I first head Emanuel and the Fear when a video for first single 'Jimmie's Song' was sent in to Cougar HQ in early 2010. The track, with its forlorn whistling and 'meant for the masses' appeal, was fundamental in prompting my interest in the 11-piece band but I was in for a surprise with the [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Of course, Tim Rice gave his blessing. As bizarre a concept as it may seem, Toronto's own electro superstar Peaches respectfully, exhaustively, adeptly pulled off a one-woman version of the famed lyricist's 1971 rock-opera 'Jesus Christ Superstar' for a hometown crowd at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Tuesday night. She sang every character and unveiled a voice -- one often masked in "regular" Peaches music [...]
I don't know how I missed this, but electro-punk grrrl Peaches debuted a one-woman version of Jesus Christ Superstar in Berlin this past March, and now, (just in time for the holidays?), it is coming to the States. The Canadian-born artist has been obsessed with the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical since she was a kid. "When I was sixteen I often sang the whole musical to myself all alone in my room," she reveals on her website. This version of the show is truly stripped down, with Peaches singing [...]
The countdown to Halloween begins.... I've noticed in my "Stats" department recently that the key search word used on Google, by people who stumble across this blog unintentionally, during the last week or so has been "phantom". I think it's because the picture i used in this Halloween post last year is one of the first to pop up in the Google image search engine. Anyway it's time to bring back the Phantom in the form of his very own Monday List. "I Am [...]
A surf-rock tribute to Jesus Christ Superstar? I'm so there.
Nonostante i ripetuti fiaschi, il Regno Unito crede ancora nell 'Eurofestival . E visti i recenti risultati di altri paesi fa bene. La Gran Bretagna non vince dal 1997 ("Love shine a light", Kathrina & The Waves ), nella famosa edizione della "sconfitta pilotata" dei Jalisse e non va sul podio dal 2002 ( Jessica Garlick ). Negli ultimi anni, se si eccettua il quinto posto di Jade nel 20009 griffato Lloyd Webber , una lunga serie di figuracce. Non ultimo il fondo classifica forse un pò immeritato di quest'anno. [...]
Lord Lloyd-Webber and Simon Cowell have both instructed you to vote Conservative. Lloyd-Webber thinks its all about the economy: Lord Lloyd Webber said that given the state of the public finances, "We have to vote Tory. They do represent our only hope when times get rough." Yes. Readers in the North of England and Scotland will particularly remember how Thatcher kept the wine and gold flowing during the dark days of the 1980s. The Telegraph thinks this is something to do with the BBC, because he's on a [...]
Filed under: News , UK With an aptness that's almost too good to be true, Damon Albarn 's virtual band Goriilaz have topped the inaugural official midweek album charts. As reported by Spinner , the midweek charts are finally being made available to the public after remaining the preserve of industry insiders. The chart was revealed on Greg James' BBC Radio 1 show on Wednesday (March 10). Gorillaz -- whose new album, 'Plastic Beach,' includes a huge cast of supporting extras including [...]
Filed under: News , UK The ongoing saga concerning the future of Abbey Road studios took a positive turn when a member of the British government stepped in and granted the premises listed building status, protecting it from any radical alteration. On the advice of English Heritage, the Culture Minister Margaret Hodge granted the venue Grade II status - - the second highest status - - after acknowledging that it had "produced some of the very best music in the world." While the listing doesn't ensure [...]
Filed under: News , UK Troubled music giant EMI has said it is not selling the internationally famous Abbey Road recording studios in north west London despite recent reports. The announcement comes after a public outcry to save the studios -- made famous thanks to the Beatles (pictured) recording the majority of their albums there -- which had been mooted for sale to ease EMI's massive debts. A statement from EMI reads: "In response to recent press speculation, EMI confirms that it is holding preliminary [...]
MUSIC NEWS - With EMI intending to sell the historic Abbey Road studios in London, music fans around the globe are worried, but most especially in the UK. It's been reported that the UK National Trust has expressed interest in buying, and saving, the studio. The organization, a British charity that protects historic houses, gardens and monuments, already owns Paul McCartney and John Lennon childhood homes in Liverpool. And now, the BBC says that British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has also expressed interest in buying Abbey Road studios. Lord Lloyd-Webber, through a spokesman, said is "very interested" in buying the London studios [...]
We kicked off this week with what turned out to be the week's biggest music news story: " EMI Puts Abbey Road Studios Up For Sale ." Why would even the most cash-strapped corporation (in this case, EMI) even consider hawking the most famous studio of all time? Well, our prediction that "surely one of its past inhabitants has the dough to preserve it" has now come true… Famous English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who recorded the majority of his most notable musicals at Abbey Road, is "very interested" in cutting a deal with EMI, according to [...]
Who is this offering to save Abbey Road? No, not the National Trust, but that other doughty British institution, Lloyd Webber : His spokesman said: "Andrew Lloyd Webber is very interested in buying Abbey Road Studios. He first recorded there in 1967 with Tim Rice. "Andrew has since recorded most of his musicals there, from Jesus Christ Superstar to his new musical Love Never Dies." BBC News was reporting this morning that an offer of £30million for the studios has already been turned down. It must be strange for Terra Firma, discovering that EMI actually [...]
La cantante canadiense Peaches trataba de hacer una versión adaptada (a su gusto) del famoso musical de Andrew Lloyd Webber , Jesus Christ Superstar , en Berlín el próximo mes de marzo, pero por cuestiones de derechos de autor no será posbile. Al parecer la versión que haría en el teatro Hebbel era muy trasgresora, por eso quienes poseen los derechos en Alemania le negaron el uso. Su postura oficial se encuentra en su Twitter en donde escribe: " PEACHES CHRIST SUPERSTAR CRUICIFIED BEFORE OPENING NIGHT!" (¡Peaches Cristo Superestrella fue [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , I Fought the Law Peaches ' one-woman adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber 's musical, 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' scheduled to open in Berlin, Germany on March 25 has been shut down. The self-proclaimed "bad girl of electro punk" had previously announced that she would perform a reworked version of the entire rock opera, accompanied only by pianist Chilly Gonzales . "The German authorities who hold the rights [to] 'Jesus Christ Superstar' will not grant Peaches permission to perform [...]
Primo concorrente per l'edizione 2010 dell' Eurofestival , che si svolgerà ad Oslo in Norvegia dal 25 al 29 maggio prossimi: si tratta di Miroslav Kostadinov , in arte Miro , che sarà in gara in rappresentanza del suo paese di origine, la Bulgaria. Selezione interna per la tv bulgara, che ha scelto il cantautore. Ora sarà l'artista a proporre cinque canzoni in una apposita serata ed il pubblico di casa sceglierà quella da mandare in Norvegia . Dopo il fiasco dell'anno scorso, i bulgari sono in cerca di riscatto. Hanno tutto [...]
L'abbiamo sentita all' Eurofestival e ci ha fatto scendere più di una lacrima con " It's my time", il brano scritto da Diane Warren ed Andrew Lloyd Webber che si è piazzato al quinto posto, ridando finalmente un pò di dignità alla musica inglese sul palco eurofestivaliero dopo anni di fiaschi. Ecco ora " Punching out", il nuovo singolo - che è partito un pò lento, in verità - di Jade Ewen. Voce potente messa in luce da un arrangiamento molto particolare, un pezzo soft, adatto alle sue corde. [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. We're really wading in a sea of R&B-pop today, aren't we? First Sugababes , then Peter Andre (ugh) - and now Eurovision runner-up Jade Ewen . Who would have thought she would be the most promising thing we'd post about on this fine afternoon? ' My Man ' is a bit of a belter (yes, that's a contradiction - just go with it) and reminds us slightly of [...]
La musica a volte prende giri strani. Per esempio parte da Dublino, passa a Trieste e torna indietro, per poi fare tappa a Mosca. E tornare di nuovo in Italia. E'la storia di " Et Cetera ", il brano che le irlandesi Sinead Mulvey & Black Daisy hanno presentato in concorso all'Eurofestival. Il motivo porta in calce la firma di un del 23enne Daniele Moretti . E'lui infatti ad aver arrangiato il brano composto dall'irlandese Niall Mooney e dallo svedese Jonas Gladnoff , due vecche volpi dell' Eurofestival . Nato [...]
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