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Star set to celebrate with tour


CELEBRATION: Hazel O Connor


TO CELEBRATE 35 years of the cult movie Breaking Glass, Hazel O’Connor will tour the UK this winter. The shows will feature the


first ever showings of the digi- tally re-mastered uncut version of the film, followed by an inti- mate Q&A and an unplugged performance of some of the film’s best loved songs with the star herself. 2015 marks Breaking Glass’


award-winning star Hazel O’Connor’s 35th anniversary in the music and entertainment industry. Striding into the spotlight


with the cult movie in 1980, Hazel immediately became an iconic figure. She will play Cardiff’s Glee


Club on December 7. Tickets available from www. livenation.co.uk


Will Young is on tour


WILL Young will play Cardiff’s St David’s Hall as part of a UK nationwide tour during Octo- ber and November 2015. The tour announcement comes as Will’s brilliant brand new album 85% Proof goes straight into number one on the Official UK Album Chart. Will will perform songs from


85% Proof on his forthcoming Love Revolution Tour, which comes to Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on November 18. Tickets available now from


livenation.co.uk/artist/will- young-tickets.


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chats to CarlHainsby fromFranklin Lake ahead of their Cardiff showin July


Tipped by the industry as the next big thing in Urban Pop, Franklin Lake is made up of Tay Starhz, Jude Read, Carl Hainsby, Tom Marvin & Ed Goacher. London based five piece Franklin Lake


are set to perform their first Welsh dates in July and August. The band will play Cardiff Globe on July 19 and Pride Cymru on August 15. Franklin Lake have already made an


impact on the main stages of some of Europe’s most prestigious events and festivals with their soulful harmonies and infectious personalities delivering high energy, catchy pop sets and setting them up to become Britain’s breakthrough act of 2015. Their forthcoming debut EP Superson-


ic is a culmination of a lot of hard work from for the boys to establish themselves as a true upcoming force in the UK music industry. Andy Howells recently put questions to Carl Hainsby from the band


Who are you and how did you come together? We are Franklin Lake, an up and com-


ing pop-urban band with EP Supersonic dropping on 31 July with our first single remixes being played in clubs globally right now Myself, Tay and Jude were in a band already and we thought we would be stronger by adding more members so our manager held auditions.


Where are you from? We are all quite local all in around the


M25 especially me and Tay. Tay lives in Enfield and me in Chingford which is only 10 minutes away both in North East Lon- don, Jude lives in Crawley.


How would you describe your music style? There is a not one style that I could use


to describe our music style, we get a lot of inspiration from many British artists and bands as well as American artists. It’s got everything you want to see in an


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Friday, June 26, 2015 Follow us on Twitter @Argus_The Guide Meet The Band : Franklin Lake


SUPERSONIC: Franklin Lake


English band with a cool American twist, I would describe our music as pop-urban judging from the tracks on our EP Super- sonic!


What’s been your best live experience? I think I can speak on behalf of the boys


when I say we give it our all on perfor- mances. Hard to pin point one best per- formance.


You have a new single coming soon, can you tell us more about that? What I can say about our debut EP Su- personic is that it is very fun, honest and


Programme of American music


CARDIFF Philharmonic Or- chestra will celebrate Inde- pendence Day in style with their spectacular American Night concert on July 4. For one night only it’s all about the Star-Spangled Ban- ner at the National Concert Hall of Wales with a showfea- turing the music of America’s best-loved composers. Impeccably conducted by Michael Bell, the orchestra starts with George Gersh- win’s Girl Crazy including classics such as Embraceable You and I Got Rhythm. Hot on its heels is the Sym- phonic Dances from West Side Story, which is one of the most dynamic and irresistible of American works. Likewise,


Barber’s Adagio for Strings is up there with the most beau- tiful pieces of music ever written, whilst Copland’s cowboy ballet Rodeo evokes sepia images of the old West. Plus, there will be a medley


of Glenn Miller hits includ- ing In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade and American Pa- trol, before Sousa’s Liberty Bell and Stars & Stripes For- ever bring the concert to a rousing conclusion. Live the American Dream


with Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra’s Independence Day showat St David’s Hall. Tickets cost £5, £8, £10, £16


and £22. To book, visit stda- vidshallcardiff.co.uk or call 029 2087 8444.


INDEPENDENCE DAY: Celebrate the best in American music


we’ve tried to edge away from your typi- cal pop songs, there is a variety on this record from the first song to the fifth but I can guarantee every song will have you dancing so before it’s too late pre order our EP Supersonic on iTunes now!


You’re touring shortly, are you looking forward to that? Touring is the best part of being in this


band, being on the road, giving 100% on every stage over the country and of course meeting our dedicated fans that travel everywhere to see us, love touring!


What can people expect from your forthcoming Cardiff gig? When you see us in Cardiff you know


you are going to get a show, all our tracks are original and we interact with everyone and if you’re lucky you might even get pulled up on stage! I’ve been known to crowd surf once or twice


Where can people hear your music? To hear any of our latest music or see


where we are performing just check our Twitter which is @franklinlake_ or our facebook FranklinLake1 and you’ll find what you’re looking for! Love ya x


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