Artist: Amelia Cuni and Werner Durand and Marika Falk
Genre(s):
Ethnic
Discography:
Drumming Breath
Year: 1999
Tracks: 6
Monday 30 June 2008
Amelia Cuni and Werner Durand and Marika Falk
Artist: Amelia Cuni and Werner Durand and Marika Falk
Genre(s):
Ethnic
Discography:
Drumming Breath
Year: 1999
Tracks: 6
Tuesday 24 June 2008
Corinne returns to the spotlight
HEARTBROKEN singer CORINNE BAILEY RAE is returning to the spotlight for the
first time since the shock death of her husband JASON RAE.
The singer/songwriter was widowed when her saxophonist hubby was found dead in
a Leeds flat earlier this year, with preliminary pathologist reports
suggesting his tragic death could have been caused by an excess of drugs and
drink.
The young couple met at university, marrying when Corinne was 22.
Jason's band HAGGIS HORNS had played with AMY WINEHOUSE, LILY
ALLEN and MARK RONSON - who attended his funeral in April just as
Corinne fled the music scene in order to grieve.
But the Put Your Records On star is set to make her first live appearance to
play on Channel 4's Live From Abbey Road TV show, filmed at the London
recording studio made famous by the BEATLES.
She will join legendary jazz musician HERBIE HANCOCK to play the set on
Thursday.
first time since the shock death of her husband JASON RAE.
The singer/songwriter was widowed when her saxophonist hubby was found dead in
a Leeds flat earlier this year, with preliminary pathologist reports
suggesting his tragic death could have been caused by an excess of drugs and
drink.
The young couple met at university, marrying when Corinne was 22.
Jason's band HAGGIS HORNS had played with AMY WINEHOUSE, LILY
ALLEN and MARK RONSON - who attended his funeral in April just as
Corinne fled the music scene in order to grieve.
But the Put Your Records On star is set to make her first live appearance to
play on Channel 4's Live From Abbey Road TV show, filmed at the London
recording studio made famous by the BEATLES.
She will join legendary jazz musician HERBIE HANCOCK to play the set on
Thursday.
Monday 16 June 2008
Barbra Streisand - Streisand Wants To Help Obama
BARBRA STREISAND is in negotiations to offer aid and support to BARACK OBAMA as he campaigns to become America's next President.
The legendary diva's spokeswoman has confirmed that Streisand and Obama are talking about how she can best be used in the Senator's race for the White House.
The singer, a fervent Democrat and longtime friend of Obama's recent party rival Hillary Clinton, is expected to perform at one of the Senator's upcoming fundraisers.
Obama already has plenty of top-name celebrity supporters - Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Oprah Winfrey, Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson and Will Smith have all publicly voiced their support for the presidential wannabe.
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Sunday 1 June 2008
Jack Johnson, Sleep Through The Static
So at last the ex-surfer and green activist singer-songwriter delivers his dubstep metal album…Oh alright, Sleep Through…isn't a whole lot different from the Hawaii-born musician's previous outings. Depending on whether you’re a fan this could be good or bad. It's so easy to point to Johnson and cry 'bland!' or 'cozy!', but it's hard to argue with a multi-platinum track record. His status as a household name will be undoubtedly reinforced by this well-nigh perfect example of all his best traits.
While Johnson has one mode of expression – a lazy, loping, bluesy feel underpinned with chiming acoustics and lightly brushed skins, never burdened with tricky key changes of rhythmic surprises – he does it excessively well. True, his delivery often falls on the wrong side of 'safe'. One longs for at least one ruggedly uptempo track filled with righteous bile. Yet, as Johnson himself states in Same Girl: ''I'm not a very good fighter am I?''
Johnson's admirable agenda of eco-love (a typical surfer’s stance, along with the vaguely cod-Zen philosophising) is well represented (All At Once) as are his anti-war feelings (the title track), but Sleep Through…is really the work of a man dealing with the dreadful burden of domestic bliss. It's filled with songs about his wife (Angel) and children (Go On). But then again, why not? It would be so easy to label Johnson as some bland poster boy for middle class mediocrity, yet a closer glimpse at his lyrics show a man who has both a soul and a brain. The only danger is that his style is so relaxed that the message often gets lost in the warmth of it all. Musically (the speed going from slow to fairly slow) it becomes an unvariegated lump of acoustic comfort: Charming but lacking a little bite. Yet it's expertly delivered.
That's what he’s good at. We should be thankful that someone so prominent is both concerned for the planet and our hearts. As long as you’re not expecting to be drastically challenged you’re in safe hands. And sometimes that's quite enough.
While Johnson has one mode of expression – a lazy, loping, bluesy feel underpinned with chiming acoustics and lightly brushed skins, never burdened with tricky key changes of rhythmic surprises – he does it excessively well. True, his delivery often falls on the wrong side of 'safe'. One longs for at least one ruggedly uptempo track filled with righteous bile. Yet, as Johnson himself states in Same Girl: ''I'm not a very good fighter am I?''
Johnson's admirable agenda of eco-love (a typical surfer’s stance, along with the vaguely cod-Zen philosophising) is well represented (All At Once) as are his anti-war feelings (the title track), but Sleep Through…is really the work of a man dealing with the dreadful burden of domestic bliss. It's filled with songs about his wife (Angel) and children (Go On). But then again, why not? It would be so easy to label Johnson as some bland poster boy for middle class mediocrity, yet a closer glimpse at his lyrics show a man who has both a soul and a brain. The only danger is that his style is so relaxed that the message often gets lost in the warmth of it all. Musically (the speed going from slow to fairly slow) it becomes an unvariegated lump of acoustic comfort: Charming but lacking a little bite. Yet it's expertly delivered.
That's what he’s good at. We should be thankful that someone so prominent is both concerned for the planet and our hearts. As long as you’re not expecting to be drastically challenged you’re in safe hands. And sometimes that's quite enough.
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