Archive for March, 2009
After a massive rift that saw the band fighting in court over song royalties, it seems the comeback bug has hit Spandau Ballet as they today announced their plans to reform and host a series of gigs across the country. Lead singer Tony Hadley confirmed that he wouldn’t be trying to squeeze back into his gold shiny suit and added that the whole band are well up for the reunion: “Time is a great healer and we’re all on good terms now…”
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Wouldn’t you just know it? No sooner do we introduce the regular(ish) feature that is Music Video Lounge than Google throws its toys out of its pram and bans us from watching music videos on YouTube. But has it quashed our enthusiasm for showing you new music videos? Not a jot. We’ve trawled the net and found four that haven’t been taken off - well, not yet anyhow… So this week we have new videos from the Noisettes, Emma Deigman, Metro Station, Boyde and Dananananakroyd - and try typing that after two Mojitos…
Somewhere up in the cosmic firmament of electronica gods, there’s an unassailable ruling order: Zero 7, Air, Kings Of Convenience and Röyksopp. Membership is earned however, not inherited: with the release of a new album, will our gods be knocked from their pedestal? The 23rd of March may well be judgement day for Röyksopp: it marks the release of their new album Junior. But fortunately for the downtempo universe, all is right and unshaken: there’s no doubt that Röyksopp are still the kings of effortlessly cool, nightclub lounge electronica…
Described as ‘putting the soul back into the Emerald Isle’, 2009 looks set to be a busy year for Laura Izibor, the Irish gem who at 21 has already been signed for years and opened for James Brown and The Roots. Comparisons have been made with Roberta Flack and Candi Staton and Laura is currently touring with John Legend. RealMusic Blog caught up with the fledgling star on a sunny afternoon last week and in between scoffing M&S Extremely Choclatey Mini-Bites, she told us in her Dublin lilt about her new album and single, becoming famous and what it was like opening for Aretha Franklin…
