Beat!Beat!Beat! - We Are Waves Als die gleichnamige Sendung im Fernsehen lief, waren die Jungs von Beat!Beat!Beat! noch nicht einmal geplant. Ende der Achtziger, Anfang der Neunziger erblickten Tim, Moritz, Joshua und Marius das Licht der Welt, etwa 25 Jahre vorher gab es im Hessischen Rundfunk eine Sendung, in der zahlreiche Stars der damaligen Zeit auftraten: The Kinks, Cat Stevens und Tom Jones, um nur einige zu nennen. Und da Beat Beat Beat (ohne Ausrufezeichen) im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen Musiksendungen der damaligen Zeit noch fast komplett im Archiv vorhanden ist, [...]
There is great anticipation for Hugh Laurie's blues album, which is slated for release early next year.

Filed under: News He's sold over 150 million records, hung out with Elvis Presley and gone through more hurled knickers than a busy launderette but Sir Tom Jones has confessed that he dreads the day that he can no longer sing. The 70-year-old veteran -- whose latest album 'Praise and Blame' is a meditative collection of gospel and blues songs dealing with spirituality and mortality -- was speaking to CBS News when he revealed his fear. [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Anyone who thought Las Vegas was a strange place to hold the Matador at 21 concert is probably unfamiliar with the Belle and Sebastian live experience. Fastidious, musicianly and beautiful on record, the band remains those things onstage, but with a let-us-entertain-you presence that invariably includes comic banter, props and fan participation.There are times when frontman Stuart Murdoch can be like a twee Tom Jones , while he and [...]
“If I ever write anything, I’ll write about what I know and it will be real.” - Tony Joe White, from a recent interview. Tony Joe White - Music - Arts - History - Kris Kristofferson
Gordon this morning runs the not altogether surprising story about Tom Jones still liking women despite - gasp - being 70: SINGER TOM JONES is still tempted by female fans offering him sex - at 70. The womanising Welshman admits he's "a little weak-minded" when propositioned. Indeed he is. What's missing from this story, though, is the context in which the remarks were made. Even the Telegraph - no great fan of the BBC - manages to admit that it heard the quote on Desert Island Discs . It's funny, the [...]

The year is 1982 and Malcolm McLaren, flushed with the success of ‘Buffalo Gals’, is putting together a project mixing uneasy bedfellows hip-hop and Appalachian square dancing. To achieve this, he enlists Trevor Horn as producer, who in turn puts together his own team - engineer Gary Langan, musician Anne Dudley and one-man rhythm department J.J. Jeczalik. During these disparate sessions, with the songs pieced together from a random patchwork of half-baked snippets, ideas were formed. One was for a record label, where Horn could seize not only control but maybe a little of the profits. That turned out to [...]

Tom Jones has seen a lot in his long career, from early shows in Welsh working men's clubs, to playing with Elvis in Las Vegas. A reknowned showman, over the years he has played massive shows around the world, most recently appearing at Twikenham as part of the Help for Heroes concert. Yet, this evening's show is a little different, and saw Jones stripping back the drama and bombast to play latest album Praise and Blame in it's entirety [ see TLOBF review here ]. Shrouded in smoke and blue light, Jones cut a [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Silhouetted in a single spotlight with his face obscured by shadows, Sir Tom Jones cuts a solitary figure as he takes to the stage in front of just 800 souls in the North London church-cum-venue the Union Chapel on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The sight of the veteran Welsh singer presenting blues and gospel songs from new album, 'Praise and Blame,' is a welcome one. Indeed, like former Led Zeppelin [...]

Ricordate il film "La storia di Agnes Browne" in cui la protagonista interpretata da una brava Angelica Houston coltiva il desiderio di incontrare il suo idolo Tom Jones? Come ho amato quella storia forse perchè ho un debole per l'artista gallese. Tom Jones , grande artista dalla voce tonante mi ha sempre affascinato per l’aria bonaria (ancor più spiccata oggi, uomo maturo con interessanti occhi azzurri e pizzetto bianco), il carisma, la voce possente che utilizza come il migliore strumento musicale. L'artista gallese con oltre 40 anni di carriera [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Sir Tom Jones has revealed how he and Elvis Presley met for the first time on a Californian film set -- and how the King of Rock 'n' Roll greeted the Welsh singer by singing one of his songs to him. Jones was speaking to Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans ahead of his scheduled appearance at the Elvis Forever concert in London's Hyde Park on Sunday, Sept. 12. [...]
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"Chills And Fever" war die erste Single von Tom Jones. Das Original des Songs stammt von einem amerikanischen Nobody. Die erste Single von Tom Jones war ein Flop. In die Charts kam "The Tiger" erst im zweiten Anlauf. Beim ersten Versuch hatte die Plattenfirma denn auch etwas geschummelt: Den 1964 als Novität verkauften Titel "Chills And Fever" hatte ein gewisser Johnny Love bereits 1961 beim Label Starlite und wenige Monate später unter dem Pseudonym Ronnie Love auch bei Dot Records veröffentlicht. Ausser einigen Singles aus den frühen 60ern fehlt von Ronnie aka [...]

Tom Jones will be taking his critically acclaimed Praise and Blame (a TLOBF Recommended Album no less) to the Union Chapel, Islington for an intimate London show on September 15th. Following up from his appearance at the Heroes concert at Twickenham Rugby Stadium the weekend before, the show will see Jones and his band play through Praise and Blame in it's entirety for the first time, and for one night only. Tickets are available now, via Live Nation Related posts [...]
Jones and the Aerosmith guitarist tear through the cover at a horribly ill-conceived Princess Diana tribute show.
It's not unusual to think of Tom Jones as a sexy singer, crooning as women throw their panties at him. His latest release, Praise & Blame , defies that idea...

Filed under: Spinner Interview Neil Mockford, FilmMagic Tom Jones found himself back in the headlines earlier this year when his new 'Praise & Blame' album was reportedly criticized by an official at his label, who in a leaked e-mail called the record "a sick joke." It's curious because if the Island Records label exec truly doesn't like the record, he might be the only one. 'Praise & Blame' not only [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. Tom Jones is aces. His new album, Praise and Blame , is out now. I haven't listened to it yet. But man, just listen to that raw, undeniable talent in his voice. I would throw my boxers at him if I ever went to one of his concerts. Just sayin'. Mp3: Tom Jones - "I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor (Arctic Monkeys Cover)"
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive Getty Images With more than four decades of chart-topping success, Tom Jones has rubbed elbows with the titans of music. Few men still alive today can tell tales of hanging in a Las Vegas hotel suite singing gospel tunes with Elvis Presley or grabbing a drink with Frank Sinatra at Caesar's Palace, but the 70-year-old Jones can. Even after all he's [...]

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Filed under: News PA Photos Tom Jones is on course to knock Eminem off the top spot in the UK charts this Sunday with his 40th studio album, 'Praise & Blame.' If he achieves this feat, the Welsh singer will set a new record as the oldest male solo artist with a number one album. Topping the midweek charts is already some vindication for Jones, who has taken a different approach to his current [...]