On this day, back in 1985, Lili Allen was born from illustrious parents and some 24 years later she would have one of her songs being a hit (hey, number ONE in Belgium, no less) with " F**k You Very Much", a song she wrote thinking of either the British National Party (a racist and homophobic extreme right wing party) or Georges W. Bush (the working title of the song was after all GWB...).
Once upon a time, in a country far far away, there were two minstrels that had heavenly voices and who's touch on their dulcimer was paved with gold and enchantment. They came drapped in mysteries and many strange stories were about them, where they come from, who they really were and what they looked like. And then, there were the magic sounds and the magic moving pictures, how do you call it, ah yes, videos. Done by a genious called Michel Gondry, he of the same country far far away. Their sound was magic and they illuminated the country with their music.
Sometimes, you're just a lost sailor on a demented sea and you just don't see the what's and the why's of what's happening to you And sometimes you do. You have a very, very clear view of what you want, you're no longer battling desesperately, you know what you're aiming. Just like when I wanted to play with Frank Tovey, more known as Fad Gadget, cos it felt so damn right.
I'm still not bought by what i've heard from Delta Machine. While all the elements could be interesting (analog synths, blues backbone, great songwriter, great vocalist), there's something too sketchy for me, too heterogeneous, the sounds aren't blending to my taste.
But what do i know? Martin L. Gore is a fabulous songwriter, Dave Gahan is a brilliant singer and it should work, shouldn't it ? Still, doesn't do it to me and I'm actually pushing back buying Delta Machine cos I don't want to be disappointed but I have the guts feeling I would....
Drugs are a bloody waste of times and if one doesn't realize it soon enough, (bad) chances are drugs will win and kill him or, probably worst, leave only an empty shell of a man.
Going to a gig is always a pleasure and one cannot wait to whistle its favorite song when the smooth singer on stage announces it and the band gently sweep softly into play mode. Well, fortunately, not all bands are like that and while we can think of a few dangerous performers (Alan Vega, Fad Gadget, Jim Morrison,...) the top of the bill is without any doubts Iggy Pop.
Yesterday we spoke about Depeche Mode creating awareness thru a charity:water campaign and it's good to see that some bands use their name and influence to try to make things moving the right way in a society very much geared to glitz, make believe and total cecity when it comes to social problems.
Depeche Mode isn't stranger to charity causes as they already teamed up with the very top-of-the-line swiss watches maker Hublot in 2010. At the time, they organized a concert at the London Royal Albert Hall and all monies from that concert and the auction of 12 very prestigious watches went to the Teenage Cancer Trust. The event and watches sales generated more than 600.000 £ !
In a rather sad chain of events, Peter Murphy, once singer of goth iconic band Bauhaus, has been arrested by the LA police for an alleged DUI (driving under influence) hit-and-run. Police found some substances in the car and the bail has been put at an astounding 500,000 dollars. We sincerely hope this will soon be just a bad memory for Peter.
Well, the world knows about songwriter Jacques Brel who penned incredibly emotive songs that have been covered by Bowie, Nina Simone, Edith Piaf, Sting and zillions others. People know also about Front 242, a band that generated a new sound nearly entirely by itself (with a BIG helping hand from DAF) as Electronic Body Music (EBM) launched a thousand bands.
