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16 Nov pudsey_bear_1

Freak’s Clanadonia help launch BBC Scotland’s Children in need.

  On Friday the 18th of November, Clanadonia will be kicking off, or perhaps more appropriately drumming off BBC Scotlands Children in need. It begins at 5pm on BBC1 and the highlights are repeated on

10 Nov Tu-Bardh

Competition time with Freak’s favourite noise-makers and the Glaswegian.

  Glasgow’s Historic Pavilion Theatre has helped launch the international careers of many a young performer over the years including Edinburgh boy Harry Lauder, Jimmy Logan, Lulu, Charlie Chaplin and some guy called Billy Connolly. Don’t know

15 Sep Schneider_0698

Live Music at Your Event – How to make the most of it.

Planning any event involves a lot of thought, whether it be your wedding, your company’s big Christmas do or any corporate function. You’re responsible for a lot of people having a great time, and there

14 Sep Jungle City

It’s a jungle out there…

  Since the dust settled on the various festivals Edinburgh hosts every August, a very different breed of tourist has taken up residence on the streets of the city. See below:   Jungle City are keen

6 Sep Madonna by Knight

A few of Freak’s tribute acts

As reported last week, it was the time  of ’80s acts, for some reason this last week or so has been all tributey. Never quite got the whole tribute act thing when it first started

29 Aug Soul Fiesta

Edinburgh may be emptying but we’re still filling up…

Ah, the wonders of Edinburgh in August. The tourists and their questions, their maps, their day-glo ponchos and their sense of befuddlement at the weather. Most Americans of my acquaintance alway think it amusing the

19 Aug Tokyo

Mack’s bands of the week.

And another one’s gone, another one’s gone, another week bites the dust. There’s been a bit of an ’80s thing going on this week for some reason (see what I did there?) and, given that

16 Aug arise_sir_jez

Zara Phillips entertained by Freak Music.

Freak’s resident DJ and perpetual (K)night owl, one Jez Hill found himself playing by Royal appointment recently. At his regular Thursday night gig at Lulu on Edinburgh‘s historic George Street, heads turned as a familiar looking

12 Aug birmingham

Freak Music Launch Across the Midlands

And so  the odyssey continues to Wales and the Midlands…. Another busy few Freak weeks for me. Band recruitment is a demanding mistress and despite the biggest art festival in the world (c) having just kicked off

29 Jul feaut_image

Chris M’s picks of the week…

Another week, another extensive trawl through the virtual pubs, clubs, corporates and back-alleys that constitute the ever expanding UK music scene. I’ve not been doing this that long really but predictably, I’m starting to see