Released in December 2011, four months after the death of Amy Winehouse, Lioness: Hidden Treasures – which takes its name from the singer’s independent record label – is not the third album that fans have longed for since the award-winning Back to Black (2006), but a collection of covers, demos and alternate versions spanning her [...]
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Death of a Lioness
Posted in Amy Winehouse, Music, tagged Amy Winehouse on July 27, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Death of a Lioness: Amy Winehouse 1983 – 2011 In late 2003, I was thirty-one, and living in a council house in Derby with my husband and two sons, a three-year old and a six-month-old baby. One afternoon, in the kitchen, I heard a song called ‘Take the Box’ on the radio, and was instantly [...]
The Fame Monster
Posted in Lady Gaga, Music, tagged Ace of Base, Alex Petridis, Alexander McQueen, Beyonce, Blond Ambition, Blondie, Born This Way, Bruce Springsteen, Caitlin Moran, Camille Paglia, Dance in the Dark, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Elton John, Grace Jones, Heather Chassils, Hedi Slimane, Kill Bill, Lady Gaga, Lissi, M.I.A., Madonna, Monster Ball, Quentin Tarantino, Steven Klein, The Fame Monster, Thelma and Louise, Tyrese Gibson on January 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“I think re-releases are unfair,” Lady Gaga told Rolling Stone in 2009. “It’s artists sneaking singles onto an already finished piece of work in an effort to keep the album afloat.” So-called ‘deluxe editions’ of high-selling albums have become common in recent years, and Lady Gaga’s 2008 debut, The Fame, was indeed a self-fulfilling prophecy. [...]
The Fame
Posted in Lady Gaga, Music, tagged Lady Gaga, The Fame on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As recently as 2008, Lady Gaga was a little-known songwriter and burlesque artist from New York. Her debut single, ‘Just Dance’, was released in the US that spring and spent five months in the Billboard Top 100, peaking at No 2 that summer. An album, The Fame, was released that autumn, finally reaching the UK [...]
Refugee Radio
Posted in Brighton, Music, tagged Bakk Lamp Fall, Brighton, Refugee Radio, The Cornerstones, Volks Club on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One night last week, I celebrated my birthday at the Volks Tavern, a small club on the colonnade at Madeira Drive, near Brighton Pier. It is named after the light railway that runs nearby, and is one of the most laidback, intimate venues in the city. One of my oldest friends, Stephen Silverwood, founded Refugee [...]
Hank Jones 1918-2010
Posted in Marilyn Monroe, Music, tagged Hank Jones, Marilyn Monroe on May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hank Jones, one of the world’s greatest jazz pianists, has died in Manhattan aged 91.
Power of Madonna
Posted in Madonna, Music, Television, tagged Glee, Jane Lynch, Madonna on May 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
‘Power of Madonna’ is the 15th episode in the Fox TV series, Glee, featuring a show choir or ‘glee club’ in a fictional Ohio high school. The choir tends to attract the quirkier, less popular students, encouraged by their Spanish teacher, Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), and their rivals, a cheerleading team led by Will’s arch [...]
Caresse Henry
Posted in Madonna, Music, tagged Caresse Henry, Jimmy Demers, Madonna on April 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Caresse Henry, one of America’s leading entertainment managers, died aged 44 on March 31st, 2010. Her body was found in Irvine, California, where she lived. According to the Orange County Coroner’s office, Ms Henry died of a self-inflicted gunshot. However, ‘despite rumours to the contrary, the cause of death has not been determined and is [...]
Filth and Wisdom
Posted in Film, Madonna, Music, tagged Eugene Hutz, Filth And Wisdom, Madonna on January 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Originally conceived as a short film, Filth and Wisdom was extended into a long feature and first shown at the Berlin Film Festival in 2008. Since then it has had a limited theatrical release, and is now available on DVD in Europe and America (though not, as yet, in the UK) as well as being [...]
Celebrating Madonna
Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Madonna, Music, tagged Celebration, It's So Cool, Madonna, Mr Brainwash, Revolver on September 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Celebration is Madonna’s third greatest hits package, spanning her thirty–year career. She has also released collections of remixes and ballads, as well as eleven studio albums and several film soundtracks. A two-disc compilation, showcasing such a prolific artist, seems almost minimal. It is accompanied by a double DVD featuring nearly fifty videos. The cover, by [...]
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