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I don’t normally post about music gossip, but a story about a rant from the lead singer of Bloc Party against Oasis got me thinking..

According to The Guardian, Bloc Party’s lead singer doesn’t like Oasis. Apparently, in an interview with Uncut magazine he says of the monobrowed Mancunians:
“I think Oasis are the most overrated and […]

My biggest tune of last summer, So Good Today by Ben Westbeech, is set to become the UK’s summer tune of 2007…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vhd1pDS5dM

Ben Westbeech - So Good Today video
A recent visit to the Brownswood Recordings page on YouTube saw me find a video for Ben Westbeech’s signature tune (& debut single) So Good Today. Now the […]

Soundgarden’s song Black Hole Sun was a grunge classic - but Paul Anka turned it into an old time swing song - and it works….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_MzRxDUeMI

Paul Anka covers Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit - no, really
When I 1st heard Paul Anka’s jazz cover version of Smells Like Teen Spirit on (the now sadly defunct) Jazz FM, […]

I’m off sick today and trying to work from home - having failed I thought that I would do a Google for the latest iTunes meme - this is what I found…

Open iTunes. Click the column header for “Play Count”. What are the first five songs listed?

Loving You, Holding You - Don Blackman - 60 […]

Ben Westbeech showcased his debut album Welcome To The Best Years Of Your Life at Soho’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club - and I managed to blag an invite…
Following a bit of the sort of blagging I haven’t tried for years (Hi. Can I come to your gig? Who am I? No one really..) I managed […]

Ben Westbeech is playing at legendary jazz club Ronnie Scott’s tomorrow - and I’m going!
There’s an exclusive Ben Westbeech showcase at Ronnie Scott’s in Soho tomorrow (March 7th) - and I’ve managed to get myself on the list (thank you Emily!) I really can’t wait and will report back straight after the gig.
In the meantime, […]

Ben Westbeech’s latest single Get Closer is produced by Roni Size’s colleague Die, and it’s a good reminder of how much fun drum & bass can be…..
Ben Westbeech is undoubtedly the best thing to have come out of Gilles Peterson’s new Brownswood record label to date, and his latest single shows exactly why. Following on […]