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Jools Holland – Bare Faced Lies

30 Wednesday Jan 2008

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I’ve just finished reading Jools Holland’s tremendous autobiography – Barefaced Lies and Boogie-woogie Boasts. Its a brilliantly engaging book, describing his slightly unconventional childhood, through how he came to meet Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook to help form Squeeze to the development of his Jazz Orchestra and how the tremendous Later… TV series came about and is driven.

Each chapter is relatively short, and you find yourself wanting to ‘just read one more’.  Jools doesn’t dish dirt on anyone, but then I don’t think having read the book he sees dirt – but just the best of unique individuals.  That is not to say the book isn’t insightful, as he describes the life on the road with some of the hilarious adventures such as chatting to one of The Ramones while they’re given a little ‘oral relief’, and tackles some difficult times such as the tragic death of Paula Yates.

The book also communicates Jools’ immense passion for music with a perspective a bit like that of the late John Peel – that being of a huge fan. 

del.icio.us Tags: Jools Holland,piano,music,book,review,Squueze,Chris Difford,Glenn Tilbrook

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Amazon MP3 to go global

29 Tuesday Jan 2008

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Horrah, Amazon have finally announced that they are to expand their MP3 store to work outside of the USA. Although no explicit time line has been specified the hints are that it will happen in the next year.  given the demographics I’d imagine that the European stores will be the next to receive the MP3 store.

The press release  can be found here.

The real excitement for this announcement is potentially very interesting opportunity exists with Amazon, that being their infrastructure for the Marketplace means that very small indie artists and labels could play on a fairly level playing field with the major labels.

del.icio.us Tags: Amazon , MP3 , store

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Monster’s YouTube Channel

29 Tuesday Jan 2008

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YouTube tends to be associated with personal video clips of chunks of broadcast programmes illegally shared. However more academic material has been posted. The quality of this material can be variable, for example:

the panning and capture of the slide material isn’t great, BUT to listen to the presentation is very informative and interesting.

 

  To show the material that I’ve been watching (and recommend) I registered and established my own Channel along with playlists.

 

del.icio.us tags: YouTube, channel, MP3Monster, video

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Matthew Ryan – new video & album

28 Monday Jan 2008

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Matthew Ryan is releasing a new album world wide on April 1st, according to his blog on MySpace it will be called MRVSS.  There is also video material to go with it as you can see below

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  • http://www.indian.co.uk/matthewryan/
  • http://www.myspace.com/matthewryan

 

del.icio.us tags: Matthew Ryan, MVRSS, album, Cd, video

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Reunions an indication of the dire state of music?

28 Monday Jan 2008

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When I first started hearing about reunions such as The Police and The Eagles I didn’t see this as a bad thing, in fact I have to admit I found the idea exciting, particularly given that all the musicians concerned are successful in their own right.  Then came the Spice Girls – and my feelings where ho, hmm, what ever floats your boat.  But recently we’ve heard of Yazoo reforming and now according to Idolator, New Kids On The Block are due to announce that they to will get back together.

 

This leaves me feeling that the record companies are adopting the same approach as the mid-80s when CD came out falling to the easy thing – recycling old material/artists rather than investing new artists and records.  Now they say that when times get recessionary or even plain tough retrenching can be harmful, as anyone who even invests a little will make grounds over you.  Now if this is true, then the record business (or at least the major labels) who claim that they are struggling now are on the verge of committing suicide.  Lets hope that I’m wrong.

 

del.icio.us tags: Idolator, Eagles, Police, reunions, music, tours

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More exciting releases for 2008

28 Monday Jan 2008

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Aside from the previously mentioned releases by Thea Gilmore and Kathryn Williams we’re also watching out for:

  • Dido (yes I know not most original things to get excited about)
  • Van Morrison – Keep It Simple (March)
  • Joseph Arthur – We Could Survive EP, Crazy Rain and Boredom EP (and several others from March onwards)
  • REM – Accelerate (April)
  • Daniel Lanois – Here Is What Is (March)
  • gutter Twins – Saturnalia (March)
  • Coldplay
  • Peter Gabriel
  • Gnarls Barkley
  • David Gray
  • Kaiser Chiefs
  • The Killers
  • Madonna
  • Massive Attack – Weather Underground (?)
  • Mercury Rev
  • Moby – Last Night
  • Muse
  • Nine Inch Nails – Year Zero Part 2
  • Jewel
  • Counting Crows
  • Starsailor
  • U2
  • Morcheeba – Dive Deep
  • Mike Oldfield- Music of the Spheres
  • The Delays – Everything’s A Rush (April)
  • The Verve
  • Duffy – Rock Ferry
  • M83 – Saturday-Youth
  • Thea Gilmore – Liejacker
  • Kathryn Williams – Two
  • Alanis Morissette – Flavors Of Entanglement
  • Matrthew Ryan – MVRSS (April)
  • Jamie Cullum
  • Paul Weller – 22 Dreams (June)

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Skype via Pidgin

25 Friday Jan 2008

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As a user of several different platforms, N770, U3 as well as laptop & desktop PCs I’ve found Pidgin to be very helpful as it allows me to communicate still using my Windows Live Messenger account.

Business wise a number of my contacts use Skype, so ideally to make my presence visible those people having Pidgin and Skype integrated would be perfect.  well I’ve found something at http://www.imessengr.com/2007/11/skype-plugin-for-pidgin-gaim-and-adium.html that may well do the trick. 

 

del.icio.us Tags: Skype , Pidgin , U3 , PC , N770 , IM

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M83 – new album to follow up Digital Shades

24 Thursday Jan 2008

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M83 have announced on their MySpace site that their follow to last summer’s Digital Shades will be released in April.  The album will be called “Saturdays=Youth”.  The album shows influences from the likes of Tears For Fears and Cocteau Twins.  For more information check out M83’s MySpace web pages at http://www.myspace.com/M83.

 

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Free Linux References

24 Thursday Jan 2008

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If you’re working with the common versions of free Linux (Ubuntu, openSUSE and Fedora), and particularly if you’re jumping back and forth between them then having a single reference for information would be invaluable – which is what Techotopia provides – free as well.  With it the Linux guides are also guides for windows and common programming languages (particularly for web based development such as PHP and JavaScript).  A site worthwhile booking marking.

 

del.icio.us tags: technical reference, Linux, PHP, JavaScript, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, Fedora

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Kathryn Williams – new album

23 Wednesday Jan 2008

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There is a fair of excitement about the likes of Adele and Duffy as up and coming female singer-songwriters.  However, I am pleased to say that I’ve just heard that the Mercury Prize nominated female singer-songwriter that can easily match these new hot things, Kathryn Williams is releasing a new album.  The album called Two is a collaboration with Neill MacColl (Kirsty MacColl’s half brother and respected folk musician).  Samples of the album can be heard at their new website http://www.williamsmaccoll.com/.  The album is due out on the March 3rd.

 

To support the album Kathryn and Neill will be touring, more information on their website, along with a single on 24th February through iTunes (unfortunately).

More information about Kathryn Williams can be found at:

  • http://www.kathrynwilliams.net/ 
  • http://www.myspace.com/kathrynwilliams

 

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