Peaches electronic musician and performance artist
Posted on May 29, 2010
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Merrill Beth Nisker (born November 11, 1966), better known as Peaches, is a Canadian-born electronic musician and performance artist currently residing in Berlin.
Born Merrill Beth Nisker in Toronto, Ontario, Peaches attended a private Jewish school where her classes were taught half in English and half in Hebrew. Kids from the nearby Catholic school frequently teased her. Nisker was a class clown, who “wasn’t particularly smart but was interested in creative performance stuff.”
Before she became Peaches, she was an independent music and drama teacher.
She plays her own instruments for her songs, programs her own electronic beats, and produces her own albums. In this interview you can see that her “can-do” attitude to technical areas of her craft has been a part of her success.
Don’t think you are unable to do something because you are not clever or talented enough. You are clever and talented – everybody is!
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New club new talent – the magic of discovering something new
Posted on May 24, 2010
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This is about discovery – that place you never knew existed, a great new band, an underground party or just a great night out. We’ve all experienced it and it’s something that just doesn’t happen often enough. But when it does – wow – it elevates us from our ordinary existence.
This ad is directed by acclaimed promos director Daniel Wolfe and shot at the super-cool Notting Hill Arts Club in West London. The band in the video is The Joy Formidable, a three-piece band from North Wales, currently located in London. Their members are vocalist/guitarist Ritzy Bryan, bassist Rhydian Dafydd and Justin Stahley now on drums.
Now, The Joy Formidable are gearing up for their most extensive UK tour to date. Already high on the list of bands to break through amongst those in the know in the first year of this new decade, The Joy Formidable continue to hold their future firmly in their own hands.
The video is a promo from Kopparberg who make cider apparently.
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Exclusive Phoenix interview and live footage
Posted on May 18, 2010
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Phoenix are from Versailles, France, founded by current members Thomas Mars, Deck D’Arcy, Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz. The band that are sometimes compared with their friends Air and Daft Punk, are back with yet another awesome album entitled Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.
Here they talk about their last album and touring, giving a behind-the-scenes look at their creative process.
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Christmas play list
Posted on December 23, 2009
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Everyone’s got their fave Christmas songs. These are mine. Better late than never. Happy Christmas!
- David Bowie & Bing Crosby – Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy
Bowie: “You the one that sings, right?” Bing: “Right or wrong, I sing either way.” - Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas
You’ve got to have the king. - Christmas Tears – Freddie King
One of three Kings of the blues. Christmas blues, this one’s a little-known classic. Download now! - Otis Redding – Merry Christmas Baby
Not one of his best. But it’s Otis Redding, so it makes it in. - Andy Williams – Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Played and played year after year but still works. - Nat King Cole – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Pure class, as you’d expect. - Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire” You just have to have this one. There’s a few more from Nat King Cole. But I’ll have to leave it there. Written in 1944 by vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer! - Ella Fitzgerald – Good Morning Blues
“It’s Christmas time and I wanna see Santa Claus”. From her Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas 1960 album. With Count Basie - Perry Como – It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Played and played and on several movies but still a Christmas cracker! - The Pretenders – 2000 Miles
The 80s was a bad decade this one only just makes it in. - Harry Connick Jr. – Sleigh Ride
Loads of artists have done this light orchestral piece by Leroy Anderson. None better than Leo from Will & Grace. - Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody
Glam Rock gave us two Christmas classics. - Roy Wood with Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
This was the second. The Top of the Pops miming performance is priceless! - The Drifters – Bells will be Ringing
Love it. Blues and Christmas again. Really works. Download this relatively unknown classic by the influential 50s R&B doo wop combo. - Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas Is You
OK OK OK! I’m sorry! - Paul McCartney – Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time
Some say he didn’t do anything after the Beatles. I’m not so sure. - Dean Martin – The Christmas Blues
“I’ve done my winter shoppin’ there’s not a store I’ve missed, but what’s the use of stoppin’ when there’s no-one on your list, You’ll know the way I’m feelin’ when you love an’ you lose, I guess I’ve got the Christmas blues!” - Frank Sinatra – Winter Wonderland
Don’t let the football supporters have all the best tunes! - Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt
Only just beats Marilyn Monroe’s version - Dean Martin – Baby it’s cold outside
How to get a girl to stay the night… - Dean Martin – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
And if that doesn’t work try this! - The Pogues and Kirsty McColl – Fairy Tale of New York
No brainer - John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Peace, out
Any more?
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Stacy Soloman is the girl with the X-Factor
Posted on November 7, 2009
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Stacey Solomon is a female of contestant in the British TV series X Factor and, at the moment, is the most popular girl still left in the show. Stacey, of Dagenham Essex, wowed the judges with her version of What a Wonderful World during her audition.
She is a single mum of 19 and has a giggly “OMG” breathless way of talking that is both endearing and easy to imitate. This coupled with her obvious singing talents make her destined for potential minor celebrity status. We’ll have to see.
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Jamie Archer the afro tipped to win The X Factor
Posted on October 18, 2009
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Jamie Archer (also known as Jamie Afro) is a 33 year old musician from Putney, London and finalist in the 2009 series of The X Factor. He is the oldest entrant in the competition in 2009, and keenly aware that it’s his last chance for the big time.
He has considerable experience on the London gig circuit and plays a number of instruments, chiefly the guitar and, reportedly, finds performing without an instrument challenging. As a member of the over 25 category, he is happy that his mentor for the series is Simon Cowell.
His MySpace page lists his influences as: “So many to say and from different areas of music, but here are a few Faithless, The Killers, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, U2, The Chemical Brothers, Kings Of Leon, Blur, Oasis, Luciano Pavarrotti, Micheal Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Verve and the list goes on and on….”
Last night, Jamie performed Christina Aguilera’s Hurt proving he had an unexpected ability to deliver a softer, slower melody as well as being able to belt out rock anthems. He has stage presence and a likability. One to watch.
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Jay Z – Clever production and hard hip hop
Posted on September 20, 2009
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Shawn Corey Carter (Jay-Z) was born on December 4, 1969, in the Marcy Houses housing project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood of Brooklyn in New York City, USA.
Jay-Z will get his 11th American number one album with Blueprint 3, overtaking Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most chart-toppers in US chart history.
At the beginning of his career, when no one gave him a record deal, Jay-Z created Roc-A-Fella Records and, after striking a deal with Priority to distribute his material, he released his 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt with beats from acclaimed producers such as DJ Premier and Ski, and an appearance by The Notorious B.I.G..
Subsequent album’s glossy productions have made some dedicated fans feel that he had “sold out”. But now, 11 albums later, it’s fair to say that he has successfully moved the genre onwards, fusing the hardcore hip hop of his youth with slick productions to critical acclaim and mainstream success.
He heads a multi-million dollar empire built up around clothing lines, restaurants, films, sports, and more recently Roc Nation, a music publishing and touring venture. He endorsed Barack Obama and has been involved in charity work for Africa.
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Michael Jackson pop art
Posted on July 7, 2009
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Michael Jackson was born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, an industrial suburb of Chicago. He was the seventh child of the Jackson family.
In 1968 as a member of The Jackson 5, he first signed to the Motown label and started having hits. He began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group, a career that saw him dubbed the “King of Pop.”
For many people Michael Jackson’s career can be divided into two parts: before Thriller and after Thriller.
Before Thriller
The Jackson 5 made a record when their first four singles (“I Want You Back”, “ABC”, “The Love You Save” and “I’ll Be There”) went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Disillusioned with Motown’s strict refusal to allow them creative input, The Jackson 5 left Motown and signed a new contract with CBS Records in June 1975. From 1976 to 1984, Michael Jackson was the lead songwriter of the group, writing hits such as “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)”, “This Place Hotel” and “Can You Feel It”.
Jackson jointly produced Off the Wall (1979) with Quincy Jones. Songwriters included Jackson, Heatwave’s Rod Temperton, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney.
Then in 1982 he released – again co-producing with Quincy Jones – the album Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time
After Thriller
After Thriller came Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995), none were to top Thriller in terms of sales but all massive successes nonetheless.
One thing that really strikes me is how many good songs he did after Thriller. Dirty Diana, Man in the Mirror, Remember the Time, I Just Can’t Stop Loving You, and The Way You Make Me Feel were all recorded by the singer when he was supposedly past his prime!
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Created from Silence
Posted on June 14, 2009
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Created From Silence – a four piece acoustic band from Scotland.
Formed in late 2008, when singer/songwriter Colin Taylor advertised for musicians on his MySpace page. He attracted first [...] Continue Reading…
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Little Willie John gives me fever
Posted on June 13, 2009
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He was born William Edward John in Cullendale, Arkansas, moving with his family to Detroit, Michigan when he was four.
Although barely over 5 feet in height his singing [...] Continue Reading…
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