Will Young ‘Echoes’ Album Review

Written by James Christopher Sheppard The original Pop Idol returns, Will Young releases his fifth studio album, Echoes, at the end of August. Young hasn’t made big waves since his second album Friday’s Child when it reached five times platinum status and provided him with the massive single ‘Leave Right Now’ and ‘Your Game’. However, [...]

Charlie Simpson’s debut solo, ‘Young Pilgrim’, is the best album of his career so far!

Charlie Simpson’s Young Pilgrim Reviewed by James Christopher Sheppard Charlie Simpson is a name many will know. Some from his days as a third of teen bopping band Busted and some will know him as front man of alternative rock band Fightstar. Either way, Simpson has been known since 2002 and has been a part of five studio albums. At [...]

15 Years of the SPICE GIRLS

Written by James Christopher Sheppard  It’s exactly 15 years since the Spice Girls burst onto the British music scene with ‘Wannabe’ and stormed to number one. In July 1996 an unknown all-girl pop group were suddenly all over television and radio promoting a song more pop than pop itself, about really really wanting a zig-a-zig-ah [...]

Songs You Need to Download

James Christopher Sheppard divulges the tracks he has on repeat.   Korn ‘Get Up’ (featuring Skrillex) At school in the late 90’s, if you liked metal, Korn were a pretty good starting point. Now, seventeen years since the debut, Korn release their freshest single in years. I first heard ‘Get Up’ on kerrang radio and [...]

5,400 views on one post makes me the most read Eyewear contributor ever!

Written by James Christopher Sheppard The editor of blogzine Eyewear, Todd Swift, emailed me today to inform me that my review of the latest Incubus album, If Not Now, When? has become his most read post ever, with over 4,400 views over the past month. The same post has also generated over 1,000 views here on my personal [...]

Kylie releases the stunning boxset ‘The Albums 2000 – 2010′

Reviewed by James Christopher Sheppard Having just completed her massive ‘Aphrodite- Les Folies World Tour’, Kylie Minogue is releasing a stunning boxset of all five of her studio albums released since her career-changing monster hit ‘Spinning Around’ in 2000. Better than any Greatest Hits from the past ten years could be, this literally includes every [...]

JCS On The Top Ten Musical Highlights of 2011 At Mid-point

James Christopher Sheppard on his Top Ten musical highlights of 2011 As we hit the mid-point of the year 2011, James Christopher Sheppard takes a look back and charts his top ten musical highlights of the year so far. With stellar performances, standout single releases and albums that will be listened to for years to [...]

Lupercalia- the new Patrick Wolf album gets full marks!

James Christopher Sheppard reviews Lupercalia by Patrick Wolf  Lupercalia is the fifth studio album from underrated British singer songwriter and all-round musical genius, 27 year old, Patrick Wolf. Each of his previous four albums branch out in different directions, with Patrick experimenting with folk sounds, electronic music, brass lead pop, haunting piano melodies and just [...]

‘If Not Now, When?’ Review of the new Incubus album

James Christopher Sheppard reviews If Not Now, When? by Incubus It’s getting on for five years since established American rock band, Incubus, last released an entire album of new material, so expectations from their legions of fans are astronomical for new release If Not Now, When? This new album is their seventh release since Fungus [...]

Blondie ‘Panic of Girls’ Review

James Christopher Sheppard reviews Panic of Girls by Blondie   After some record company issues spanning almost a year, Blondie independently release their ninth studio album, ‘Panic of Girls’, on 4th July 2011. For die-hard fans, the special collectors edition of the album is available in UK from the beginning of June, complete with a [...]