I like to end the work week with animal videos, and here’s a delightful 5½-minute series of animals reacting to music. Note the music-loving kittens at 2:43, Paul McCartney vs. the locusts at 3:08, the concertina-loving cows at 4:19 and the green parrot at the end who, hearing the Titanic theme, plays “king of the […] … Continue reading
Women in music
To add to existing knowledge of women’s work in music in history I decided back in September 2017 to take a programme in my Master’s studies called ‘Women in Music’. Women are stepping forward more into the spotlight and news, just now I read that the American Conductor Marin Alsop has been appointed the first […] … Continue reading
The Who – Tommy 2017
On the 30th of March 2017, I saw The Who play Tommy at The Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust. It was the first time that I had seen them perform Tommy since 1989 – which in fact is also the last time that The Who have performed Pete Townshend’s classic rock opera … Continue reading
Roger Daltrey is Honoured with the MITS Award
At a special 25th anniversary awards night for The Music Industry Trusts Awards it happened – Roger Daltrey is Honoured with the MITS award. I might be a little biased, as a long standing fan of Roger, but I couldn’t think of a nicer person to receive the award, yes there have been some greats … Continue reading
יונינה Yonina Sing Matisyahu’s “One Day” A hope for an end to violence.
See These Adorable Israeli Parents Sing Matisyahu’s ‘One Day’ with Their Baby This is the heading for most of the videos people are sharing about this song, with no credit to the singers. This couple are so amazing, and this video is so beautiful, I was determined to find the original – it took a long time … Continue reading
The Corrs at the 02 January 2016
A guest post by King Richard It was way back in 1998 that I first became aware of #TheCorrs and in 1999 I bought their second album, Talk On Corners (goodness knows how many times I’ve played it) and of course, with each new album release I would as a loyal fan buy it. … Continue reading
Lemmy
This Saturday evening in Hollywood, the funeral takes place of Ian Kilmister, a 70 year old man from Staffordshire. Read all about it >>> source: Lemmy Continue reading
How Lucky Are We To Have Instant Access To Music ?
I never forget how lucky we are to have instant access to music! Back in the day, when I was a kid, it was totally a different story. There were no music channels on the TV, we just had the radio and not knowing it was illegal at the time, we would put our tape … Continue reading
Song of the Day: RAC – Back of the Car (ft. Nate Henricks)
Originally posted on The Telltale Mind:
RAC does it again with an incredibly fun pop song featuring the usual great production and Nate Henricks on vocals.
Who’s This?
A bit of The Who maybe 🙂 Continue reading