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One To Watch: Scriptures (UK)
Latest from the One To Watch feature from Nottingham Post, new Nottingham band Scriptures (UK), For full review/interview go to the Published Pieces page
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Gregory Porter on The Graham Norton Show
Currently watching American artist Gregory Porter sing his latest single Holding On, from his new album Take Me To The Alley, on The Graham Norton Show on BBC1 at the moment, and it’s actually quite good. A nice mixture of soul and jazz. It’s got a smoothing, soulful intro and Gregory’s just got the right voice for this type of song. He’s a bit similar to soul legend Stevie Wonder. As an artist he’s got that amazing soothing voice that just gets you. And yes he was wearing that ironic hat of his, how long’s he been wearing that for now?
Also they showed a small clip as a tribute to late Carrie Fisher from when she was last on.
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The Singles Review
Planet Funk
The Switch
This came out way back in 2003 and is roughly 3 minutes 14 seconds long and is by Italian group Planet Funk, though the vocals are performed by British singer Dan Black. It starts off on a relatively slow build before gathering momentum. Dan’s vocal’s alone help make the record and just seem to weave in and out throughout the record. As a standalone dance record it’s actually not all that bad.
SG Lewis
Meant To Be
Came out last year and is amazing. Fresh new song from fresh-faced British DJ/Producer SG Lewis. The song is a great dance track in its own right with a smooth intro, SG’s vocals just weave in and out throughout the track effortlessly . The lyric ‘But if it’s meant to be, It’s meant to be’ just seems to go round and round your head.
Kygo Ft Kodaline
Raging
This came out last year and was produced by Norwegian DJ/Producer Kygo with Irish rock band Kodaline on vocal duties. The song is a perfect blend of folk, electronic and rock the line ‘We’ve got a wild love raging, raging’ just oscillate during the song. Thankfully all four members of Kodaline a great vocalists as they just sound great. The song ends quite nicely on Steve Garrigan’s vocals.
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One To Watch: Cameron Sinclair
Another addition from the One To Watch feature in the Nottingham Post, new local artist Cameron Sinclair. For the full interview go to the Published Pieces page
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BBC Music Sound of 2017
And the winner is London gal Ray BLK (Building, Loving Knowing) who’s been described as the British equivalent of Lauryn Hill and by going by the sound of her two singles My Hood and Chill Out f.t SG Lewis. Both are incredible and great listening pleasure. Other runners up from this year are…
2. Rag ‘n’ Bone Man
3. Raye
4. Jorja Smith
5. Nadia Rose
AJ Tracey
Anderson .Paak
Cabbage
Dave
Declan McKenna
Maggie Rogers
Stefflon Don
The Amazons
The Japanese House
Tom Grennan
Well done for getting this far in the poll and look forward to hearing from you this year. Other winners have included Sam Smith, Jessie J, Adele and Michael Kiwanuka are previous winner
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Robbie Williams Rocks Big Ben Live
Not long been watching the ever-talented cheeky chappie that is Robbie Williams perform in the lead up to the Big Ben countdown to the London firework display on BBC1. Good’ol Robbie performed some of his hit tracks including Angels, Let Me Entertain You and last years’ release Party Like a Russian and Come Undone. Best of all he’s still on now if you want to watch. All that’s left to say now is
Goodbye 2016
HELLO 2017!!!!
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Pete Tong on The Graham Norton Show
Watched the legendary Radio 1 DJ that is non other than Pete Tong himself play and amazing set on The Graham Norton Show on BBC1 earlier (just last year). A perfect mix of dance and classical and even had the singer Cookie (guest singer from The Shapeshifters) to perform the hit ‘Lola’s Theme’. Absolutely amazing and a perfect reminder of why the songs are great and why Pete Tong’s a LEGEND!!!
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The Singles Review
Alex Adair
“Make Me Feel Better”
No actual explanation need for this other than it’s an amazing dance tune and was released in March 2015 and still sounds great now. This is one of those songs that could easily go into your summer playlist and you’d probably not get bored of it. The video itself was made in L.A and features 3 young women dancing in front of an ever-changing screen in various locations.
Paradis
“Toi Et Moi”
This was released this year and is by French duo Paradis, is 3 minutes 42 seconds long and is sung entirely in French. It’s actually quite a good dance track which has an good ambient sound to it. The video to this uses red lighting and shows people dancing including the duo, Paradis, themselves performing in a disco setting. It’s a perfect mix of dance and ambient.
Stromae
“Alors On Danse” (Eng tran: Then We Dance)
Originally released in 2009 by Rwandan/Belgian artist/producer Stromae, is a great dance track that’s just under 4 minutes and is sung entirely in Belgian. The song itself is great and the video is done a in single-person perspective; it basically begins with a man who finishes work and goes out to forget his problems, ends up in a bar, sing before a crowd before passing out and is dragged back to work.
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George Michael Is Dead
The British singer George Michael who shot to fame in the 80’s as part of the group Wham! died on the 25th December 2016 at the age of 53. RIP George Michael, you’ll be sorely missed by many, many people and we’ll always remember you and your music.
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