Band's new single inspired by tragedy of Sophie Lancaster's murder

1:12pm Tuesday 6th January 2009

AN up and coming band has used the tragic story of Sophie Lancaster to inspire a new single which targets Britain’s ‘unsafe streets’.

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Classical way to calm Burnley kids

9:42am Friday 19th December 2008

MINI Mozarts gathered together at Ightenhill Children’s Centre in Burnley to listen to the beautiful sounds of classical music.

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Diana Vickers' best friend has X Factor after signing record deal

7:00pm Thursday 18th December 2008

DIANA Vickers may be in the spotlight at the moment - but one of her best friends has beaten her to a recording deal.

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Chorley musician Roo rocks to stardom

5:54pm Tuesday 16th December 2008

BLACKBURN College music student Roo Walker hit the top note when he was hand-picked to perform at a prestigious music awards ceremony in London.

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Track of the week: Dead Clowns - See You In Your Nightmares

3:39pm Friday 12th December 2008

Listen to Burnley band Dead Clowns' track, See You In Your Nightmares.

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Chorley musician plays out pipe dream with Coronation Street appearance

5:00pm Wednesday 10th December 2008

A musician from Chorley fulfilled a pipe dream when he performed in the nation’s best loved TV soap.

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Pete Doherty’s 'blood art' in new Crawshawbooth exhibition

1:13pm Friday 5th December 2008

BLOOD will line the walls of an art gallery in Rossendale as part of a new exhibition.

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Festival joy for Blackburn band The Snowbyrds

3:48pm Friday 5th December 2008

BLACKBURN band The Snowbyrds have won a national battle of the bands competition after performing in a major festival headlined by The Enemy.

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Chorley singer releases Christmas CD

3:46pm Friday 5th December 2008

CHORLEY singing sensation James Loynes is releasing a CD of Christmas hits.

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Darwen band to play Twisted Wheel's after-party

3:49pm Friday 5th December 2008

DARWEN band Scar are to headline the after-show party for Twisted Wheel at Manchester's Night and Day Cafe on Thursday.

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Schoolgirls booking top bands for Chorley gigs

1:50pm Friday 5th December 2008

A popular London rock band are playing a gig in Chorley after being booked by two music-mad girls.

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VIDEO: Blackburn schoolgirl tipped for stardom by X Factor stars

7:10pm Thursday 4th December 2008

A SINGING schoolgirl is set for the big time after winning a top talent competition and scooping a £1,000 prize.

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Track of the week: India Mill - Caribesque

4:14pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008

Listen to Darwen band India Mill's track Caribesque, which is being used by national charity C.A.L.M (Campaign Against Living Miserably) to highlight suicide and depression in young males.

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Darwen band’s song used in campaign against Christmas suicides

11:50am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

A SONG by Darwen rock band India Mill is to be used by a national charity to help prevent suicides over the Christmas period.

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Darwen teen David’s a singer like no other...

4:45pm Monday 1st December 2008

STRANGE noises were heard coming from a Darwen pub’s latest music night.

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Put on your dancing shoes and head to Burnley Library

3:30pm Friday 28th November 2008

HIP-hop poets Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip are set to shatter the peace and quiet of Burnley’s central library.

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Diana Vickers set for free gig in Blackburn

10:50am Friday 28th November 2008

DIANA Vickers is set to give a free concert in Blackburn — if she wins through to the X Factor final.

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Blackburn band get a lift from The Courteeners

3:39pm Friday 28th November 2008

BLACKBURN’S Electric Circus Band are taking their first steps on the road to big time success after landing their largest gig to date.

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Track of the week: Anthony Lye - Always With You

5:04pm Friday 28th November 2008

Listen to Whitworth singer-songwriter Anthony Lye's track Always With You.

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Course is music to Tockholes teenager's ears

11:35am Friday 28th November 2008

A TEENAGE pianist from Tockholes has been treated to a week at a music school by Darwen Rotary Club.

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Flyer for Hendrix gig in Nelson sells for £840

11:27am Friday 28th November 2008

A FLYER from a Jimi Hendrix gig in Nelson sold for £840.

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Pussycat Dolls inspire Blackburn pupils’ safety song

3:07pm Thursday 20th November 2008

A PRIMARY school has found the purr-fect way to boost internet safety — by recording a cover of a Pussycat Dolls song.

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Track of the week: 3 Black Dwarfs - Time

4:43pm Thursday 20th November 2008

Listen to Chorley garage punk band 3 Black Dwarfs' track Time.

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Blackburn musician signs to Amy Winehouse record label

12:07pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

UNIVERSAL Records is home to Eminem, Amy Winehouse, Take That and now... The Salvation Army. And the International Staff Band’s only female member is from Blackburn.

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Rare flyer for 'Jimmy' Hendrix gig in Nelson up for auction

4:50pm Tuesday 18th November 2008

A FLYER advertising a Jimi Hendrix gig in Nelson is set to sell at auction for £700.

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Track of the week: Merry Men - Michael Motorcycle

11:25am Tuesday 18th November 2008

Listen to Burnley rock trio the Merry Men's track Michael Motorcycle.

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Track of the week: Violet Vortex - Not This Time

5:16pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

Listen to Blackburn goth metal band Violet Vortex's track Not This Time.

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Burnley gig builds funds for charity

2:32pm Friday 7th November 2008

A mini-music festival at the Bridge Bier Huis, Bank Parade, Burnley, raised £2,000 for local multiple sclerosis suffers.

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