Sitting on the bar after closing time in her local in Camden, the lights dimmed and the doors locked, Amy Winehouse knew how to hold an audience, even before she became famous. After a night of drinks and laughter, she would perch her tiny frame on the bar, take up a guitar and sing. (more…)
Why Rap Rules And Rock Is In A Rutt January 22, 2012
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With 2011 sales polls being compiled and analyzed, the results are that Rock music is fast losing favor with the record buying public and Rap music is continuing its reign as the popular music format. If you have ever walked along Venice Beach in California, an aspiring Rapper would have undoubtedly approached you. Armed with a CD player in one hand and a pair of headphones in the other, his first aim is to get you to listen to his music, right there on the beachfront; his second is to secure a sale. This microcosmic corner of the music industry is why currently Rap music succeeds and Rock music falters. (more…)
GIGS in ASIA November 15, 2011
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Eric Johnson in Hong Kong is an agent who needs bands urgently for gigs in Asia and the Middle East with several band openings for 5 star hotels in Asia and Middle East for end of 2011 and also in 2012. 3-6-12 month contracts. He requires:
Amy’s Goodbye – Sad, and Way Too Soon August 1, 2011
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Amy Winehouse: ‘her death, like her life, has been lit by the glare of dozens of camera flashes’. Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP
Who’s There? August 1, 2011
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The Who may not be finished after all. Despite widespread fears that the rockers might never play again, Pete Townshend has announced that he will rejoin Roger Daltrey for a Quadrophenia tour next year. “I’m 66, I don’t have perfect hearing, and if I listen to loud music or go to gigs I do tend to get tinnitus,” Townshend admitted. “[But] don’t we all?” It has only been four months since Townshend and Daltrey played together at the Royal Albert Hall. In spite of the gig’s success, Townshend’s recurring hearing trouble put the future of the band in doubt. ”If my hearing is going to be a problem, we’re not delaying shows – we’re finished,” the guitarist said last year. It certainly didn’t seem like a good sign when Daltrey announced that he was taking the Who’s Tommy on tour – without Townshend. ”Roger has my complete and most loving support,” Townshend said in a statement; his younger brother was revealed to be taking over lead guitar. Earlier this month, Daltrey told the Daily Mail that “Pete is almost stone deaf”. But Townshend seems to think his hearing is just fine. (more…)
Bowie book target as rock memoirs sell July 19, 2011
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