George Michael: Freedom is the documentary he co-directed, himself, last year, unaware at the time that it would end up screening after he passed away, on Christmas Day 2016, from heart failure. An immense talent of singing and songwriting, he made some incredible tunes over the years, hitting the peak in 1990, for me. I […]
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Amy Winehouse is someone whose music I – and I know I’m possibly in a minority – never really cared for. There were a couple of decent songs, such as Back To Black, and she could certainly carry a tune, but mostly, I just didn’t get it at all. But then, similarly, I really enjoyed […]
Posted in Blu-ray, Movies, Reviews Tags: Amy, Amy Winehouse, Andrew Morris, Antonio Pinto, Asif Kapadia, Blake Fielder, Blake Fielder-Civil, Blake Wood, Chip Somers, Cristina Romete, Dale Davis, Darcus Beese, Guy Moot, James Gay-Rees, Janis Winehouse, Juliette Ashby, Lauren Gilbert, Lucian Grainge, Mark Ronson, Mitch Winehouse, Monte Lipman, Mos Def, Nick Gatfield, Nick Shymansky, Pete Doherty, Phil Meynell, Raye Cosbert, Salaam Remi, Sam Beste, Shomari Dilon, Tony Bennett, Tyler James, Yasiin Bey No Comments »Justin Bieber stays at No.1, in the UK Top 100 Music chart summary w/e October 1st 2015, with What Do You Mean?, and dear, oh dear, what the hell is this autotuned toss and who has bought it? Elsewhere in the Top 10, there’s a chart entry at No.7, climbing from No.165, for Ellie Goulding […]
Posted in Music charts Tags: 5 Seconds Of Summer, A-Ha, Adam Levine, Arrow Benjamin, Atreyu, Battles, Beyoncé, Blackmore's Night, Bring Me The Horizon, Bruno Mars, Calvin Harris, Carly Rae Jepsen, Chris Brown, Chris Cornell, Cliff Richard, Dave Rawlings Machine, David Gilmour, Demi Lovato, Disciples, Disclosure, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, Elton John, Future, Gabrielle Aplin, Galantis, Gyptian, James Bay, James Taylor, Jess Glynne, Justin Bieber, Keith Richards, Lana Del Rey, Mac Miller, Mark Ronson, Naughty Boy, One Direction, Pia Mia, R City, Rachel Platten, Rhodes, Ryan Adams, Section Boyz, Shinedown, Sigala, Stereophonics, Stylo G, Tesseract, The Weeknd, Tyga, Ugly Kid Joe, Whitney Houston No Comments »Sigala goes into the charts at No.1, climbing from No.72, in the UK Top 100 Music chart summary w/e September 17th 2015, with Easy Love, and it’s predictable as hell dance music, and doubly tedious. Pass. As such, Justin Bieber drops to No.2 with What Do You Mean?, and dear, oh dear, what the hell […]
Posted in Music charts Tags: A-Ha, Adam Levine, Bruno Mars, Calvin Harris, Carly Rae Jepsen, Charlie Puth, Cilla Black, Demi Lovato, Disciples, Duke Dumont, Ed Sheeran, Ella Henderson, Etherwood, Felix Jaehn, Fidlar, Five Finger Death Punch, Foals, Galantis, Hozier, Iron Maiden, James Bay, Jasmine Thompson, Jess Glynne, Justin Bieber, Kygo, Mark Ronson, Max Richter, Meghan Trainor, NWA, OMI, Oh Wonder, Public Image Ltd, R City, Rachel Platten, Riverside, Rumer, Sam Smith, Sigala, The Arcs, The Killers, The View, The Weeknd, The Wonder Years, Travis Scott, Troye Sivan, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, duran duran No Comments »Jess Glynne stays at No.1 with Hold My Hand, in the UK Top 100 Music Chart w/e April 18th 2015, and it’s another engaging slice of dance pop. Groovy! And there is one chart entry in the Top 10, plus one new entry: At No.2, climbing from No.113, there’s Nick Jonas with Jealous, and then […]
Posted in Music charts Tags: Adam Levine, All Time Low, April 18th 2015, Bad Company, Bars & Melody, Brian Wilson, Bruno Mars, Charlie Puth, DJ Snake, Dillon Francis, Drenge, Duke Special, East India Youth, Ed Sheeran, Fetty Wap, George Ezra, Hozier, James Bay, Jess Glynne, Kanye West, Kid Ink, Lord Huron, Mark Ronson, Maroon 5, Meghan Trainor, Michael Jackson, Nadine Shah, Nick Jonas, Normanrockx, Paloma Faith, Paul McCartney, Pep & Rash, Rich Homie Quan, Rihanna, Rudimental, Sam Smith, Sia, Stevie McCrorie, Taylor Swift, The Prodigy, Turbowolf, Tyga, Wale, Waxahatchee, Wiz Khalifa, YG, Years & Years, Young Fathers No Comments »Jess Glynne stays at No.1 with Hold My Hand, in the UK Top 100 Music Chart w/e April 11th 2015, and it’s another engaging slice of dance pop. Groovy! And there are no new entries in the Top 10 this week. Highlight of this week is The Specials – Too Much Too Young, and their […]
Posted in Music charts Tags: 8:58, Alesso, April 11th 2015, Bruno Mars, Circa Waves, Dappy, Death Cab For Cutie, Diplo, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, George Ezra, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hollywood Undead, Hozier, Hudson Taylor, James Bay, Jess Glynne, Kanye West, Ludacris, Luke Friend, Madeon, Major Lazer, Mark Ronson, Maroon 5, Meghan Trainor, Nightwish, OMI, Olly Murs, Paul McCartney, Rihanna, Ron Sexsmith, Rudimental, Sam Smith, Sia, Steve Hackett, Sufjan Stevens, Taylor Swift, The Go! Team, The Prodigy, The Specials, The Weeknd, Tove Lo, Van Halen, We Are Harlot, Years & Years No Comments »Jess Glynne goes straight in at No.1 with Hold My Hand, in the UK Top 100 Music Chart w/e April 4th 2015, and it’s another engaging slice of dance pop. Groovy! As such, Sam Smith and John Legend drop to No.6 with Lay Me Down, and if one vomit-inducing song from the pair of them […]
Posted in Music charts Tags: Action Bronson, April 4th 2015, Bruno Mars, Buena Vista Social Club, Chris Hardman, Courtney Barnett, Earl Sweatshirt, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, George Ezra, Hozier, James Bay, Jermain Jackman, Jess Glynne, Joe Bonamassa, John Legend, KSI, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Kygo, Labrinth, Laura Marling, Lil' Chris, LoneLady, Mark Ronson, Maroon 5, Muse, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, P Money, Paul McCartney, Rihanna, Sam Smith, Seasick Steve, Sigma, Striking Matches, Taylor Swift, The Cribs, The Staves, The Weeknd, Therapy?, Toto, While She Sleeps, Years & Years, gun, kylie minogue No Comments »Sam Smith and John Legend stay at No.1, in the UK Top 100 Music Chart w/e March 28th 2015, with Lay Me Down, and if one vomit-inducing song from the pair of them didn’t make you hurl lung butter, then two surely will… Oh, but it’s all for charideeee as it’s for Comic Relief 2015. […]
Posted in Music charts Tags: Bananarama, Bilal, Bruno Mars, Chic, Conrad Sewell, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, Elvis Presley, Flo Rida, George Ezra, Goo Goo Dolls, Hozier, James Bay, John Legend, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Kygo, Lookas, MNEK, Madonna, March 28th 2015, Marina And The Diamonds, Mark Knopfler, Mark Ronson, Maroon 5, Modest Mouse, Ne-Yo, Nile Rodgers, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Paul McCartney, Pitbull, Rihanna, Sage The Gemini, Sam Smith, Sleeping With Sirens, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Tobias Jesso Jr, Tough Love, Van Morrison, Will Butler, Years & Years No Comments »Sam Smith and John Legend go straight in at No.1, in the UK Top 100 Music Chart w/e March 21st 2015, with Lay Me Down, and if one vomit-inducing song from the pair of them didn’t make you hurl lung butter, then two surely will… Oh, but it’s all for charideeee as it’s for Comic […]
Posted in Music charts Tags: Answer, Blue, Bruno Mars, Calvin Harris, Cancer Bats, Clean Bandit, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, Flo Rida, Frozen, G.R.L, George Ezra, HAIM, Hozier, Idina Menzel, James Bay, Jess Glynne, John Legend, Juicy J, Kanye West, Kristen Bell, Lookas, Madonna, Marc Almond, March 21st 2015, Mark Ronson, Matthew E White, Mumford & Sons, Muse, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Paloma Faith, Paul McCartney, Phoebe Killdeer, Rebecca Ferguson, Rihanna, Royal Blood, Sage The Gemini, Sam Smith, Skints, Stormzy, Taylor Swift, The Avener, The Cast Of Frozen, The Overtones, The Vaccines, The Weeknd, Usher, Years & Years No Comments »Years & Years go straight in at No.1, in the UK Top 100 Music Chart w/e March 14th 2015, with King, and it’s all a bit ‘Olly Murs meets dance music’. As such, Ellie Goulding drops to No.2 with Love Me Like You Do, taken from the recent big cinema release, Fifty Shades of Grey, […]
Posted in Music charts Tags: Alex Adair, Allan Kingdom, Bruno Mars, Carole King, DJ Snake, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding, Europe, George Benson, George Ezra, Ghostpoet, Hozier, Imagine Dragons, James Bay, Justin Fletcher, Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Major Lazer, March 14th 2015, Mark Ronson, Marlon Roudette, Maroon 5, MØ, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Paloma Faith, Paul McCartney, Purity Ring, Rihanna, Royal Blood, Sam Smith, Steven Wilson, Taylor Swift, The Overtones, The Shires, The Veronicas, The Weeknd, Theophilus London, Years & Years No Comments »
