BBC – Music – Review of Regina Spektor
The cliché about Regina Spektor is that she’s quirky, kind of a kook – the indie Phoebe from Friends. Like most clichés, it’s not completely unwarranted: she used her last album to imitate dolphin noises and…
Spice Girls: We have ‘no beef’ with Liam Gallagher – Music News
The first time the ‘Wannabe’ hitmakers performed at the BRITs in 1997 – when Ginger Spice (Geri Horner) rocked her world famous Union Jack dress – Melanie C (Sporty Spice) offered to fight then-Oasis frontman Liam…
BBC – Music – Review of 2:54
It would be easy to dismiss 2:54 solely on their hype. The east London-based sisters dress in dark leather, refrain from smiling in photos, and often find themselves mentioned in the same breath as The…
Kanye West accused of mocking Islam with new sneakers – Music News
Kanye West has upset the Muslim community after naming his new Yeezy Boost sneakers after the faith’s archangels of music and death. The rapper has been accused of “disrespecting Islam” by unveiling his new line – the…
BBC – Music – Review of The Bamboos
During the last decade, Melbourne-based musical conglomerate The Bamboos have been making an impact with a hybrid sound tastefully referencing the great soul and funk of the 1960s and 70s, without ever falling into the…
Jojo had sex ‘on [her] mind’ while making her comeback album – Music News
The 29-year-old singer previously revealed she was celibate for 10 months whilst recording ‘Good To Know’ but that didn’t stop the idea of love and intimacy from having a heavy influence on what she was writing…
BBC – Music – Review of Dexys
A quarter-century on from the last Dexys Midnight Runners album Don’t Stand Me Down (mocked upon release, now recognised as a work of genius), Dexys (so named because, says Kevin Rowland, “It’s the…
Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman dies – Music News
The guitarist, who worked with the band on their debut album and first US tour, was just 64 and his cause of death has not yet been revealed. The band wrote on Twitter: “We of the…
BBC – Music – Review of Public Image Ltd
Fittingly, it begins with a long, unrepentant burp. A dubby rumble of bass and icy chimes of guitar follow closely behind, and already we’re back inside a sonic blueprint that helped define the post-punk era. “This is
Chrissie Hynde: ‘I’d stay on lockdown permanently if it was best for the planet’ – Music News
Chrissie Hynde has been in no rush to see lockdown guidelines lifted because the planet has benefitted from the COVID-19 pandemic. As strict stay-at-home orders are relaxed in parts of the world where coronavirus infections are on…
Recent Comments