Singles: May 2011

Words: Saam Das

Now that I'm in substantial employment, I have a reasonable excuse for the delayed collating of May's finest singles but I apologise nonetheless. The battle for Single Of The Month came down to Clock Opera and Charli XCX. To find who won and plenty of other brilliant singles, simply read on.

Competition: Win Tickets To Joe Bloggers On May 19th

Words: Saam Das

The first Joe Bloggers gig fast approaches and we're honoured to be involved. Hopefully some of you reading this can make it down to Dingwalls in Camden and say hello to members of Team FG. And of course, Flying With Anna and The Blue Walrus too. To try to help you in that quest, we're giving away at least 2 tickets to the gig below. Maybe more if we're feeling generous, so enter away.

Glastonbury: 2011 Emerging Talent Competition

Words: Saam Das

I'm not sure I've mentioned on the blog that I was invited to be one of the judges for this year's Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition. During February, I was sent along 160 songs from 160 bands to whittle down to three to send through to the next stage of the competition. Those three acts were part of the longlist published earlier in the month.