Sex over music in today’s music industry?
By guest blogger Mike Brown Whilst I am still young enough not to blush when Lady Gaga, Beyonce or any number of female pop stars, appears on MTV wearing very little, and also not even the slightest bit prudish, I felt I had to applaud when I read recently that Mike...
Axl Rose – A victim of ego
By guest blogger Mike Brown With the Take That reunion in full swing, with Robbie and Gary appearing on television and radio with their new single, Shame, and all the other reunions and rebirths of the last year or two (many of which have been featured here on Radio...
Say A Prayer For George Michael
By guest blogger Mike Brown Since he shot to fame as one of the biggest and best stars of the 80s and possibly one of the most successful music careers in history),George Michael has rarely been out of the public eye, however, unfortunately over the last decade or so,...
Phil Collins makes his 2010 return
By guest blogger Mike Brown Comebacks are as inevitable as the sun rising. Our Neanderthal ancestors saw the sun go down for the first time and thought that the world had come to an end, that the sun had disappeared. Little did they know that within a few hours, the...
“New” Tom Jones – Unusual But Worth a Listen
By guest blogger Mike Brown A leaked memo from an Island executive, branding Tom Jones' latest offering, “a sick joke,” has done more to bolster anticipation for the new album from the 70 year old crooner. He must have felt quite betrayed by the label he had just...
The fourteen year wait is over – Take That and Robbie Williams Reunite
By guest blogger Mike Brown With oil bursting forth into the Gulf of Mexico at an alarming rate, an increasingly bleak outlook in the Middle East and gunmen prowling the Northumbrian countryside, the UK (and indeed the world) needed some good news. Then today, whilst...
Go West – 25 Years And Still Going Strong
Twenty five years feels like eternity in an era in which musicians' ability to be relevant beyond their 5-year mark is highly questionable. There was a time when longevity in the music world was a fair and realistic goal to aspire for. In fact, several artists/bands...
