The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Last week we outdid the rainbow with songs about colours. But which brands have made their name in in music?
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
in post The Post Weekend Mixtape from Some Velvet Blog .
Some Velvet Blog (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Who Am I (What's My Name) - Snoop Dogg Love My Way - Polyphonic Spree Hey Now Baby - Professor Longhair Keeping My Composure - The Chemical Brothers w/ Spank Rock What Do You Do When Loves Dies - Dusty Springfield Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste - Galaxie 500 Get Started Start A Fire - Graham Parker Back Door Man - Howlin' Wolf Footstompin' Music - Grand Funk Railroad (Face facts: These guys fucking...
incarnatus est (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
... was the son of a preacher man. There is an incipient discussion at this blog about the Gospel and the Word of God and whether it is the same from the mouth of a preacher and the mouth of layperson. This made me think of ...Dusty Springfield! And, of course, one of my all time favorite radio songs: Son of a Preacher Man. Great stuff. Here is another song by her : "I Only Want to be with
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
This song by King Crimson features the immortal lines: "No use to complain/If you're caught out in the rain;/Your mother's quite insane./Cat food cat food cat food again."2 Cool for CatsSomething to sing when you're posing down the pub, by Squeeze. Bonus points for being a cat-tastic song that goes interspecies when the singer gives the dog a bone. Though that could be a euphemism.3 Who Let the Dogs...
Manchester Online (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
BLUE 6, the Royal Exchange's annual Manchester showcase, celebrates its sixth year of new and emerging talent.
Music Snobbery (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
While searching the internets for new music to uncover, discover and recover from, I come across so many singers who are benefiting from the success of A.W., and unfortunately, the eventual lack of productivity that comes from Winehouse's breakdown. You'll...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
London - Memorabilia fans will love it and for any visitor planning a pilgrimage to discover England's rich pop music heritage the England Rocks website is a must. The interactive web guide offers a wealth of information on where the stars of yeste...
Bearded Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Give us a little soul... David Brown takes a look at Eli 'Paperboy' Reed's soul reinvention
The Herald (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Wembley weekend, back in the days of the biannual England vs Scotland fixture, was responsible for many things, including hang-overs and broken goal posts. It was also the spur for a singing career that took Mari Wilson to Top of the Pops.
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Vogue Magazine article by John Powers is breathtaking. You learn about Nicole’s Kidman’s life, the making of the movie Australia. She talks about how she convinced Hugh Jackman to co-star with her. You also learn the magnitude of the film, Australia. The pictures are grandiose as Kidman talks of her pregnancy and marriage. Related PostsNicole Kidman to Get Hot [...]
CSI Fanatic (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Last year, Jorja Fox was ranked at #60 on the AfterEllen.com Hot 100 list. But she has gained ground this year. Now she is ranked as the 50th most attractive woman on the list. Could it be all the extra publicity she’s gotten this year? Could it be that she has worked on the Dusty Springfield [...]
Neverending Rainbow (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Retro soul seems to be in good hands thanks to the young women of the United Kingdom . Like the great Dusty Springfield back in the day and the troubled but undeniably talented Amy Winehouse in more recent times, soulful divas are carrying the torch with a reverence for what has come before combined with a solid grounding in current times. (Aimee Anne) Duffy ’s Rockferry is a heartfelt and enormously...
Bodog Beat UK (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Welsh songbird and Dusty Springfield tribute act Duffy was left in tears at the MOJO Honours List Awards last night. No, it wasn’t another failed attempt by Gavin and Stacey star James Cordon to chat her up it was Bodog’s favourite hell raising punk, the ubiquitous and occasionally snarling Johnny ...
Tonight (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Mercy singer Duffy insists she is tired of being compared with other female singers and wants to be recognised in her own right.
