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As the adverts always have it - NEW! IMPROVED! VIM! And, no doubt, ZIP A DEE DOO-DAH! too So, Vim is a concept that can mean many things to many people. Over on the Mothership, some people seem to have objected to the idea that up tempo songs automatically means vimminess, but I don't know about that, one woman's Vim is another woman's Cillit Bang. Personally, a toe-tapping quality switches on my vim...
Our friend Larry over at Funky 16 Corners is celebrating five years of F16C with more cool Beatles covers. Head over there and check out two new mixes and four older mixes. Larry has been a guide, an inspiration and a good friend. We have plenty in common, and not just the music. On my wish [...]
Just when you start to think that Rhino is the only company that knows how to do the box set thing, along comes ABKCO Records with their entry in the definitive statement sweepstakes. In this case the statement in question is in regard to the classic live Rolling Stones album Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out [...]
Today is the birthday of Ike Turner who was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He was a Grammy Award winning musician, bandleader, talent scout, and record producer. He is probably best known for his R&B work as part of the Ike and Tina Turner duo. His career lasted half a century and he played blues, soul, rock and funk. His first recording, "Rocket 88" by "Jackie Brenston and his...
Even after the deluge of Woodstock 40th anniversary commemorations we ve seen this year, a new box set revisiting the Rolling Stones celebrated U.S. tour a couple of months after those three days of peace and music makes an invaluable addition to the pop music archives.
Liv Tyler was a lovely Cleopatra and her son, Milo, 4, was an adorable bat. Her ex and son’s father, Royston Langdon, went as a mummy. (Fame Pictures) Mariah and Nick Carey were angels. Sure beats Ike and Tina Turner while remaining uncreative. (Diane Cohen/Fame Pictures) Christina Aguilera and her son Max went trick or treating in Brentwood in [...]
Firstly can I direct you to this, played on 6 Music by Huey from the Fun Loving Criminals on Sunday and a quite gobsmacking slice of Ike and Tina soul. A 1969 single. Secondly, can I ask the Massive for some help. I (like you I bet after listening) would like to be able to own this track legally, either on CD or MP3. So far it has not turned up on itunes, Amazon mp3 or we7 as available; or Spotify;...
Published October 16, 2009 11:15 pm - ABAC to leave musical imprint on farm showStaff Reports TIFTON — From fiddle tunes to the classic hits of the 1970s, visitors to the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College building at the annual Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition will experience a wide range of music from the ABAC students on stage.This year’s Expo is set for Spence Field from Tuesday, Oct....
Rihanna Just when you thought the days of Ike and Tina Turner's domestic violence were over, this year, singers Chris Brown and Rihanna brought it back. Just like Ike and Tina fought in a vehicle, so did Chris Brown and Rihanna. Chris Brown History repeating itself. H owever, Chris doesn't have a conch like Ike, Rihanna can't sing anything at all like Tina and she was physically attacking Brown first....
The American actor, photographer and art collector Dennis Hopper is in hospital in Manhattan after reporting flu-like symptoms and a stomach ailment, according to reports from New…
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