News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Born: 9 April, 1926, in New York. Died: 25 October, 2009, in Norwalk, Connecticutt, aged 83.DEE Anthony managed the careers of musicians such as Peter Frampton and Joe Cocker with a blunt, streetwise style that made him a rock power broker in the 1970s.In a four-decade career that began in the 1950s, Anthony had a varied portfolio, working, at various times, with Tony Bennett, Jethro Tull, the J Geils...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Born: 9 April, 1926, in New York. Died: 25 October, 2009, in Norwalk, Connecticutt, aged 83.DEE Anthony managed the careers of musicians such as Peter Frampton and Joe Cocker with a blunt, streetwise style that made him a rock power broker in the 1970s.In a four-decade career that began in the 1950s, Anthony had a varied portfolio, working, at various times, with Tony Bennett, Jethro Tull, the J Geils...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Mr. Anthony managed the careers of Peter Frampton, Joe Cocker and others with a blunt, streetwise style that made him a rock power broker in the 1970s.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
On Friday nights at midnight in 1967 an Irish dance hall on the Tottenham Court Road was transformed into a drug-fuelled rock club called UFO (which stood for Underground Freak Out rather than unidentified flying objects). The promotional artwork and surreal advertising posters for the club caused a sensation. They were created by a witty, clever 25-year-old artist, Michael English.
A Motörhead fan-blog (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Good evening Pilgrims... Your humble narrator has just stumbled into the confines of crumbling Victory Mansions after a hectic 11 hour shift today (but only being paid for 7 hours due to the 'downturn' - their words not mine). I came home shattered and stressed out of the proverbial box! Need something to take the edge off... As I walked over the bridge of broken dreams which straddles the river separating...
Spare Room (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
After leaving the hugely successful Small Faces in early 1969, Steve Marriott formed Humble Pie with Peter Frampton (Herd - guitar/vocals), Greg Ridley (Spooky Tooth - bass) and Jerry Shirley (Valkyrie - drums). The new ‘super group’ attracted considerable media attention and quickly decamped to Essex, using Steve’s cottage in Moreton and a nearby village hall for writing and rehearsal...
Cool-Mo-Dee (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
01 - Dracula Cha Cha Cha - The Good Fellas 02 - Dracula Drives a Black Chrysler Concord - Ultra Pulverize 03 - Dracula - Mike Laure 04 - Dracula's Dance - Junkman 05 - Dracula's Revenge - 3 Finger Demon 06 - Dracula Would Mosh to the Nothing - The Nothing 07 - Dracula Kid - DJ Zombified 08 - Dracula - Sam Saya 09 - Dracula Boogie - DJ Spooky Tooth 10 - Dracula - Momus 11 - Dracula's Spittoon - Rebel...
KK & R Music Blog (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
The New Ground Years , covering 1967 to approximately 1980. 1967 brought Sergeant Pepper and A Whiter Shade of Pale , followed by an explosion of diversity in popular music. Pop songs were no longer "moon in June", radio stations were no longer limited by the "two-minute barrier" and influential DJ's, particularly John Peel , were providing exposure to experimental, even dangerous,...
EYEBALL HATRED (Free subscription) | 05/15/2009
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The Devil Has The Best Tuna (Free subscription) | 03/19/2009
My First Tooth Genre: Indie / Folk / Spanish pop From: Northampton, United Kin gdom Other than Bauhaus , Maps , a tenuous connection with Radiohead ( Thom Yorke was born there) and the famous for 5 minutes band The Departure , Northampton hasn't exactly set the musical world alight. Could that be about to change? There's a mini scene developing with bands such as the Retro Spankees , Winston Echo ,...
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 03/19/2009
ISLAND Records is to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a series of concerts at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire in May. A week-long series of events is being held to mark the occasion, featuring a stalwart line-up of guests including Keane, Cat Stevens/Yusuf and Paul Weller. Island Records is arguably the most prestigious record label in the history of British music. To mark this milestone the...
Londonist (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
Celebrating 50 years in the music biz this summer, Island Records are set to hold their very own Island 50 festival this May at Shepherd's Bush Empire. Spanning generations the line-up is filled with current and old favourites like Spooky Tooth as well as new signings such as Sting's daughter I Blame Coco and Crouch End's Bombay Bicycle Club . Tickets go on sale Friday at 9am or presale tomorrow via...
Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Music news: Amy Winehouse is set to make her live comeback this May with a special one-off gig to celebrate her record label's birthday.
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Amy Winehouse is set to make her live comeback this May, celebrating her record label's birthday.
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 03/04/2009
Visionary songwriter and performer Gary Wright enters his fourth decade of musical pioneering with two new releases - the ambient music collection 'Waiting to Catch the Light', and an EP called 'The Light of a Million Suns' which, with multidimensional experiences in instrumentation and production, recall his enduring 1975 hits "Dream Weaver" and "Love is Alive" ...
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