Updated 9:12pm 22 May 2012

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Andy Coleman

Andy Coleman

A new front for UB40

Birmingham reggae veterans UB40 are working on their new album – and it’s a real Labour Of Love.Read

Rising from Down Under

Australian singer Shannon Noll tells Andy Coleman about his rise to fame.Read

Thousand years to sing about for Richard Thompson

There’s nothing to beat the buzz of performing live, folk music icon Richard Thompson tells Andy Coleman.Read

Judas Priest back to rock Birmingham

Metal is on the menu as the Priest Feast tour thunders into Birmingham. Andy Coleman speaks to Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton.Read

We're breaking down barriers

Opera singer David Miller is helping break down the barriers between pop and classical musical.Read

Hot Chocolate's Errol Brown to finish singing career in Birmingham

Singer Errol Brown is facing the final curtain in Birmingham. The 60-year-old former Hot Chocolate frontman says his show at Symphony Hall on February 26, will be his last ever public performance.Read

Jason Donovan plans a night of nostalgia at Birmingham Symphony Hall

Eighties heart-throb Jason Donovan promises a night of nostalgia at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall in December – Andy Coleman finds out more.Read

Author Profile

Andy Coleman is a Birmingham Mail veteran having worked at the paper for 25 years. He is the Mail's music editor, regularly reviewing rock concerts at the NEC, NIA and Carling Academy, as well as CDs and DVDs. Andy edits the Friday What's On section.