Pretend Girlfriend's swan song
They have supported the likes of The Fall, Northside and Tom Hingley but after ten years together Burnley band Pretend Girlfriend are splitting up.

Bittersweet blues at Bitter Suite
Preston musician Stephen James Buckley on his music, melancholy and his affinity with the late film star Marilyn Monroe.

New York Tourists rock Lancashire
Blackburn band New York Tourists only formed in 2009 but they are already causing a stir on the local scene with their dirty rock 'n' roll.

The rise of The Underdogs
Preston band The Underdogs say they are definitely moving away from their early sound and their Oasis tag. Well, maybe.

Top support for The Book Club
Three Lancashire bands shared the stage with their musical heroes at Joe Carnall and The Book Club's gig at 41 King Street.

Still rocking twenty years on
We find out what Alan Green and Geoff Price who wrote and recorded the original Reach Out are up to two decades on.

Walsh and Broudie in town
Chorley success story James Walsh from Starsailor is to perform a special acoustic set with Ian Broudie at 53 Degrees in Preston.

Shakey's Brother up for Grammys
A little known East Lancashire band could be rubbing shoulders with rock royalty after being nominated for two Grammy awards.

Searching for Seraphim
BBC Blast reporter Jill Smith gets the lowdown on Blackburn band Searching for Seraphim who were a big hit at Darwen Music Live.

How to get your demos heard
Music mogul Iain Bolton gives his dos and don'ts for making your demos a hit...

Electric Free Time Machine
BBC Introducing's Shelley Booth takes a trip into the weird and wonderful world of Lancaster band Electric Free Time Machine.

Band of brothers plus a drummer
Jill Smith finds out more about the folklore behind Clitheroe band Deerstone County and their defining moment.

Joni hits another high note
Lytham St Annes' Joni Fuller has played to 60,000 people and won awards for her song writing yet she's still only 17!