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Mar 6, 2025 | 
kfgo.com | Francesca Halliwell |Will Russell
By Francesca Halliwell and Will RussellLONDON (Reuters) – Tourists wanting a bird’s eye view of Big Ben, St Paul’s Cathedral and Buckingham Palace have put the London Eye in the ranks of the city’s most visited attractions since it was opened 25 years ago on Sunday. The observation wheel, which offers visitors a 30-minute ride in a glass pod, was supposed to stand for five years before being dismantled, but its popularity led to it being made a permanent fixture on the River Thames last year.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
shefnews.co.uk | Will Russell
Hallamshire RUFC have secured a new lease on their clubhouse until 2027.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
hotpress.com | Will Russell
Sophie Jamieson returns with her sophomore album, I Still Want To Share, which serves more as a sonic suite than separate tracks. The London-based songwriter meticulously explores the cyclical nature of love followed by heartbreak, and the perpetual human desire to repeat the merry go round, driven by the absolute necessity of finding ourselves in other people. Vivid vignettes abound.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
hotpress.com | Will Russell
Music 08 Jan 25 Fontaines D.C.: "You can take this romance with you wherever you go, and it can be a way to view the world" Fontaines D.C. Credit: Theo Cottle Fontaines D.C. bassist Deego chats to Will Russell about the band’s Hot Press Album of the Year, Romance.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
hotpress.com | Will Russell
It had been almost four years since I watched Fontaines D.C. slay Brixton Academy in London. That was just before the world shut down. Well, it was before a lot of things. Before Fontaines’ sophomore, A Hero’s Death, landed them a Grammy-nomination. Before their third album, Skinty Fia, achieved No. 1 on the Irish and UK albums chart. Before their Romance record, which they are touring now, garnered two more Grammy nods. Before they became everybody’s favourite band. And I mean, literally, everybody.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
hotpress.com | Will Russell
Taking on an album of Beatles covers ain’t for the faint-hearted, but Lucinda Williams is one tough cookie. Indeed, this collection of songs serves as volume seven of her celebrated Lu’s Jukebox, with the likes of Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones getting the full Williams treatment in previous editions.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
hotpress.com | Will Russell
Music 28 Nov 24 On this day in 1971: Rory Gallagher released Deuce On November 28, 1971, Rory Gallagher released his iconic second solo album, Deuce. To mark the occasion, we're revisiting an interview with his nephew, Daniel Gallagher – the archivist and producer behind the 50th anniversary edition of Deuce...
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
hotpress.com | Will Russell
Music 26 Nov 24 Fionn Regan: "It's a different energy when you have a band and loads of people around; an ebb and flow on each side" Fionn Regan by Autumn De Wilde Fionn Regan chats to Will Russell about his magnificent seventh album O Avalanche, being influenced by Mallorca and life on the road. Fionn Regan was part of the influential singer-songwriter set that blazed across Irish music throughout the noughties.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
hotpress.com | Will Russell
Music 22 Nov 24 Album Review: Michael Kiwanuka, Small Changes Fine effort from soul maestro. 8/10 The gilded production triumvirate – Danger Mouse, Inflo and Michael Kiwanuka himself – that helmed MK’s UK No.1 Love & Hate, and the Mercury-winning Kiwanuka, are back at the controls on Small Changes. Add to that a remarkable ensemble featuring legendary bassist Pino Palladino and Jimmy Jam of Jam and Lewis, and it’s quite the dream team.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
hotpress.com | Will Russell
Since 2020, Jerry Fish has co-hosted Dublin's annual 'Hi, How Are You Day!' – an opportunity to celebrate Daniel Johnston’s life and legacy, while also having open conversations about mental health and wellbeing – with MayKay and pianist/arranger Cian Boylan. The trio, with the added bolster of a 14-piece orchestra, a three-piece brass section and backing vocalists, have delivered one hell of a tribute record here.
