AFTER years touring the globe at a relentless pace, DJ Joel Corry knows more than most how damaging the stresses and strains of pop can be.
“The music industry is a very high-pressure industry and I think now more than ever, especially with social media, the pressure on artists is really, really tough.“I was so shocked. I was with Liam at Soccer Aid in the summer 2023 and he was such a big part of the team.”He excitedly told me: “I DJ’d at Scott Mills’ wedding. Calvin Harris is like one of my biggest idols and I’ve never met him before.
“At the ceremony I sat down next to Calvin and we started chatting. And it was so nice to meet him and he gave me some really good advice.“I was dropping all my bangers. He knew all the words. And then I had to obviously play one of his ones as well.“I ended up doing a remix for his single with Ellie Goulding called Free.
FANS of bands including Stone Roses, Chemical Brothers, The Who, Madness and The Verve will be in with a chance to win signed memorabilia on November 5. Wearing thigh-high fake leather boots over skinny jeans – into which she tucked her black rock n’ roll T-shirt – pop-rock iconbrought her sass and class to the evening’s performance as newer tunes Losing My Sense Of Taste and A Love popped the cork on a vintage performance.
KEEP an eye out for rapidly rising Californian indie pop band Your Favorite Color, who completed their European tour on Sunday.