Jay-Z might be making his Glastonbury debut this summer, but when Twickenham-based East of Ealing take to the Somerset stage, it will be as festival favourites.
Speaking prior to her appearance at Epsom Playhouse - the 1000th concert of her professional career - award-winning jazz singer Clare Teal seems to be more comfortable with things than she was this time last year.
Young and into music with loud guitars? You lucky, lucky thing. Not only are there countless young rock bands roaming the streets, thumbing their plectrums, and not only have you got RockStock for them to showcase their talents (plus the odd Bourne To Rock and Leatherhead Lick), now you have Stagefrite.
When a 15-year-old Gary Grainger saw The Who perform on Eel Pie Island in 1967, little did he think that four decades later he would be performing alongside Pete Townshend at the Royal Albert Hall. Nor that he would headlining The Eel Pie one day, too.
As the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra pump out Mussorgsky's monumental Pictures at an Exhibition at New Wimbledon Theatre this Sunday, it will not be without a sense of relief.
Epsom Playhouse turns into some sort of crazy time travelling music machine next week, as it plays host to tributes to two of the biggest acts of the 70s and 80s.
