Archive for August, 2008

Prom 54: BBC So/Davis, Royal Albert Hall, London

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Fifty years to the day since the death of Ralph Vaughan Williams, it was only fitting that this Prom should be for him alone. And for those among us who still insist that a little of his "modal mysticism" goes a long way, the Ninth and last Symphony was there ...

Game Explains Why He Attacks Jesse Jackson In ‘Letter To The King’

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

'People like me with voices gotta step in,' rapper says of L.A.X. track.By Shaheem Reid The Game Photo: MTV News It's January 15, and Game is pursuing the American Dream with a vengeance. He's in the studio with DJ Toomp and a gang of homies and women, and he's working on his third ...

Proms debut holds no fear for the ‘Little Mozart’

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

He has been nicknamed Little Mozart and, at nine years old, has only recently grown tall enough to reach the foot pedals of a grand piano.

Album: Loudon Wainwright III, Recovery (Yep Roc)

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Through his work with Solomon Burke, Allen Toussaint, Bettye Lavette and others, producer Joe Henry has developed a reputation as a re-stylist of American roots-music icons.

“An Invitation” by Inara George

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

For Inara George's second solo effort, An Invitation, you'll be hard pressed not to find a review that doesn't mention two things: Bjork's Selmasongs score and Joanna Newsom's Ys. George's voice takes on a Bjork-ian tone throughout, although it's not as rigid. The orchestral atmosphere that Van Dyke ...

Abbey pants see

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

CLANCY lifts every fella's spirits by sprawling seductively in a lift for FHM shoot

Model mum’s steamy spread

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

STUNNER Alessandra Ambrosio appears in sexy pictures taken before her pregnancy

Prom 49: National Youth Orchestra Of Great Britain / Pappano, Royal Albert Hall, London

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

The annual appearance at the Proms of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain – 150 talented young players, untouched as yet by cynicism or routine – is always a thrill. And their latest, conducted by Antonio Pappano, was no exception, despite the difficulties of the three works they had ...

You write the reviews: T J Johnson, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Even Londoners may not be aware of the Café in the Crypt at St Martin-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square. Not only does it offer good-value food served in unusual surroundings, it also has a gift shop and bookshop and is a charismatic musical venue covering all spectrums. Classical music, varying ...

Duchovny’s a seX addict

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

X-FILES leading man David Duchovny checks into rehab to beat his sex addiction