Holy Moly! (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Grrr! Lock up your tofu, because snarling rock legend Chris Martin is sounding off again, sticking it to The Man...
Cave 17 (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Insane title, insane cover, let’s go. 1. “God Given Name” : Long slow descending thing, plosive whispers of “Explosive!”, a whole Marvin-futuristic synth vibe here. Lyrics focusing on how she’s not what we know about her, she’s not just a sister (not “a sista” but y’know Beyoncé Jr.), how Hadley is a long road to travel. [...]
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Kleef and co are back in the very best of the spaghetti westerns, re-released this week. Rating:5
The Urban Woo (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Graeme's off to WOMAD tomorrow, and is checking the weather. 'Wouldn't Sunny Intervals be a good name for a band?' How we laughed! Then we found there really is an outfit by that name . Anyway, then we had the conversation about how many other bands were named after weather (The Three Degrees, Air, Rainbow, King 'Sunny' Ade), and then I found this site , perfect if you're in the need of a ready-made...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, is to celebrate his 60th birthday later this year with a massive concert on television.
Under the Acacias (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
I have just discovered that Cyrille Regis, the West Brom hero from the 1970's and 80's, was awarded an MBE last month. Cyrille was always one of my footballing heroes. Here you can see Cyrille in action scoring against Norwich...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 28/06/2008
TALENTED teenager Mandi Gibbons is due to perform in front of X Factor judges tomorrow.
Listen Up (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
Steve Jones takes an audio tour around the current hip-hop and R&B joints this week. > Pick of the week: Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'Em), Busta Rhymes: You'll probably inhale before Busta does as he spews rhymes...
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 16/06/2008
SonyBMG have painstakingly compiled a collection of smash hits and forgotten gems to create the real soundtrack to the 70's. Alongside much loved favorites, the album includes several hard-to-find tracks, rarely featured on compilation albums ...
Landcroft House (Free subscription) | 02/06/2008
Keith Mansfield & Salena Jones: Am I The Same Girl (Soulful Strut) (CBS, 1970) No, probably not. But, my goodness it's close. Proof, if proof were needed, that some of the best funk records ever made are put together by slightly nerdy white people from Slough, here's Mansfield's brass 'n' breakbeat monster from the days when Saturday Night TV meant The Three Degrees dodging slightly off-colour
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
Would the good people of the Republic mind if, just this once, we separate Ulster, and recognise the singular achievement of three of its populace?
Freemasons of Utah (Free subscription) | 21/04/2008
Scottish Rite Reunion Address 19 April 2008 Thank you, Ill. Br. Curtis, for a well read obituary. I would make a small correction to the most important item on the list of accomplishments. I’ve actually been Melody’s husband exactly 28 years today. I suspect the applause is a sign of sympathy for her and congratulations for me. Remember [...]
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 19/04/2008
MFSB's 1975 record, Love Is The Message , probably the most beloved and enduring classic of the Harlem ballroom scene , is the track that Madonna logically went to for samples when she coopted the vogueing phenomenon in 1990. Even today, 33 years after its release, when you hear Love Is The Message in a NYC club, you'd better stand back, lest you get run over when the strutting starts. MFSB (which...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
When the O’Jays sang “Music is the healing force of the world / It’s understood by every man, woman, boy, and girl” in their 1975 disco-soul classic “I Love Music,” they might as well have been quoting the mission statement of their label, Philadelphia International Records, locally owned yet globally influential. And for a [...]
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
Belfast actor Gerard McCarthy is to serenade superstar Mariah Carey on the hit show The Friday Night Project this weekend.
