The Citizen Group
Local Music:
Summer In The Cities

Summer In The Cities

And then there were four! citizensound has been joined by a new recruit Mariana Duarte Silva, which not only means we can add Portuguese to the our portfolio of four spoken languages (English, French, Spanish and Geordie!), but we also have an experienced club promoter in our midst! Mariana, or the Madame to her friends,...
The Return of the Boombox…?

The Return of the Boombox…?

Kids at the back of the bus. One plays a beat that he made the night before to his friends. They decide whether it lives or dies before the bus comes to a stop… There is the obvious outcome of high irritation levels of fellow passengers. Plus the future of the music industry could look...
Are we on the verge of a million Motowns?

Are we on the verge of a million Motowns?

In a recent article in Mojo magazine, Otis Williams of The Temptations was quoted as follows: Motown used to throw local industries parties at the Roostertail Club and the Greystone Ballroom. At one of these I overheard a couple of white guys who worked for other labels. One said, “We’ve got to stop this. Too...