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The Thirst

Finally we’re able to bring you the interview with one of the most charismatic bands on the scene today – The Thirst. In quiet corner at Londons most prestigious new music night Wired we caught up with Mensah, Kwame, Mark and Marcus. Fusing incredibly infectious hooks with serious levels of rock and funk, The Thirst [...]

Lucia’s Guide To LoveBox

“London’s most convincing festival” NME Never been to LoveBox? Wanna know what it’s like? It’s early Sunday morning, and our host Lucia takes you on a brilliant tour of the 2011 site in Victoria Park. Keep an eye open for the brilliant Jamiroquai style head gear, and bad taste bridesmaids! Part One ot Two Part [...]

Meet the SugaBabes!

LoveBox 2011. It’s random who you bump into at these things…for example a band The Guinness Book of World Records named as the most successful female act of the 21st century, The SugaBabes!! (6 UK number one singles and 18 UK top ten hits.) The delightful Heidi, Amelle, and Jade loitered with Yemi backstage at [...]

The Shakka Crown Affair

Shoreditch House and LiteSwitch host Lucia steals 5 minutes with the hugely charismatic Shakka. Now, we often get to see some great musicians at Wired – but Shakka really owned that stage and brought the audience with him on a musical journey through his world. His current album “The Shakka Crown Affair” is out now [...]

Michael Duke

Ah man, you music loving fiends are in for a real Wired shaped treat! Mr Wired – Michael Duke (Kate Bond being Ms Wired) performs live for the very first time infront of his supremely talented crowd. Michael is one of those ridiculously talented people we try to avoid – but when we fail… when [...]

Viktoria Modesta

Every once in a while you meet someone that is so striking and impressive, that it barely seems possible. Today, was one of those days. May Yemi and the LiteSwitch team introduce you to Viktoria Modesta , an international icon of the underground scene. A model and cover girl multiple times over of magazines like [...]

Blake

This week the LiteSwitch team caught up with classical band Blake i n their lush West London town house. No strangers to success this lot… their 1st album went straight to No 1 in the classical album charts selling over 100,00 copies in under 3 weeks! Swiftly followed by a Classical Brit Award for “Album [...]

Stages Of Dan

The LiteSwitch team raid the home of musical mavericks – Stages of Dan! A band Steve Lemacq from BBC Radio named his unsigned band of the week. They’re a London based power trio made up of Chris Aliano, Chris’Big Chris’ Bryant and Chris Davidson. They play rock n’ roll music inspired by people named…erm…Chris. [...]

Ed Sheeran

Ok here’s the facts Ed Sheeran has (at the time of going to press) reached No 2 in the official iTunes Album Chart. An astonishing fact considering he is NOT currently signd to any major labels. The only ablum above him – Rhianna ‘Loud’. This is what brilliant new music can do. When asked by [...]

Obenewa

Yemi and the LiteSwitch team got to meet the beautiful and supremely talented Obenewa at Shoreditch House for WIRED. She has such a wonderfully textured and soulful voice, that really captures the listener. We talk about her brilliant track ‘Obsessed’, what time of day she writes her best songs, and how we might need better [...]