Andrew Marston introduces live music from Goldman (Foy nr Ross-on-Wye)

What a scorcher - then the heaven's opened - then what a scorcher again - before the heaven's opened again!
 
It was the story of the weekend at this year's Nozstock Festival at Rowden Paddocks near Bromyard - where this year they held their Wild Wild West theme.
 
DJ Yoda, Mr Scruff and Chas & Dave were headlining - but we also nabbed our own stage in 'The Hidden Valley' - and highlights from that will be broadcast throughout the whole of August.
 
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Goldman describe themselves as a British pop act serving up dancey urban pop songs, best served LOUD!
 
They're all split between Ross-on-Wye and Swindon and met while working in Bristol making ringtones for a company that eventually folded.
 
Since then, it's been their own music they've worked on and Alex Ross is the man behind the Nick Clegg I'm Sorry remix.
 
All of our live studio sessions and festival gigs since 2005

Once a month, we've been recording acts chosen by us at a variety of venues across the area - including at some of our biggest festivals.
 
Our next recording session takes place on Sunday 1 September at the Worcester Arts Workshop, as part of the Worcester Music Festival, and features the five acts we plan to broadcast throughout August and September.
 
Acts chosen are: Aimsley & The Doctors, Dead:Lung, Massive Head Trauma & Weathered Hands.
 
None of these acts knew they were being considered for a live session - they were chosen based on the tracks they uploaded here - which led them to receiving airplay on BBC Hereford & Worcester.
 
Doors open at 4pm - we're on till 9pm - turn up anytime and admission is free!
 
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Three days of live music - all running at the same time across 18 different venues in Malvern raised £3500 for Acorns Children's Hospice.
 
Malvern Rocks saw a number of Worcestershire bands taking to the stage - many for the first time - with the headliner being TV personality Loyd Grossman, playing guitar!
 
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The Pershore Jazz Festival is taking place this weekend.
 
Whilst the club tends to be more traditional, the festival provides scope for a much wider range of jazz appreciation and they feel that following only one particular style means missing a lot of good music.
 
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This week, Andy O'Hare reviews:

• Inches From The Ground, Threshing Ground, Reap, Sam Eden, Sugar Mama, East Of The Sun, The Restraints, The Fabulous Bordellos, Nigel Clark & The Misers at B-Fest in Tenbury Wells.
• Black Room Fiasco & Liberty Lies at the Worcester Beer, Cider & Perry Festival.
• The Indigo Kings, Juey, Missing Andy, Skewwhiff, The Chip Shop Boys, Black Max & The Pirates, Black Widow & Affinity at Lakefest nr Evesham.
• Tina V, Mike Mann, Matt Telfer, Becky Rose, Terry Walls & Anya Pulver at The Firefly open mic night in Worcester.

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A Kidderminster singer/songwriter - who supported Britney Spears and One Direction - has launched a new single.
 
Lauren Wright - who went to SXSW in Austin Texas a couple of years ago and met up with Taylor Swift's producer - has just released I.L.O.V.E.Y.O.U
 
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If you're a budding solo artist, an MC, or just started a brand new band then you should check out BBC Introducing Musicians' Masterclasses.
 
We visited various locations across the UK - Glasgow, Belfast, London, Salford & Cardiff. DJs from all over BBC Radio, music industry experts and artists got together to host a day of sessions, workshops and masterclasses.
 
On the guestlist at Maida Vale were Worcester's Shaun Williams, Malvern's 5parks, Bromyard's Tenz, Droitwich's Case Closed and Bewdley's Barbarix.
 
Invited to Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff were Hereford's Daniel & The Scandals, Kidderminster's Lauren Wright and man-of-many-Worcester-bands Pete Adams.
 
We covered everything from song writing & MC workshops to promoting your music & making the most of your Twitter accounts.
 
We also heard from successful artists about their own musical journeys. Our special guests included Ben Howard, Aluna George, Wretch 32, Devlin, Angel, Japanese Popstars, Phil Kieran, Badly Drawn Boy and the Manic Street Preachers.
 
This week we hear from Wretch 32 and Devlin about commericalism and cyber bullying.
 
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