Roxy Music

Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry collaborating with Radiohead and Red Hot Chili Peppers

New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

Johnny Greenwood and Flea to both feature on his new album

On Some Faraway Beach

Noise Pollution (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno biography....

Siren Immediately

Download Music For Free Right Now! 100% Legal. (Free subscription) | yesterday

Bryan Ferry was smitten with model Jerry Hall while writing Roxy Music's fifth album "Siren" - and these songs are wishful, pleading love letters. That's her on the cover. In Greek mythology, if a sailor heard the singing of the beautiful and divine sirens wafting out over the sea, he faced certain death by sailing too close and crashing his boat against the rocky cliffs of the island on...

Flea Collaborating With Bryan Ferry

If You Have To Ask (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry has revealed that he is working on a new solo album that features members of Radiohead and Red Hot Chili Peppers. In an email to fans the singer-songwriter announced that he is has brought in Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea to play on the album. Also set to collaborate with super-producer Nile Rodgers from Chic, the record is set for...

• Bryan Ferry to Collaborate With Radiohead and Red Hot Chili Peppers - Spinner.com
• Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry Taps Flea, Johnny Greenwood, Nile Rodgers... - The Daily Swarm - Headlines

Music is the drug but will prohibition ever be over?

The All New Ewan's Musings (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009

Spotted this as I bounced around the web this morning. It’s a section of an opinion piece for BBC News by John Taylor (kids, he was in Duran Duran) makes this observation. I’m still buying copies of that first Roxy Music album, I’m almost embarrassed to say – import copies on premium vinyl, anniversary CD copies, [...]

Brian Eno and Nick Clegg

Liberal England (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

Does anyone know how Brian Eno - "stalwart member of 'The Roxy Music' and heir to the fruit salts fortune" according to Lord Bonkers - is getting on as Nick Clegg's adviser on youth affairs? We have not heard a great deal about this role since his appointment was announced . Some wondered at the time whether Eno was to old for the role. However, he is a full three days younger than Steve...

I am made to laugh until I squirt by John Peel

NON-WORKINGMONKEY (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009

I was sent this this morning by my friend Louis, who is reading a copy of John Peel 's autobiography (found in Oxfam). It made me extremely happy. I hope you enjoy it too. In answer to the question "how did you feel about the music of the early ‘70s?", he replied: “Well, when you look at that period, the only bands that got signed up were bands that contained at least one member...

Protesting The Use Of Metallica To Torture Prisoners

mommyerin blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009

Amid continued reports detailing the CIA's use of loud music to torture detainees at Guantánamo Bay, pop-culture elitists from across the country gathered in the nation's capital Monday to protest the uninspired song selections employed in the brutal treatment of inmates. "To remain silent about the abhorrent methods used to interrogate alleged enemy combatants would be a betrayal of the...

Carole's Seminal Albums: #2 in an occasional series

The 'Spill (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

This week it is David Bowie's 1970 (released in early 1971 in the UK) album The Man Who Sold The World This album was where the blueprint for his later incarnation as Ziggy Stardust can first be seen, not least because it is where the nucleus of the Spiders From Mars first comes together. The album was a real departure from what had come before as far as Bowie's music is concerned. The sound is heavy,...

More Than This

Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering? 2.0 (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

I could feel at the time There was no way of knowing Fallen leaves in the night Who can say where they’re blowing As free as the wind And hopefully learning Why the sea on the tide Has no way of turning… “More Than This” Roxy Music (Bryan Ferry) Sometimes it would be nice to be able to peer into the future. My future. [...]

My Fantasy band - Peter Hook, ex-New Order

The Independent (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Vocals - Iggy Pop As well as being a fantastic songwriter, he lives the rock 'n' roll dream... or nightmare! When I was in New Order we played with the Stooges and we were so terrified to talk to Iggy, we couldn't do it.

16th & Valencia Roxy Music Lyrics Devendra Banhart

Lyrics Song Words (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

From Devendra Banhart’s 7th studio album “What Will We Be”, here’s his new song “16th & Valencia Roxy Music”. The album was released on October 27 2009 Live Performance Music Video at Later With Jools Holland I don't know where to go Cause I know where to go Well I know where not to go Cause I'm nowhere to go Cause [...]

Review: Underworld vs The Misterons 'Athens'

Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Electronic prog fans Underworld team up with some other people to make a compilation LP... what on Earth could possibly go wrong? Underworld have been around since Jesus was in infants. They've not always been a dance act either (for...

Our favourite shop?

Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

In the process of tiding up recently, I was as is usual sidetracked and ended up re-reading back issues of every right thinking person’s favourite magazine. One piece I hit upon was a Paul Du Noyer review of a re-release of “Tapestry” by Carole King. Having myself only recently bought a vinyl copy of King’s masterpiece I was pleased to see Du Noyer and I had both come to a...

On My iPod: Kelly Jones of The Stereophonics

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Music feature: Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones lists six songs that he recommends for any collection. Unsurprisingly, rock features heavily.