Monthly Archives: May 2007

Simon & Garfunkel – America

Simon & Garfunkel are often over-looked when people talk about the best music of the 60s – but with tunes like America, they really shouldn’t be… I’ve always loved Simon & Garfunkel. They got played a lot by my various

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Queen – We Are The Champions

Queen were many things, but subtle wasn’t one of them – especially on We Are The Champions… I can’t say that I’ve ever been a huge fan of Queen or their lead singer Freddie Mercury. But Mike was, and especially

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Radiohead – No Surprises

Bloggers are meant to share their innermost thoughts with the world – but I’m British, so I can’t. The beautiful No Surprises by Radiohead says it all for me… Watch the video for No Surprises by Radiohead and marvel at

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Ohmega Watts – That Sound (Quantic Soul Orchestra Remix)

Brighton jack of all trades Will Holland gives funky rapper Ohmega Watts a soulful remix under his Quantic Soul Orchestra guise… Two of my favourite artists of the past year or so have to be US rapper/producer Ohmega Watts &

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Ben Westbeech – Jazz Cafe

Ben Westbeech played his first London headline show – shame that most people seemed to be there to continue ongoing conversations with friends…. Last night saw Ben Westbeech’s first headline show in London, at Camden’s Jazz Cafe. Despite being two

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Metropolitan Jazz Affair – Bird Of Spring

Metropolitan Jazz Affair make modern jazz with a traditional twist on beautiful tracks like Biord of Spring.. So far Spring 2007 has been rather excellent for a number of reasons. I’ve got a new job. My garden is more or

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Ben Westbeech – Live At The Jazz Cafe

Following his storming showcase at Ronnie Scott’s Ben Westbeech is playing London’s Jazz Cafe this Wednesday – and I’ll be there…. Although Ben Westbeech’s debut album Welcome To The Best Years Of Your Life hasn’t been quite the smash hit

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The Cardigans – Daddy’s Car

The Cardigans debut English album Life was made up of wonderful songs mixing jazz, lounge & pop – songs like Daddy’s Car… The Cardigans – Daddy’s Car (Rather crackly accoustic version from Swedish TV) The Manic Street Preachers new single

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I Missed My Own Birthday

In all the excitement of moving jobs, I realised that I completely forgot to mark my blog birthday… Yes – its been over a year since I started blogging. I probably should have commemorated that particular mile-stone somehow, but I

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Oasis – D’Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?

Oasis B-Side in better than the A-Side shock? D’Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman was the first example of this but it wasn’t the last.. Whilst my good friends at Trackfeeder may not have been voted the best blog in Britain

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