The Police and Fergie prove arresting in Adelaide
The News Review:
- The Police and Fergie prove arresting in Adelaide
- Billy cean – Jamaicans protected us in England
- UK small caps close lower; Maxima Holdings down after profit warning
- Support floods in for Creek festival
- Extremely Loud Minimal Metal
- No bad feelings over Ali say UB40
The Police and Fergie prove arresting in Adelaide
NEWS.com.au – Jan 28, 2008
Posted by: Kylie of 12:46am January 30 2008Great gig! Fergie Fiction Plane and The Police were all FANTASTIC!!!!I'm not sure why so many sat so stunned during Fergie's set. she was great! She did Rock Hip-Hop & Reggae! But the Adelaide crowd only woke up when The Police came on stage. I guess some people have a very narrow taste in music and culture. As for me I got 100% value for my ticket. Posted by: Paul D of Adelaide 12:02am January 30 2008The Entertainment Centre is a terrible venue. I have seen some great gigs there but only because the artists were great.
Billy cean – Jamaicans protected us in England
Jamaica Gleaner – Jan 28, 2008
KSB: Any new music on the horizon? cean: I have a new album coming out soon but there is some polishing up left to be done. The album has a Caribbean flavour and a reggae track which is my compliment to Jamaica. Also I have a recording studio in Grenada where I can go and work in my own comfort. After the show I will go back to England for a few days then head off to Grenada to work on the final touching up of my album. By the end of March it should be doneKSB: What are your thoughts on Jamaican music?cean: I love Jamaican music and the people. As a black person you tend to be pushed about in a country such as England but the Jamaicans protected us… Also I have a recording studio in Grenada where I can go and work in my own comfort. After the show I will go back to England for a few days then head off to Grenada to work on the final touching up of my album. By the end of March it should be doneKSB: What are your thoughts on Jamaican music?cean: I love Jamaican music and the people. As a black person you tend to be pushed about in a country such as England but the Jamaicans protected us. With their forwardness and positive attitudes they break the ice first. Lots of us who settled in the U.
UK small caps close lower; Maxima Holdings down after profit warning
Forbes – Jan 28, 2008
The specialist paper and materials group said the impact of a changing product mix has diluted margins. However Zest Group led the numerous risers up 0. 21 as the music publisher agreed to sell reggae label Greensleeves Group to VP Records (UK) Ltd for 3. 1 mln stg in cash saying initiatives at Greensleeves have not produced expected returns.
Support floods in for Creek festival
Tonight – Jan 28, 2008
But two years of begging and pleading e-mails from tenacious Creek-lovers and Facebook forums eventually convinced organisers Red Hot Events to take the leap and stage the festival – even though there is no longer a headline sponsor. “We’re taking an enormous risk but we couldn’t ignore all those heartfelt pleas and cries from the wilderness” says Roxy Walker of Red Hot with a smile. “Up The Creek has a history and it’s sad to think that the music landscape of South Africa could be without it. As always Up The Creek boasts an impressive line-up of the best musical talent this country has to offer from seasoned bands and solo artists like Wonderboom The Parlotones Southern Gypsey Queen and Valiant Swart to newer bands like Van Coke Kartel Taxi Violence and Harris Tweed. Many of the 19 artists and bands appearing over the three-day weekend this year have played at Up The Creek before. When Flat Stanley was just starting out they were thrilled to make their Creek debut in 2005. They will be back for this one riding high on the success of the release of their second album Between Two Worlds… When Flat Stanley was just starting out they were thrilled to make their Creek debut in 2005. They will be back for this one riding high on the success of the release of their second album Between Two Worlds. Also playing are Perez newly re-formed to record a new album in Cape Town after a four-year break pop-rock act Stealing Love Jones who are coming all the way from Durban Foto Na Dans who have been impressing audiences with energetic larger-than-life performances and veterans Akkedis whose style has been described as “kickass Afrikaans rock with a spoonful of reggae and funk”. Former Sons f Trout singer Mike Hardy now fronts Bed n Bricks along with Dave van der Linden (guitars) Tim Rankin (drums) and Schalk van der Merwe (bass). The collaboration was intended to create a “supergroup” based on each one’s specific musical style. With a string of tours festivals award nominations albums and a massive fan base they clearly got it right. They will be there as will instrumental band DNA Strings guitarist extraordinaire Dan Patlanksy blues rockers Boulevard Blues Band and Ryno Velvet a trio hailing from our northern suburbs.
Extremely Loud Minimal Metal
nytimes.com – Jan 28, 2008
” His choices for the book are as you might expect eclectic: e. Jonathan Lethem on James Brown Ann Powers on Neil Diamond (!) and Jody Rosen on the Hasidic reggae artist Matisyahu. Last Sunday there was a huge article about them in The New York Times which I suspect might dash my hopes for them joining the lineup for one of the nights at Carnegie Hall I’m curating next February… But who knows? I expected a sellout last night as a result of that article but I guess the Times demographic and the audience for extremely loud minimal metal has a small overlap. I can see the Venn diagram in my mind. ? It’s not the sort of music you go home humming to yourself. It’s a sensory assault – intense and strangely pleasurable (I wore earplugs). Byrne goes on to say what the evening led him to think about: melting icecaps Mayan ruins Donald Rumsfeld’s mind ant colonies Jesus’ and Mary’s private parts. As for Christgau he has this to say: “I’d rather be subjected to a David Byrne solo album than attend one of the Sunn0))) shows he describes so swiftly and astutely.
No bad feelings over Ali say UB40
expressandstar.com – Jan 28, 2008
The band issued an official statement this morning after reports appeared over the weekend claiming Campbell had left amid financial wrangles and ?bad administrative practices. ?The remaining seven members of the Brummie reggae band ? one of the most successful British acts in music history ? issued a statement through PR firm FMG to try to set the record straight. The statement dismisses claims that Campbell was forced to resign from the outfit saying instead that the singer had left after a meeting on Thursday evening.
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