Archive for 'Festivals'
Mostly Terrible Musicians Play Obama Inaugural Concert
The first disappointment!: Beyonce (Hmm) Mary J. Blige (Bilge) Bono (Bonio) Garth Brooks (Bearable, just) Sheryl Crow (Ugh) Renee Fleming (Who?) Josh Groban (Huh?) Herbie Hancock (Not a huge fan) Heather Headley (?) John Legend (Just looked him up on youtube. Inoffensive) Jennifer Nettles (Why not John Nettles) John Mellencamp (Americans like him, I suppose) [...]
Posted: January 13th, 2009 under Festivals.
Comments: 14
Leigh Folk Festival 26th to 29th June 2008
Over a weekend of relentless sunshine back in June, Leigh on Sea in Essex played host to the 17th Leigh Folk Festival. The festival saw a wide range of artists, of both local and national prominence, performing both contemporary and traditional folk and roots music over a number of outdoor stages. I’ve produced an mp3 [...]
Posted: July 13th, 2008 under Festivals, Music.
Comments: 4
Why we must keep fighting the Britpop Wars
As I’m sure we can all agree, Jay Z’s fabulous smacking-down of Noel Gallagher at Glastonbury last weekend was a famous victory for the forces of diversity in entertainment. (here, as I don’t think it was shown on the TV coverage, is the intro tape he played before his set). But there can be no room [...]
Posted: July 2nd, 2008 under Festivals, Music, Rock.
Comments: 98