Cool Noise (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
I don’t like everything I get sent but I tend to just review the CDs I like. It seems unfair to give a band a bad review when they are unsigned or on a small Indie label - but different if its Colplay. So should I publish reviews like the ones below? It’s a great cover [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
I'd always felt bereft at missing the original staging of Evita. Age-burnished memories of David Essex's superb version of "Oh, What a Circus", and a lasting impression of a charismatic Che Guevara with his wonderfully cynical smile, and a hatred of the current "Any Dream with Maria" telecasting obsession, left me underwhelmed at the prospect of seeing Seamus Cullen in the role. There is something...
Boot Sale Sounds (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
In 1972 David Essex/Ringo Starr made the film "That'll Be The Day" on the Isle of Wight. Billy Fury made a cameo appearance in the movie as "Stormy Tempest", a 50's holiday camp ballroom singer, more or less reflecting his own image from the early days. The movie premiered in West End in April 12th 1973 and was a huge success, as was it's soundtrack album which spent 7 weeks as No. 1 on the charts....
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
An NHS dentist has just been signed up in a £1m record deal by SonyBMG, it was announced today. Andrew Bain, 34, who had worked in a North London dental practice for ten years, was noticed by Sony executives after he send in a demo tape containing his operatic interpretation of Prince’s pop classic, ‘Purple Rain’.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Film News: Actress joins Russell Crowe in Robin Hood tale -- Sienna Miller will star opposite Russell Crowe in "Nottingham," Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment's revisionist take on the Robin Hood tale.
icWales (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
AN investigation has been launched into the death of a toddler, police said.
London, City, Summer? (Free subscription) | 05/24/2008
Well, really it's not, but I love to take the chance whenever I can to borrow a line from a musical and attribute it to something vaguely relevant that's going on in my life... On Thursday night Xfe and I trecked all the way down to Wimbledon to the New Wimbledon Theatre to see Aspects of Love , my all-time favourite musical . It's the same production that I saw at the High Wycombe Swan theatre in...
A Motörhead fan-blog (Free subscription) | 05/24/2008
Earlier in the week I started off playing Judas Priest's album 'Angel of Retribution' so I felt it apt that I end the working week with Priest's 'British Stee' that is a quality album...........oh I remember playing and playing and er, playing Judas Priest's 'Metal Gods' (taken from the 'British Steel' LP) in a biker cafe somewhere in the West -West Midlands way back when and way off the route North...
Manchester Online (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
IN was in the 1974 film Stardust that David Essex gave one of his most memorable film performances. Thirty years later, and that magical stardust powder still seems to be in plentiful supply.
By the Lights (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Following on from many an excellent production at this towns famous Blackpool Opera House will be the popular David Essex. With our Blackpool hosting lots of high profile shows at Blackpool Opera House, lots of fans from Blackpool and beyond will sure to be looking for tickets. Make sure you get your ticket in good time [...]
troubled diva (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
It's hard to believe that The Orb have been a going concern for the past twenty years. These days, the band is essentially a vehicle for founder member Alex Paterson, plus whatever collaborators he has happened to gather around him. On this tour, Alex’s sampling and live DJ-ing is augmented by Fil Lump on assorted computer gadgetry, Keith York on live drums, and an MC called Eric. Given the music's...
York Press (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
THE Great Yorkshire Show is set to be a right royal occasion this year, with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh due to attend the event.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Sheffield rockers Def Leppard are back with a new album, Songs From The Sparkle Lounge.
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
David Essex *** Playhouse Theatre
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
in post My Sister's Records from Crying All The Way To The Chip Shop .
