The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
As the year grinds to a close and the music industry continues to collapse, it seems like a good idea to give some credit to a major label who actually went out and released a few interesting records in 2008. Someone in the A&R department at Island UK deserves something extra in their Christmas stocking [...]
relationary (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
If you read the indepth biographies of Winston Churchill, you will discover that the man suffered from a mental illness called Bipolar Disorder. Yet he was able to lead Britain in its time of greatest need against the Nazi war machine. What is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar Disorder is understood to be a chemical imbalance in the brain. [...]
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Mitch Mitchell, best known as Jimi Hendrix's drummer in The Jimi Hendrix Experience, was found dead in Portland, Oregon last night (November 12).
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Christina Aguilera - Keeps Gettin’ Better: A Decade of Hits Available only at Target, Christina Aguilera’s first compilation Keeps Gettin’ Better: A Decade of Hits offers a convincing argument that Xtina was the best pop artist the turn-of-the-millennium teen-pop generated. Her squeaky clean early hits like “Genie in a Bottle” and “What a Girl Wants” hold [...]
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Film Reviews: The energy, craziness and often downright shabbiness of London's early '60s, pre-Beatles pop biz are vividly brought to life in "Telstar: The Joe Meek Story."
Hellomagazine.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
Soap actor-turned-movie star Nigel Harman was promoting his first big screen venture, Sixties-set bio-pic Telstar, at the British capital's cine fest. There's further good news for his fans, too, as he's also set to appear in Hotel Babylon next yearPhoto: © Getty ImagesClick on photos for gallery Benicio del Toro was also in London over the weekend, presenting ChePhoto: © Getty ImagesFormer Albert...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
Emotions were running high on the X Factor this weekend and the result has caused controversy among fans of the show, with critics slamming the judges for keeping in widower Daniel Evans on the sympathy vote.
This is London (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
It's taken years for actor Nick Moran to bring Telstar to the screen but it was worth the wait.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
Film News: Pic is directing debut of Nick Moran -- Fortissimo Films has picked up international sales rights to British thesp Nick Moran's helming debut "Telstar."
Sweeping The Nation (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
A certain sphere of music criticism enjoys celebrating the underdog, those that sold nothing in their day but went on to be surface influential to those who conquered the world. It's not the same for producers, for whom the most progressively minded producers (not as in those who produce themselves, let's make clear) are still seeing themselves as bringing their ideas to the pop sphere, so whether...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 10/15/2008
One night in 1995, as Nick Moran and his fellow “underemployed” actor James Hicks staggered drunkenly into a taxi on Holloway Road in North London, they noticed a blue plaque outside an old shop that read: “Joe Meek lived, worked and died here.”
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Various venues, Wed 15 to Oct 30
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
A deal to buy original music master tapes recorded by the legendary music producer, Joe Meek, falls through.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Various venues, to Oct 12
Retro To Go (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Raindance Film Festival is the UK home of independent film, the cooler edgier alternative to the London Film Festival. Amongst the weird and wonderful, experimental and low-budget masterpieces, this year’s festival has quite a lot to offer the retro consseisseur....
