Posts Tagged ‘music’

Raise the Alarm

Raise the Alarm

Often dismissed as uncool and derided for a musical style that wore its heart on its sleeve, The Alarm nevertheless remain an important band in the history of Welsh rock ‘n roll

Der klang, der revolution, die zukunft

Der klang, der revolution, die zukunft

Post-War Germany was to produce one of the most remarkable fusions of radical politics and a music movement, whose impact can still be felt today

1,000 voices singing together across Wales

1,000 voices singing together across Wales

Welsh cancer charity, Tenovus, have been awarded funding from the Big Lottery Fund’s (BLF) AdvantAGE programme to roll out the charity’s Sing for Life choir across Wales – and here they sing about it

From Dylan to Dylan, happy birthday

From Dylan to Dylan, happy birthday

Bob Dylan is 70 today. Writer and critic Dylan Moore wishes His Bobness many happy returns

Time to turn the dial

Time to turn the dial

The future of music sales is still bedevilled with talk of piracy and how to combat it. Yet it is the industry that has failed its customers through its inability to keep up with changing lifestyles

Hear my song

Hear my song

Never conventional, never without her own song, Eleanor Burnham’s voice is both tuneful and authentic

Dwylo dros y Mor

Dwylo dros y Mor

Angharad Devonald spent the summer teaching Welsh to Americans. As she found out, song sheets were essential.

X hits the spot?

X hits the spot?

It’s Britain’s biggest talent show and ITV’s most lucrative franchise. But is the X Factor marvellous or manufactured?

Come on, feel the noise

Come on, feel the noise

Another Swn festival is over. If you missed it, you’re the one who missed out

From despair to where?

From despair to where?

The Manic Street Preachers return to Wales tonight, with a concert in Newport. Their journey from the famous Millennium gig of 1999 is not complete. Nor is Wales’s

Killing us softly with this song

Killing us softly with this song

Just when we thought the music industry has adapted to the MP3 revolution, new online models such as Spotify are presenting a whole new threat

All praise, no blame

All praise, no blame

Gone are the days of Tom Jones’ “Dad Dancing” turbo disco drivel: Praise and Blame is a record to be lived with, to contemplate