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7shades is a tribute to the music of Tim Smith and Cardiacs, but playing all original music.

Formed in 2013 as the result of a dramatic failed physics experiment, they emerged from the lab with the right number of limbs, but in all the wrong places.

Several months of physical and mental rehabilitation followed, and finally in 2015 some kind of atomic cohesion occurred enabling manifestation in real-world scenarios!

We had the British Invasion in the '60s, Britpop in the '90s and now it appears British music is back!
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Numbers from the British Phonographic Industry show that last year one in seven albums sold across the world were made by British artists.
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Artists like Ed Sheeran, One Direction and even Pink FloydÌýare among the top 10 recording artists globally.
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We find out why withÌýScott Garrett from MAS Records in Kidderminster.
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Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber says British youngsters are lagging behind their American counterparts when it comes to learning traditional rock instruments.
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The composer says our future pop stars prefer to make music on their computers instead.
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So we're on a mission to prove him wrong and visit the students at Bishop PerowneÌýChurch of England Performing Arts College.
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HopFest has been taking place these last couple of years in the riverside town of Bewdley, featuring tonnes of local bands.
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Their director, Peter Barnett, says: "It’s a very good and talented line up – all local and from Worcestershire (apart from Loose Lips who are Telford), including some really good young bands."
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Artists include: Stiff Joints, Babajack, Tom Callinswood, Rattlesnake Jake, Swallows, Loose Lips, a late night chill out session with Esther Turner, Ben Stancombe and Tina V and the Youth acts (18 and under) on show during the afternoon (excluding Swallows who are playing in the evening) include Komodo, Ellisha Green, Hannah Law, Missing Sparrows and The Blue Dive.
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On the Friday night, at the Beer Festival, the acts include One Tree Canyon and Final Measure doing their '60s blues set.
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"The Clik Clik Collective will also be on hand to create mayhem and we’re launching a Poetry Corner for people to perform their written work, as well!"

This week,Ìý

• Dubs In The Middle: & Protocol atÌýAshdown Farm, Evesham.
• Nuns Of The Tundra, & at Monroe's Cellar Bar, Worcester.
• Ben Vickers & at the Marr's Bar, Worcester.

For the fifth year running, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Introducing in Hereford & Worcester returned to the Cheltenham Racecourse to take over one of the stages at the annual Wychwood Festival.
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Since 2010, various ´óÏó´«Ã½ Introducing shows that surround Gloucestershire have all been invited to choose the acts - and this year nine of our favourites graced the stages on the closing day of the event.
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Throughout June, we'll be bringing you the highlights on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester with the extended sets being hosted on our website.
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A Worcestershire pub, which celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2012, has turned its celebrations into an annual event.
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The Old Cock Inn, on Friar Street in Droitwich, hosted 13 acts at last weekend's Friar Fest.
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Dennis Seaton - one part of the reggae band Musical Youth - headlined the event.

• :ÌýDetails of how to get wide eyed and legless in Linton
• :ÌýWe find out what Malvern's Cher Lloyd is up to.

For the time ever, we're heading toÌýÌýin Malvern to take over one of the stages - and, as always, we're hell-bent on showcasing local talent!
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On Sunday 21 June, we'll be showcasing five acts for broadcast throughout July - culminating in a fly-over from the Red Arrows.
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Last year's event raised more than £3,000 for Acorns Childrens Hospice and this year the admission fee will be split between Acorns and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.