Archive for February, 2008
News round-up: February 2008
Amy Winehouse gets the thumbs-up from the Grammy Awards board, but one soul diva is not impressed. And another soul legend gives Beyonce something to Think about. Punk act Pills From America are unlikely to make it on to next year’s nominations list…
Arctic Monkeys have a few more statuettes for the downstairs toilet. At the […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008 under Monthly news.
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Grammy-bashing Cole no Amy fan
By ROB JONES
While I’m yet to hear Dwain Chambers carry a note, I would bet all the medals in China that Amy Winehouse cannot run 60 metres in less than seven seconds. Not in those heels.
But the shamed Olympian-to-be and the - let’s be charitable - recovering pop junkie have something in common this week.
Despite […]
Posted: February 15th, 2008 under Food for thought.
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Les Savy Fav, Astoria, London, 10 February
In the shameless league, Tim Harrington, singer and qualified exhibitionist with offbeat art-punk ambassadors Les Savy Fav, is poised to take the title from fashion calamity Jodie Marsh. His dry-humping of an amp is one of the less-shocking points of a headlining set.
The New Yorkers are on the NME Shockwaves tour because of last year’s […]
Posted: February 12th, 2008 under Sound advice: Live.
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