10/04/2008 - Bear Hands

NME placed them in their ‘Everyones Talking About…’ section, Spin.com had them as band of the week, the Daily Star were “wooed” by them at SXSW, New Yorks L magazine put them on the cover of the bands you should know issue and Alternative Press think they are one of the top bands of 2008.  more

Stunning movie actress and singer-songwriter Karen David is hotly tipped to be one of the biggest new stars of 2008.  She will shortly be appearing in the lead role in the forthcoming multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbuster The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian.  more

Take one in-demand Australian born, London based, producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. Add a revered, critically lauded American soul singer and a Copenhagen based electro / soul singer. Not the most obvious make up for a group, but then again SugaRush Beat Company are no ordinary band.  more

Set against the glossy, bitchy back drop of a TV music talent show, Michelle Collins (Dr Who, Two Thousand Acres of Sky, EastEnders) and Sean Gallagher (Coronation Street, New Street Law) go to war as Karina and Mal Faith, the bickering judges on the phenomenally successful Rock Rivals.  more

Production legend Dallas Austin calls them "my new TLC". They’re stopped in the street on a daily basis. Labels have been trying to get them for years; Jimmy Iovine heard two songs and signed them on a spot. There’s nothing overnight about the imminent success of 22-year-old identical twins Brit and Alex Smith and the release of their first single ‘Let It Go’ is the culmination of six years’ hard work.  more

Amy Macdonald was one of the success stories of 2007 and her reign at the top doesn’t look like it will end anytime soon. Macdonald is the biggest selling British female artist to emerge in the last year and the 20 year-old started 2008 with her debut album This Is The Life back in the top ten.  more