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Posts Tagged ‘2009’
Locksley: Darling It’s True
Locksley – a band named after outlaw Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest’s hometown have a new album out at the end of this month. Titled “Be In Love”, this will be released on January 26th, 2010. I am looking forward to hearing it through. Locksley, derive their music from the British Invasion, [...]
Neil Diamond: The Chanukah Song
anukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE (Description taken from the wikipedia article). The first day of Hanukkah in 2009 is today, December 12, meaning the [...]
Bob Dylan: Must Be Santa
There has been much talk surrounding Bob Dylan’s 47th album release, and his first Christmas Record. Christmas From the Heart hit the stores back in September, but I waited until Advent before I listened to the album with my own ears. I had read multiple reviews, some praising Dylan for his traditionalism, [...]
Sharon Shannon: Go Tell The Devil (Feat. Imelda May)
haron Shannon is an Irish musician, and her twist on traditional Irish style of music has to be heard… her debut album, released in 1991 has become Ireland’s best selling traditional-music album of all time. Sharon recently released her latest album, “Saints and Scoundrels”, the album coming together with an interesting mix of [...]
Alexander Rybak: Fairytale (Eurovision 2009)
or anyone not enlightened, the Eurovision Song Contest is an annual search for Europe’s top song. Each country decides which song to put forward, and up to 500 million TV viewers sit glued to their sets on the night of the competition. For each song, a set of points is awarded from each [...]
Them Crooked Vultures: Elephants
As promised, here is my second offering from Them Crooked Vultures self titled debut album. “Elephants” as the hallmarks of a classic Led Zeppelin track combined – the heavy and pounding opening guitar sequence, the chilling vocals and the changes in pace. The opening riff also reminds me of Deep Purple…. stellar [...]
Them Crooked Vultures: Scumbag Blues
Them Crooked Vultures self titled debut album has had so much hype it’s difficult to find any music site on the internet that doesn’t reference this new phenomenon. The hype is there for good reason – “TCV” lineup is a trio of super-galactic proportions. Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) on drums, Josh [...]
