July 5th, 2008
This time last week, Jay-Z was about to take to the main stage at Glastonbury to finally perform the gig which had caused a mass of hysterical controversy over the past few months.
In the run-up to the gig, I took a long, hard look at the controversy over the booking of Jay-Z as a […]
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July 4th, 2008
Dizzee Rascal may be heading for his first number one single in the British charts as his new song, Dance Wiv Me, is sitting at the top of the midweek charts. The song is a collaboration with fellow Brit sensation Calvin Harris, and is the first release on Dizzee’s own Dirtee Stank record label.
Dizzee Rascal […]
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June 29th, 2008
Jay-Z finally took to the stage last night to fulfil his headline slot at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival. The gig was one of the most talked about of the year before it even happened, with many people feeling that Jay-Z and hip-hop weren’t right for a traditionally indie music festival.
I wrote a long piece last […]
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June 23rd, 2008
When Jay-Z was announced as a headliner for this year’s Glastonbury festival, it caused no end of controversy, and consternation amongst regular Glasto-goers who weren’t happy with the booking. In the run-up to this weekend’s festival, Jay-Z has now come out and had his say on the whole thing.
Unsurprisingly, Jay-Z things the controversy is “ridiculous” […]
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January 20th, 2008
Mike Skinner of The Streets has been to see Sweeney Todd, the Tim Burton directed musical which opens in cinemas around the UK next Friday 25th January, and has declared it an “absolute inspiration”.
So does this mean the next Streets album will be more cinematic in nature?
The movie, full title Sweeney Todd: The Demon […]
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September 20th, 2007
The MOBOs is an annual awards ceremony held in the UK which highlights the influence of Music Of Black Origin, hence the name.
And this year it seemed to achieve its target quite well, honouring those who have taken black music and made it their own or added a personal twist to bring it to […]
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