local Cut (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Awwwww shit. I’ve been an unapologetic lover of local crooner/Burt Bacharach historian Alan Singley (and his always excellent backing band Pants Machine) ever since I first heard “Highwayz of our Mindz”—a permanent summer jam, no matter the season—in 2006. He’s been cooking up a impeccably titled new record, Feelin’ Citrus, for over a year now, [...]
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
One of the obvious delights of surveying the Beatles’ catalogue is coming across unheralded gems, like “Baby It’s You”. Written by Burt Bacharach, Luther Dixon, and Mack...
PopWreckoning (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Ok, admit it. Hands in the air where I can see them. I’m not afraid to say it. “Hi, my name is Reni, and I’m here because I like pop music.” As much as I dig being a dark horse and rocking out to weighty Scandinavian metal, I’d be fibbing if I didn’t concede here. [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Since winning Pop Idol in 2002, Will Young has had huge commercial success, yet depression and self-doubt have dogged his achievements. Now with his critically acclaimed new album he is tackling life with vigour. By Sheryl Garratt.
There Goes The Fear (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Now, you may not have heard of Bridgette Amofah before. I’ll even hold up my hands and admit that I hadn’t heard of her before I got the email introducing us. However since then I haven’t looked back. She’s got an amazing voice, and could well be one of the shining talents of 2009 - the [...]
ArtsBeat (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Did you ever get the idea that Burt Bacharach had a particularly troubling childhood? Happy Thanksgiving!
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
HOUSTON /PRNewswire/ -- Saxophonist Larry Slezak brings an assured swing, a warm soulful tone, and a wealth of experience to No Worries, his first CD as a leader, which is set for release by Houston's Tierra Studios on November 25.(Photo: )The New York native and longtime Houston resident is joined on the recording by his Hammond Organ Band-veteran guitarist Clayton Dyess; bassist Thomas Helton; the...
Tim Goodman. The Bastard Machine (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
I love the passion of Nick Lowe fans. I am one of them. They know that their man is a misunderstood visionary in the world of music. Or maybe just underappreciated. I was a music critic for many, many years. My favorite musician is Elvis Costello, by a wide margin (in fact, in my beloved bar...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
CLIVE BARNES had all the traits that George Bernard Shaw said a great critic must possess. He knew his Shakespeare backward and forward, as well as his Sophocles, Ibsen, Chekhov and Congreve. He read the great novels, saw all of the great operas...
LSI Online News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
UK - A co-production between the BBC and Metropolis Music, the 2008 BBC Electric Proms was staged last month at London's Roundhouse and featured a broad spread of contemporary music acts.All ...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
The day had started, unusually for me, by David Tang telling me an unrepeatable story about Henry Kissinger; and after a bizarre sequence of events – involving Princess Michael of Kent, Burt Bacharach and a prospective meeting with the son of an oligarch – had ended with the graphic designer Alan Aldridge telling me how Lionel Blair had once put a smile on Eric Clapton's face.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
A James Bond theme song has two purposes to lead the marketing charge that drives you to the box office and to be a sonic backdrop while nude women dance in silhouette over the opening credits. This may explain why the Bond songbook is not overstuffed with examples of subtlety. Bond tunes are commercials, but often they're very good ones. Here are the five best and worst of the genre...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Brit award-winner Adele has admitted she is currently struggling to write songs for her second album.The Tottenham singer, who hit the number one spot with her ...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
ADELE has revealed she is struggling to write good material for her second album.The Chasing Pavements star said she has not been enjoying the writing process ...
Evening Standard (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Natalie Williams, one of London's most dynamic exponents of Aretha Franklin-based funk, was in storming form at Ronnie Scott's.
