David Bowie saw Lorde as 'the future of music' | David Bowie

 Posted on April 28, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  231 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

David BowieDavid Bowie saw Lorde as 'the future of music'Bowie’s pianist Mike Garson shares his old boss’s assessment of the young singer, who performed an acclaimed tribute to the late star at the Brits David Bowie believed the young New Zealand singer Lorde was “the future of music”, his longtime pianist Mike Garson has said. “David really liked Lorde, and he felt like she was the future of music, and they had a few wonderful moments together,” Garson told fans during a Periscope Q&A. [Read More]

How Portland's liberal utopia became the center of a rightwing war in the US

 Posted on April 28, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1693 words  |  Kary Bruening

PortlandSaturday will see the latest in a long line of far-right gatherings that have plagued the city over the last few years as groups including the Proud Boys descend on the area During the Obama years, Portland was widely seen as a redoubt of crunchy, progressive, west coast liberalism. Much of the world saw the city through the lens of Portlandia, a TV sketch show that lampooned hipsters, cyclists and fussy diners. [Read More]

Picture a day like this review Benjamins modern fairytale of sparse and moving beauty

 Posted on April 28, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  614 words  |  Aldo Pusey

OperaReviewLinbury theatre, London George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s enigmatic new work tells of a mother mourning the death of her child. If the dramatic pace is a little unvaried, its musical world is luminous and utterly distinctive A mother mourns for her dead child. Refusing to allow his body to be cremated, she is offered the possibility of a miracle – find a truly happy person before the end of the day and cut a button from their sleeve, and the child will be restored to life. [Read More]

Rare Air Jordans made for Spike Lee fetch $50,000 for homelessness charity | Nike

 Posted on April 28, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  657 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Nike designer Tinker Hatfield authenticates the sneakers that were dropped at a donation chute at the Portland Rescue Mission on 31 October 2023 in Oregon. Photograph: Aaron Ankrom/APNike designer Tinker Hatfield authenticates the sneakers that were dropped at a donation chute at the Portland Rescue Mission on 31 October 2023 in Oregon. Photograph: Aaron Ankrom/APNike This article is more than 1 month oldRare Air Jordans made for Spike Lee fetch $50,000 for homelessness charityThis article is more than 1 month oldThe shoes – which debuted as Lee’s footwear at the 2019 Academy Awards – were found in a clothing donation bin in Portland, Oregon [Read More]

Russia orders arrest of Oscar-nominated film producer for criticism of war | Movies

 Posted on April 28, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  485 words  |  Kary Bruening

Movies This article is more than 8 months oldRussia orders arrest of Oscar-nominated film producer for criticism of warThis article is more than 8 months oldAlexander Rodnyansky and theatre director Ivan Vyrypaev, both vocal critics of Putin and the invasion of Ukraine, have been accused of ‘spreading false information’ about the Russian army A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of prominent film producer Alexander Rodnyansky and theatre director Ivan Vyrypaev for “spreading false information” about the Russian army. [Read More]

Tony Flower obituary | Social enterprises

 Posted on April 28, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  517 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Other livesSocial enterprisesObituaryTony Flower obituaryMy friend Tony Flower, who has died aged 71 of cancer, was a social entrepreneur and writer, and a maker of musical instruments, models and charities. For 20 years he worked with Michael Young (Lord Young of Dartington) at the research organisation the Institute for Community Studies, helping Young create and develop some of the organisations that made him the most prolific social entrepreneur of the 20th century. [Read More]

Why someone in Whitney Houston's condition shouldn't be on stage | Whitney Houston

 Posted on April 28, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  541 words  |  Kary Bruening

Music blogWhitney HoustonWhy someone in Whitney Houston's condition shouldn't be on stageThe troubled diva recently gave a car-crash concert in Australia. She should stop performing until she can deliver something worthy of her nameWhitney Houston has a problem. In fact, she seems to have a lot of problems. According to reports from Monday night's concert in Brisbane, Australia the singer was breathless, shambolic and out of control. The 46-year old – whose drug problems during her marriage to fellow musician Bobby Brown have been well-documented – struggled throughout her comeback show, much to fans' fury. [Read More]

Amalia Rodrigues | | The Guardian

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  912 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

ObituaryAmalia RodriguesPassionate voice of fado, Portugal's haunting musicAmalia Rodrigues, the world's greatest singer of traditional Portuguese "fado" music, has died aged 79. Three days of official mourning and the partial suspension of campaigning for this weekend's general election reflect Portugal's love of a woman who was arguably the country's leading public figure this century. Revered by aficionados of fado world-wide, who would sometimes kneel when she came on stage, her voice came to personify the painful tones of " [Read More]

Andrew MacLachlan obituary | Television

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  540 words  |  Valentine Belue

Other livesTelevisionObituaryAndrew MacLachlan obituaryMy father, Andrew MacLachlan, who has died aged 77, was an actor who worked for more than 30 years in television drama, film and theatre; he also did many voiceovers. Perhaps his most famous screen moment was as the giggling guard in the Biggus Dickus scene in the 1979 Monty Python film Life of Brian. Born in Anglesey, north Wales, during the second world war, Andrew was the younger son of Violet (nee Hicks) and Geoffrey MacLachlan. [Read More]

Fela Kuti was always in his pants: legendary music photographer Val Wilmers greatest shoots

 Posted on April 27, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1533 words  |  Aldo Pusey

‘I encountered so many wonderful people’ … blues singer Guitar Shorty at home in Elm City, North Carolina, 1972. Photograph: Val Wilmer‘I encountered so many wonderful people’ … blues singer Guitar Shorty at home in Elm City, North Carolina, 1972. Photograph: Val WilmerPhotographyShe ate fried chicken with BB King, gave Jimi Hendrix a lift home from a gig and accidentally worked for MI6. The pioneer recalls her favourite subjects – and the ones like Miles Davis she’d rather forget [Read More]