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From Bowie to Bieber: What makes a singer 'great'?

Posted by ConcertHotels on Mon, 19 May 2014

In between watching cat videos on YouTube and Facebook stalking checking out what those people we used to know are doing now, (seems they're having babies mainly), the topic of...

Ruin A Band By Changing One Letter

Posted by ConcertHotels on Tue, 27 April 2021

In 2020, a viral challenge swept social media, resulting in some famous bands having their names hilariously changed. One simple rule : Change one letter of the name to ruin the band. Check out...

The drummer always gets overlooked.

Posted by ConcertHotels on Fri, 19 June 2015

Pick a band. Any band. We bet you can name the frontman. You can probably name the guitarist. But can you name the person who sits at the back? The one with the sticks. That's the real question...

From Gospel to Grunge - a Rock Time Machine

Posted by ConcertHotels on Fri, 15 November 2013

The history of rock music is pretty interesting. Everyone knows that it's roots lie in genres like Gospel, but what about all the other genres? How did Cowpunk come about? Or Indie Rock? Or Nu...

Covers that are better than the original

Posted by ConcertHotels on Wed, 5 May 2021

When you think of "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", who springs to mind? Guns 'N Roses or Bob Dylan? Whitney Houston's monumental version of "I Will Always Love You" or Dolly Parton's simple,...

When our heads were in the clouds, but our music wasn't...

Posted by ConcertHotels on Thu, 27 June 2013

Here at Concert Hotels HQ we've been reminiscing about the good old days when our music collections were tangible. We remember spending many happy hours flipping through 12 inch vinyl stacks at our...

Music Quizzes Pre-Y2K: A Wonderful Misuse of Excel

Posted by ConcertHotels on Thu, 22 August 2013

Remember way back when the internet was accessible only via the dog whistle screech of your dial up modem? The internet was a brave new world; albeit a decidedly slow and slightly crappy one. But...

Sophomore Slump?

Posted by ConcertHotels on Thu, 29 January 2015

You find yourself in a garden in North London. There's a little sunshine peeking through the leaves of the trees. It's quite lovely. Or at least it would be, were it not for the two zombies moving...

The Lionel Messi of the Billboard 200

Posted by ConcertHotels on Mon, 3 November 2014

It was a Monday so we were definitely working. We were working very hard on important, urgent, grown-up work-type things. In no way did we become completely and utterly distracted by this kick-ass...

Social Distancing Playlist

Posted by ConcertHotels on Mon, 6 April 2020

Sadly, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing has been widely adopted in many countries. But while you're allowed to get put for a short walk every day, perhaps listening to this set list...