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Lost tunes
From news.bbc.co.uk at 01/07/09 11:02 PM. 0 comments.
Rare music sleuths make a monkey of the major labels
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It's time we applauded the genius of George Michael
From www.guardian.co.uk at 02/06/09 01:59 PM. 0 comments.
Not only was Faith commercially successful, it showed the former Wham! singer moving into Brian Wilson Pet Sounds territory
Barely a week goes by without an album getting the legacy-edition treatment. Usually I'm against the money-grabbing mentality of major labels, but I've been enjoying these reissues. Featuring rare demos, live footage and extra tracks from huge talents like John Martyn, Dennis Wilson and Johnny Cash, they're great historical documents.
What music fan wouldn't want to have the Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison DVD? Who doesn't want to hear an extra 50 Pavement tracks? Exactly. Which brings me to an important question: why is there no legacy edition of George Michael's Faith? Not only was it commercially successful, it also set a template for a solo artist wishing to progress beyond their boyband past (in Michael's case, Wham!).
In retrospect, were Wham! really that bad? Of course they weren't! Which is why Wham! have been making a comeback on the dancefloor recently courtesy of Idjut Boys and Dmitri from Paris.
Solo success beckoned for Michael after he tested the waters with Careless Whisper and Last Christmas, but his masterpiece Faith was still in the offing. Michael's transformation from Wham! to mature solo star paved the way for other frustrated boyband members. And he did it without being tame â€' his first single I Want Your Sex was banned. Amazing. George Michael was banned for being sexually dangerous. Who would have thought the singer of Wham!...
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Damon Albarn's opera gets remixed
From www.nme.com at 19/12/08 05:08 PM. 0 comments.
Two remixes from Damon Albarn's opera 'Monkey: Journey To The West' are set to be released in the US next month.
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Monkey at the O2 Extended until January 4th
From blog.myspace.com at 08/12/08 12:46 PM. 0 comments.
MONKEY AT THE O2 LONDON EXTENDED UNTIL JANUARY 4TH!
After a sensational start at Monkey's World, outside The O2, AEG Live is delighted to announce that Monkey Journey To The West will extend its run o...
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Monkey at the O2 Extended until January 4th
From blogs.myspace.com at 08/12/08 04:38 AM. 0 comments.
MONKEY AT THE O2 LONDON EXTENDED UNTIL JANUARY 4TH!
After a sensational start at Monkey's World, outside The O2, AEG Live is delighted to announce that Monkey Journey To The West will extend its run o...
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Damon Albarn's 'Monkey: Journey To The West' extends London run
From feedproxy.google.com at 03/12/08 10:00 AM. 0 comments.
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's opera 'Monkey: Journey To The West' has had its London residency extended.
Monkey News:
Blur 'reunite' at Monkey premiere
From news.bbc.co.uk at 13/11/08 11:04 AM. 0 comments.
Former Blur members Graham Coxon and Alex James both turned up for the first night of Damon Albarn's opera Monkey: Journey To The West on Wednesday night.
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Damon Albarn Being a Tease About Blur Again
From feedproxy.google.com at 07/11/08 08:00 PM. 0 comments.
"There won't be another [Gorillaz] pop record."
-- Damon Albarn to BBC2's Steve Wright, April 19, 2007
"Gorillaz is making an album."
-- Damon Albarn to CBC's Sarah Liss, September 17, 2008 (and to Pitchfork, more or less)
"Blur is over."
-- Damon Albarn to Argentinean newspaper Clarín, September 5, 2008
"It's very possible I'll go back to Blur, it really is very possible."
-- Damon Albarn to the BBC this week [via Idolator]
SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP THIS MAN, CLEARLY HE IS VERY CONFUSED.