10 FOR TUESDAYS - MONKS OF MELLONWAH PART TWO

If you were stuck on a desert island, which other artist would you want to be stuck with?

Muse for sure! I think that band would be awesome to be with. I’m guessing we have our guitars and drums so the jamming and ideas would be unreal, but watching videos of them back stage and interviews, they seem like they would be heaps of fun to chill with and most importantly a good laugh.

10 FOR TUESDAYS - MONKS OF MELLONWAH PART ONE

Welcome back to our '10 For Tuesdays' series, this year we have band Monks of Mellonwah to answer our questions. So lets get straight into it!

When did you start making music and what was the main reason behind it?

By the end of our high school days we had all become pretty aware of each other’s skills as musicians. Josh (drums) and I (Joe) were in the same music class and were awesome mates so we had been jamming on and off for 2 years before we really considered the idea of a band. In late 2009 when we heard Will sing for the first time it kinda just clicked for us both and we knew we had an opportunity for something special. Me and our other guitarist back then Vikram turned to my brother John to ask if he was interested in playing the bass for us. He had always been a guitarist and was the reason I picked up the guitar, and he loved the idea. So I guess it just went from there – we all loved our music and we all loved each other so it was such a perfect thing.

THIS WEEKS MUSIC NEWS (30TH MARCH)

Justin Bieber released his highly anticipated new single 'Boyfriend' earlier this week. The song feature production and co-writing credits from Mike Posner.

CREATING A DEMO

Welcome back to our musicians info series. In today’s addition, we will look at the importance of creating a demo for your band. A demo is short for demonstration and that is exactly what it is, a demonstration of your bands songs. When a band is coming up it is important that they create a professional sounding demo as this will probably be the first bit of music that most people hear of them. I am going to break down the most important aspects of bringing a demo CD together.

10 FOR TUESDAYS - FRANCIS BOWIE

Welcome back to our weekly '10 For Tuesdays' features where we ask musicians/producers and also our own staff 10 questions of our choice. This week we have singer-songwriter Francis Bowie in to answer our questions. So lets get straight into it.

When did you start making music and what was the main reason behind it? When I was about eight years old. I apparently just have to do it.

Who are your main influences?

Placebo, David Bowie, The Doors, Roxette, The Cure.

THIS WEEKS MUSIC NEWS (23RD MARCH)

After a turbelent start to the week for N-Dubz and X-Factor star Tulisa with the leak of an old sex tape onto the web, we finally get some positive news with the first play of her new single 'We Are Young' earlier today on the Chris Moyles show.

CELEBRITY PROFILES - LABRINTH

Welcome to the second instalment of the 'Celebrity Profiles' series. In this instalment we will be profiling singer/songwriter/producer Labrinth.

Labrinth first appeared in the public eye when he produced Tinie Tempah's first two singles 'Pass Out' and 'Frisky.' However he had been busy honing his craft way before that having grown up in a very musical family with 9 siblings. His first big production credits came when he produced the majority of Master Shortie's debut album and this led to him being offered a publishing deal with EMI, this then led to him working with the majority of the UK’s finest Urban artists.