Monday 28 April 2014

Blog 48! Live acoustic session with Idle Empire on Fly FM video and Mixcloud!

Hi guys,

As you know last Friday (25th April 2014) I was joined in the Fly FM studio by local Nottingham band, Idle Empire. They treated us all to 6 of their own songs and a Jake Bugg cover.

The band is formed of three guys. They are completely different to mainstream music and have their own unique sound. The live session was extremely successful and we had some great audience interaction. You lot were absolutely loving the guys music and one or two marriage requests were text in during the show.

It was a very enjoyable afternoon and one which gave something completely different on Fly FM. If you want to check Idle Empire out, look them up on Facebook and their Twitter username is: @idleempire1 .

Thank you to all those who listened and if you missed out don't fear below is the Mixcloud from my show. The full acoustic session features including all the chat between songs. It's well worth a listen, some funny stuff came out of it.  Also if you want to have a look at the bands performance then check out the Youtube video below.

I hope you enjoy the music and the show highlights, it was a pleasure to meet and listen to these guys play. They are truly an amazing bunch of musicians.

You can catch me on Fly FM every Friday 1-3pm via this link: www.flyfm.co.uk/player

As ever thanks for your support and I'll be back soon!

Alex :D

Mixcloud link: http://www.mixcloud.com/alexanderblakemore/fly-fm-show-highlights-25th-march-2014-live-acoustic-session-with-idle-empire/


Live Acoustic session with Idle Empire



Thursday 10 April 2014

Blog 47! Fly FM,Live acoustic session 25th April 2014, ANNOUNCEMENT!


The big reveal...... On Friday 25th April 2014 I am pleased to announce another Live acoustic session on my Friday Fly through lunch show, on Fly FM. Between 1-3pm I will be joined in the studio by an amazing band playing some of their own stuff and a cover to a well known song! It is not one to be missed! 

My previous live acoustic session with Josh Battram was a major success and I hope to make this one even more successful! I urge you to tune in at: www.flyfm.co.uk/player as it's not one you will want to miss. So you must be thinking who is it then... well it's time for the big reveal......



    IDLE EMPIRE  will be joining me in the studio brining you live acoustic music to get you through your Friday afternoon! They are an acoustic/indie band and they were formed in January of this year (2014). They are up and coming in the Nottingham scene and they play some great music. 
 
They were all born in the Nottingham area making them local lads who are looking for their big break.

The band is a trio formed of: Alex Oxley - Lead vocals / Rhythm Guitar
                                              Ollie Horton - Lead guitar / Backing Vocals
                                              Tom Sellers - Violin

If you want to check them out this is the link to their Facebook page where you can have a listen to some of their singles: https://www.facebook.com/idle.empire1?fref=ts

It's going to be an amazing show and I want to get as many people listening as possible so make sure you tune in and tell your friends and family to give these guys the audience they deserve! 

Get ready to turn your speakers up and chill out in the lead up to the weekend! Cya there!

TUNE IN: www.flyfm.co.uk/player

Thanks Alex :D






Saturday 5 April 2014

Blog 46! YOU ME AT SIX - GIG REVIEW - CAPITAL FM ARENA NOTTINGHAM


YOU ME AT SIX - CAPITAL FM ARENA - 3rd APRIL 2014
Hi all,

On Thursday 3rd April 2014, I arrived at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham with my girlfriend highly anticipating an incredible gig from a band I love. To be short - they did not disappoint!

With the release of their new album in January 2014, they announced the tour in late 2013 which instantly got me excited as they are one of my favourite bands. The new album arrived on my doorstep and I instantly loved every song. In my opinion to this day, You Me At Six are yet to bring out a dull song that you would skip on a CD. If you are yet to check out their new album it's called Cavalier Youth and you can buy it from numerous different places for around a tenner.

Anyway back to the gig, supporting You Me At Six were two bands I have never heard of in my life - Young Kato and Don Broco. They were quite good and they livened things up inside the arena pretty well, building the anticipation for the headline. Don Broco were the better of the two and I would check them out on Youtube as they have a few decent songs which are rather catchy.

When You Me At Six came out onto the stage there was an impressive large screen behind them, with all sorts of clips and things during the first song which was very impressive and something I have not seen from the band before at previous gigs. As the new album had just been released I was expecting a large amount of new songs from the album to be played but I was also pleased that they stuck to what the fans also loved and played lots of their old stuff as well.

The setlist was as follows:

1. Too Young to feel this old
2. Fresh Start Fever
3. Stay With Me
4. The Swarm
5. Little Death
6. Loverboy
7. Forgive and Forget
8. Room to Breathe
9. Underdog
10. Liquid Confidence
11. Cold Night
12. Wild Ones
Encore:
13. Reckless
14. Bite My Tongue
15. Lived a Lie

 - As you can see there is a range of songs off their albums, however most of the songs are from their brand new album, Cavalier Youth but this was to be expected.

- Too Young to Feel This Old, started the gig off and was brilliantly executed to get the atmosphere buzzing inside the Capital FM arena.

- The only downside to the setlist is there was a lack of the bands classic slow songs such as: Always Attract and Crash. I believe they left these out to stop the upbeat atmosphere from going down.


Josh Franceschi the lead singer, worked the audience with ease and his voice had improved dramatically since I last saw the band just two years ago. He was the difference in class between the last time I saw them and this time, making the experience 100% better. As always the other members of the band were incredible and it was clear that they were loving every minute of playing in Nottingham.

I was worried before the gig that they would not be able to perform to such a large crowd as when I saw them last it was in a little venue in Birmingham. But I was shocked to see how easy they got the crowd going and they held the stage like they had been playing large gigs forever. Not 1 song went by when I didn't think "wow these guys are amazing at what they do".

I would recommend going to see You Me At Six if you like what they do, or if you want a good night out at a gig. They were amazing and listening to people talking after the gig, every single person there had a great time.

YOU ME AT SIX GET A 10/10 from me for an incredible evening.

Now just to leave you with some pictures and videos of the gig, make of it what you will and enjoy!

I'll be back soon,

Alex :D