Showing posts with label British Pop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British Pop. Show all posts
Monday, November 5, 2012

Open Letter: Why Eduard Khil’s “Trololo” Should Be the Christmas #1

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Every so often, a wondrous Internet meme of a non-lexical, nonsense song becomes earworm. A prime example is Adriano Celentano’s “Prisenco...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Sound Advice: on Shirley Bassey’s “Get the Party Started”

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For those younger readers out there, the name Shirley Bassey doesn’t ring much of a bell. However, if I were to play you her two signature t...
Friday, November 18, 2011

The Desert’s Mystery: Everything but the Girl's “Missing”

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I don’t often get song lyrics wrong. No, I did not think that last night, Madonna dreamt of some bagels in “La Isla Bonita” (it helps that I...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Road Show: Portishead on Tour

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[Ed. N.: This post originally ran on July 13, 2011 , and is re-published to coincide with the band's current fall 2011 tour. This post ...
Saturday, July 30, 2011

Someone Like Adele

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[Originally posted on May 26, 2011. Updated to include new tour dates and venue information.] The Blogger nearly walked out on a date a fe...
Sunday, July 24, 2011

Back to Black: Amy Winehouse, 1983-2011

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The Blogger has been haunted lately. The sound of Amy Winehouse’s tortured soul has been hanging around, wailing to be heard. The singer pas...
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Sound Advice: Imelda Marcos, Here Lies Love

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Not since the Manic Street Preachers announced that their 1998 album This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours would be inspired by the Spanish Civil...
Friday, May 20, 2011

Old Friends, Back for Good: Take That on Tour

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On Friday, May 27, the British group Take That are starting yet another major tour of the British Isles and continental Europe. The group, ...