Cooking and music obviously a theme lately. World Party's "Put The Message In The Box" came on tonight - what a great song. Got me wondering about what Karl Wallinger is up to. I know he has been unwell - is he on the mend? It would be nice to get a catch up in The Word on him - a hugely talented man.
The first single was followed by a surprisingly strong debut album, entitled “Life Thru a Lens. However Angels song had even made Robbie Williams reach the top rank. Robbie was born 13 February 1974 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England. Williams was the cheeky chappie in hugely successful boy band Take That, and at the [...]
Above is the video for the song “Ship of Fools” by World Party. The song is from 1987. If you’re old enough, you likely recall the song and the video. The lyrics say–” I don’t want to sail with this ship of fools.” The song is about economic and environmental exploitation. The lyrics also say–”You’re gonna pay tomorrow.” Here are the...
- It's quite a shame that the clean and easy-to-navigate World Party website, designed by Slender Fungus, hasn't been updated in the past year. The last new news about World Party, (which isn't really a band as much it is...
Karl Wallinger's solo project got extended with hired hands for concerts and, evidently, videos. A Facebook friend asked for a tune so, by request, sort of, here it is - a single from 1990, I'm recalling, with a hook and chanted chorus ripped right from the Rolling Stones catalogue, circa the Jimmy Miller era.
Almost eighteen years in the making, 'Big Blue Ball' grew from three extraordinary Recording Weeks at Real World Studios in the summers of 1991, 1992 and 1995. The project's originators and curators were Real World founder Peter Gabriel and Karl Wallinger ...