Posts Tagged ‘music’
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
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
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
Bob Dylan is 70 today. Writer and critic Dylan Moore wishes His Bobness many happy returns
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
Never conventional, never without her own song, Eleanor Burnham’s voice is both tuneful and authentic
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?
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
Another Swn festival is over. If you missed it, you’re the one who missed out
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
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
Gone are the days of Tom Jones’ “Dad Dancing” turbo disco drivel: Praise and Blame is a record to be lived with, to contemplate







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