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Lauren Keogh

Born and raised in London, England and now based in Vancouver for her love of mountains, salmon and the better way of life. Lauren is a photographer and music blogger who is borderline obsessed with anything relating to music and art. Wherever there is a guitar riff or a toe-tapping beat, Lauren will write about it or photograph it. When she isn't behind her camera, she drinks tea daily and loves riding her bike. Take a look at her portfolio www.laurenkeogh.com and music blog www.amplifythis.blogspot.com and if you need a photographer, you know where to go.

Dan Mangan returns to the UK

This week sees the return of Dan Mangan to the British shores. It was only a few months ago when Dan was here spending the warm, British summer nights performing in Glastonbury fields and celebrating...

Canadian singer Joel Plaskett at The Garage in London

For the month of July, Relentless Garage saw Joel Plaskett return to England for a residency of three shows to tie in with the UK release of his album Three To One. On top of that,...

Canada Day in London 2010

Canada Day in London saw popular tourists meet-up and Trafalgar Square come alive with masses of people, lots of music and Tim Horton’s food as the sun shone and the heat rose. It didn’t matter that...

Canada Blast: Dan Mangan live in London, UK

After celebrating Canada Day in Vancouver for the last two years, spending it in London, England wasn’t really what I had in mind. But luckily we had the likes of Dan Mangan for company along with 25...

Celebrating Canada Day in London

Canada Day in London this year will be an exciting one. Held in the beautiful Canadian Embassy grounds of Trafalgar Square, July 1st 2010 will see an action-packed day with hockey, film, and music....

A Brit’s love affair with Vancouver

I was warned that once you come to Vancouver, you will never want to leave. Now that I have left, I want to come home.

Jamie Cullum Brings Class to the Commodore

With the release of his new album, The Pursuit, Jamie Cullum and crew arrived in town on Saturday night for the sold out Vancouver stop of their North American tour.  The Commodore was bursting...

Gomez Brings It On at the Orpheum Theatre

The Orpheum Theatre was a perfect venue for the British indie five-piece band Gomez whose musical journey started  in 1998 in England when their first album ‘Bring It On’ won the prestigious...

Jasper Sloan Yip Unveils a New Album Entitled "Every Day and All At Once"

 Jasper Sloan Yip's album launch party launch was held at a packed Cafe Deux Soleils on Commercial Drive last Saturday night.  Cafe Deux Soleils offered the perfect venue for Jasper and his...

From East Coast to West Coast: Bear Hands Finally Comes to Vancouver

I must admit, I have been waiting quite some time for Bear Hands to come to Vancouver. After discovering them on RCRDLBL.com back in 2008, I became giddy at the thought of finding a band so good and s