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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) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]