15 for 2015

Back in early-summer, a new track (Resonance) by an unheard of house collective emerged on the scene in a bizarre way - lots of fanfare, yet little in the way of content to be heard (bar the aforementioned song). After many spins from...

The backdrop to London's 2012 Olympic Games first allowed us access to George The Poet, with his insightful look into the real inner-state of the capital in My City. More a poem than a song itself, it was My City that not only opened...

We're sure most would agree that 2015 has zoomed past our eyes; now in December (and with everyone talking Christmas and New Years Eve shenanigans), we're taking a quick glimpse back at our music-world highlights for the year. Scroll through 2015's biggest moments using the...

Throughout the month, we'll be documenting our '15 for 2015' Ones To Watch. First up, it's Becky Hill: Regardless of whether an artist wins (or appears in the live finals), the ability to be able to positively shun the chains of reality TV show appearances...

Still incredibly-early in his career, French/American-born producer and singer Speelburg already seems to have the who's-who of the industry firmly at his feet. Already heralded by the likes of Zane Lowe, alongside Radio 1 DJs Phil Taggart, Huw Stephens, Gilles Peterson and Tom Ravenscroft,...

With 2015 less than a whisker away, we've channeled who we firmly believe will be the big stars of the music scene over the course of the next 12 months. Sure there may be some inclusions that you may have already heard of (particularly...

Whilst they may had been 'bubbling under' for a while, 2014 became Years & Years' time to shine, and showed just how powerful the internet can be to break and support new artists. Starting the year with the title-track from their Real EP, Years...

Whilst the world has been captivated by EDM for the past few years now, Norwegian producer Kygo has set himself aside as essentially being one of the spearheaders of an entirely-new dance-offshoot, 'tropical house'. First finding acclaim thanks to his exciting remixes of of Seinabo...

Throughout the month, we'll be documenting our '15 for 2015' Ones To Watch. This time, it's Dornik: When a new artist lands in your inbox, accompanied by the words "played drums for Jessie Ware", you know you've got to sit up and take note. And...

Regular Stagedoor FM readers should be well up-to-speed about Lapsley now, the young Liverpudlian musician (real name Holly Lapsley Fletcher), whose dent on the scene has been pretty extraordinary over the past twelve months. Whilst not her debut release, her most prolific cut Station sent...