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Archive for February 2008

February 20th, 2008

Brit Awards 2008 - Part 1 - Mika, Take That, Rihanna & Klaxons, Adele, Mika Again!

8pm - Mika opens the show with his distinct brand of high pitched camp goodness. There’s no flashy backgrounds or staging, with the focus seeming to be on his actual singing, and stage presence instead. Which is a refreshing change.
Beth Ditto arrives on stage, and the two of them embark on a duet combining Love […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

February 20th, 2008

Brit Awards 2008 - Preview - Brit Music Scene Live Blogging The Event From 8pm GMT

The Brit Awards are being held tonight at Earl’s Court in London between 8pm and 10pm GMT. They will be presented by Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, and while Brit Music Scene won’t actually be present at the event, we will be live blogging it all from the comfort of our armchair.
The nominations were announced back […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

February 19th, 2008

The Cribs Announce North American Tour

One of my favourite British bands, and one who don’t get the recognition, or chart success they deserve, have announced their upcoming US tour, and this is my call to arms for all of you Americans reading this to go and see them live.
At the end of last month, The Cribs announced the addition of […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

February 18th, 2008

Blake Fielder-Civil Swapped Signed Photos Of Amy Winehouse For Overdose Heroin

It was reported that Amy Winehouse’ husband Blake Fielder-Civil had got himself clean and drug free after entering prison, a fact which was used to try and persuade Winehouse herself to voluntarily enter rehab and sort herself out.
Unfortunately the fact that Fielder-Civil suffered an overdose and collapsed over the weekend after taking copious amounts of […]

By Dave Parrack -- 3 comments

February 17th, 2008

Spice Girls Never To Tour Again - Hoorah!

Okay that’s harsh, but come on, it’s time that this soap opera came to an end, it’s starting to mimic Desperate Housewives.
We all know by now that the Spice Girls have abandoned their world tour midway through, and most of us believe we know why: Forget the talk of family commitment, the old arguments resurfaced, […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

February 16th, 2008

Will Glastonbury 2008 Be Last Ever?

Yes, if you take Emily Eavis’ thoughts on the matter as hard fact. No, if you take more notice of Michael Eavis’ denials on the whole business.
Michael Eavis has been organising the Glastonbury festival in the UK for 38 years now, but recently starting sharing the responsibility with his daughter, and now co-organiser Emily. The […]

By Dave Parrack -- 2 comments

February 15th, 2008

60 Musicians You Wouldn’t Want To Switch Places With - For Sex, Drugs, & Rock n Roll

Last week, I revealed the ‘10 British Artists I Wouldn’t Want To Switch Places With For All The Tea In England’. The rest of the music channel here at b5 also gave their views on the subject, and so here are 60 more musicians you really want to swap lives with…
Arjun at The Good Musician […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

February 13th, 2008

b5 Media Music Channel Blogger Spotlight: Meet Deborah Ng Of She Plays Music

Brit Music Scene remains the best blog on the b5 media network, but there are a lot of other brilliant blogs across the network, and some of the best are those in the music channel.
Mike Laba decided it was time we all got to know each other a bit better, and so is slowly but […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

February 12th, 2008

Amy Winehouse’ Grammy Performance | Sings ‘Rehab’ & ‘You Know I’m No Good’

Yesterday saw Amy Winehouse win five Grammy awards, to become the most successful artist at this, the 50th annual Grammies. She also sang a two song medley of Rehab and You Know I’m No Good from a London studio, after having her application for a Visa turned down until it was too late for her […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

February 11th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Wins Five Awards At 50th Annual Grammy Awards Via Satellite

Is life about to turn around for Amy Winehouse? First, she enters rehab and successfully gets through the difficult cold turkey portion of her treatment, and now she has become the most successful artist at this year’s Grammys, walking away with five awards.
Winehouse couldn’t attend the ceremony in Los Angeles due to difficulties in obtaining […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments