music

Flying the Flag: from Master Of Reality to My War

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  As ‘ metalheads’ old and new gear themselves for the return of the original ‘ princes of darkness’, Black Sabbath, I thought I would take a look at an area of their legacy which perhaps remains undiscovered to all but those hardy enough to seek it. It lies with the man who hosted their [...]

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Lady Leshurr Talks Touring, 2012 and “Lego”

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Lady Leshurr, dubbed the UK’s female version of Busta Rhymes, performed at SB.TV’s first live event at Koko in London this week. Other performers included Labrinth, Tinchy Stryder, Meesha B., Ms. Dynamite and Cher Lloyd and we where there to ask her what she’s been up to.

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Hey, Ms. Dynamite… Where Have You Been?

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At the SBTV Xmas party, Lydia Hughes catches up with Ms.Dynamite. She’s been on the down-low for some time, with a lot of us wondering what she’s been up to, but now she’s ready to make a comeback.

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Studio with a View – An Interview with Billy Ocean

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I’ve been in the music industry since the early 1970′s so it’s been good to take a break. It wasn’t meant to be quite so long but anyway, not only is it good to be back but it’s better. I’m enjoying it more, what more can I say? I’m absolutely loving it!

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Ana Silvera at The Roundhouse, Reviewed

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Whilst I am here tonight to indulge in and feed my addiction to beauty, I am not expecting to find a beekeeping ally. But I do.

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Tunng, the experimental folk band – Interviewed

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How would you most like to change the world?
Compulsory bouncy castles for all households..

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Forgotten Treasurable Pleasurables

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So, of course, this column is about the albums not the groups who made the albums. If you want to know about the groups then there’s the internet. I don’t remember the great events of 1986 very well, the cursory gestures of world wide organisations or the embracing of existential prudence by a superpower but what I do remember was hearing music.

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Polar Bear Ain’t No Jazz Standard

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There’s trad jazz, acid jazz, smooth jazz, jazz fusion, free jazz. There are even those that call themselves punk jazz. But despite this plethora of genres, Polar Bear, who played at the Firestation at the closing of last month are still pretty much indefinable. They are jazz-something but what is another question. Taking their influences [...]

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Monica Ward keeps Bez and Domino Bones from toppling

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“Stand up Windsor!” shouted Bez as he began ranting like a pill-popping preacher. At the same time Ward was using that instrument of hers to great effect, splicing together the songs in a chaotic rollercoaster ride of an arrangement.

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Forgotten Treasurable Pleasurables

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Music. There’s a lot of it about isn’t there? On the telly, on the radio, on the internet, in our heads, memories and hearts. Some of it is big and ugly and some of it’s small and beautifully formed; some of it loud and pompous, some of it quiet and reserved. Some of it prevails but, sadly, most of it is forgotten. So come on, let’s all sit down, stop watching that pointless rubbish over there and hear it for the treasurable pleasurables.

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