-songwriter LUENA has already proven just what ...
x
11 March 2019

Behind-the-scenes with Giulia, on the set of her new music video

Italian Enigma Giulia spent 2018 writing and recording her brand new album. With her fresh new sound, and refreshingly honest lyricism the album is set to make 2019 a very ...
x
29 January 2019

Shakin' Stevens on where it all started, his new tour and being more determined than ever before

Throughout history, the human race has always had an affinity with an underdog story. David and Goliath. Rocky and Carl Weathers. Leicester City football club in 2016. And in the ...
Star - Belly
25 January 2019

Album of the Week: A five-"Star" album from 90s rockers Belly

Today marks 26 years since the release of alt-rock band Belly's surprise hit debut album Star. The record was released on Sire and Reprise Records and went on to sell ...

x
22 January 2019

Could you be The Rah Band's mystery vocalist?

Legendary music masters, The Rah Band, stride gloriously into 2019 with an epic up-tempo track to catapult our spirits into 2019 with their new single, Gipsy Girl. With two Top ...
The Pogues - If I Should Fall from Grace with God
18 January 2019

Album of the Week: Falling again for The Pogues third album If I Should Fall from Grace with God

Today we celebrate 31 years since the release of The Pogues' all-time best-selling album If I Should Fall from Grace with God, released on Warner Music Group following their most ...
x
17 January 2019

LUNIR on creativity, inspiration and taking on the music industry [EXCLUSIVE]

Following the release of their brilliant single Wadidi at the back-end of 2018, LUNIR opened up to Female First in a new and exclusive interview. Chatting all about their inspirations, challenges, ...
Photo Credit: Randy Colas/Unsplash
17 January 2019

When music gets political: 15 timeless tracks about capitalism, commercialism and bureaucracy

With the future of Brexit still unclear following Theresa May's deal defeat, it's all the British public can think about. And while we'd much like to take our minds off it, ...
Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
11 January 2019

BRIT Awards 2019: Five albums that deserve a British Album of the Year nomination

Tomorrow (January 12) we'll finally hear the nominations for this year's BRIT Awards and we're excited to see who'll make it on to the list. We've come up with a ...

Janis Joplin - Pearl
11 January 2019

Album of the Week: The "Pearl" of Janis Joplin's career

Our album of the week is back and today (January 11) we're celebrating 48 years since the release of rock legend Janis Joplin's final masterpiece, Pearl, on Columbia Records. She's ...
x
11 January 2019

The Hope State discusses inspirations, ambitions and more

Canadian Taylor Johnson - aka musician The Hope State - is celebrating the successful release of his brilliant debut album Skeletons, which dropped in November of last year. Following that ...
Giulia returns to write for Female First in 2019!
7 January 2019

Giulia's New Year's resolutions

Well here we are in 2019... For me, the New Year gives me the chance to slow down, reflect on the year, and set myself aspirational (but achievable) goals for ...
Pixabay
31 December 2018

A year in music: The ultimate calendar playlist

To ring in the New Year, we have collated some appropriately themed songs for every month of the year. Let 2019 be as musical as can be! The only number ...

Photo Credit: FAM012/FAMOUS
28 December 2018

Looking ahead to next year: seven pop artists we hope make a comeback in 2019

There are just a few days to go until we'll be celebrating a whole new year, and with those 12 months we have lots of hopes and dreams. Some of ...
x
24 December 2018

I Am Senti exclusive: seven artists that helped shape her career and more

Singer/songwriter Senti hails from London and whilst she's entering the music scene as a new name, we already know she's somebody who's going to make an incredible name for herself. ...
x
21 December 2018

Seven artists that made me, by Naomi Banks

Following the release of her brilliant five-track debut EP Deja Vu, we asked Naomi Banks to open up a little bit about some of the artists of the past who ...
x
14 December 2018

Kay Fuego x Astro exclusive: inspirations, new music, fashion and more!

With their new single Awake out now via digital platforms, Kay Fuego x Astro are celebrating the release with an exclusive feature for Female First. Not only letting us in ...
Dolores Haze
13 December 2018

An interview with Dolores Haze: How these Swedish artists destroyed the male ego

Dolores Haze hit our radar this year with their quirky yet outspoken single Banana, taken from their new album Play Hard F**k Hard Love Hard. The Swedish quartet - who ...
z
11 December 2018

Vidorra reveals 15 things he'd like his fans to know about him!

Celebrating the recent release of his fantastic single Hook Up The Bass, we asked talented musician Vidorra to let us know 15 things he'd like us - and all of ...
x
10 December 2018

Koto Kills creator Gabriel Ralls on the music industry, inspirations and more

DJ and producer Gabriel Ralls released the debut mini LP under collaborative project Koto Kill a little earlier this year, and we caught up with the musician to find out ...
x
10 December 2018

President Street's Pete Moses puts politics aside for new single Back Home

It seems that every time you turn on the news we’re inundated with images of misery and suffering from people living in and trying to escape from horrendous wars. But ...