Articles tagged Music:
In Praise of Alistair Griffin
- 10 Dec 2014
Alistair Griffin ought to be a household name if singing and songwriting talented counted for anything in today’s music business. He first came to national attention when he came second to Alex Parks in the second series of ‘Fame Academy’. More recently his song ‘Just Drive’ w...
Mango Groove Coming to London!
- 30 Nov 2014
I had some brilliant news yesterday. Mango Groove are coming to London to play a concert at the Hammersmith Apollo on Saturday 7 March 2015. So who are Mango Groove, I hear you asking. Well, they are probably the best band South Africa has ever produced. I first got to know t...
Attitude Column: Do Gay Men Have a Crap Taste in Music?
- 22 Nov 2013
“Loved your column in Attitude,” wrote my Sky News journalist friend. “Brings some ballast to the magazine.” Er thanks, I thought. I’m not sure he’ll agree once he gets to the end of this one though. “Why is it that gay men have such a shit taste in music?” queried another fr...
Look, I Just Don't Like David Bowie
- 8 Jan 2013
Look, I just don’t like him, OK? It’s a free country. We’re all entitled to our opinion. I thought I’d get that out of the way before I come to my main point. Cue the drum roll… I really don’t like David Bowie. I’m sure he is a very nice man but I can’t stand his music and n...
Whatever Happened to Enya?
- 29 Dec 2012
She’s sold 80 million albums worldwide, is one of Ireland’s leading exports and a massive talent, yet Enya hasn’t released a new album since Amarantine back in 2005. A new album was rumoured in 2011 but nothing has happened. I have every song she has ever released and would l...