Christmas
SEE: Dave the Keys – ‘The Lights of the Pub’: Komputer man’s tune to save his local
DAVID BAKER has had a pretty varied career in the British music scene to date; but as Dave the Keys he’s decided to give something back: he’s releasing a little swingin’ Christmas nugget to save his local. David began his musical career back in ’87 as a DJ at Middlesex Poly. He met fellow disc-spinner …
Not Forgotten: Bob Dylan – Christmas in the Heart
Ah, Bob Dylan’s Christmas in the Heart. Oh how music fans far and wide chuckled at the idea of one of the 20th Century’s song writing icons deciding that it would be a shrewd career move to release an album of traditional Christmas Carols and festive favourites. Down the decades Christmas albums in general have …
Live Review: Kim Wilde, Holmfirth Picturedrome, 16/12/15
When I was ten years old I fell in love for the first time. Her name was Kim. She was an older woman. That was when I heard Kim Wilde’s cover of The Supremes’ hit ‘You Keep Me Hanging on’. I’d never actually heard the original version of the song at that time, but listening …
Album Review : Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – It’s A Holiday Soul Party
The last few years have seen an explosion of Christmas music, the disposable nature and large numbers of traditional songs immediately available means the genre is ripe for releasing downloads in time for the holiday season. But here’s a whole album of unashamedly retro Christmas music! Funk and soul from perhaps the finest soul band …
Not Forgotten At Christmas: Elf
There are a handful of Christmas films I always aim to see every year. High up on my list of must-see festive movies is Elf, so when I got a chance to see it on the big screen this holiday season, I recruited a friend and packed the mince pies for the screening. Honestly, there …
Not Forgotten At Christmas: Die Hard *
*for the purpose of this review and in homage to my cinema companion, Bruce Willis will be referred to as Bruiser throughout. It was a stroke of genius that caused Cineworld Sheffield to put Die Hard in their schedule of classic movies on a cold, dark Monday night in December, a stroke of genius that …
Video Interview: I Set The Sea On Fire
A couple of weeks ago you might remember me swooning over “Monsters” by Sheffield’s I Set The Sea On Fire. As an early Christmas present to myself, I asked the band for an interview. It was just going to be the usual case for busy people of putting some questions over on email, but that …
Spotlight on Christmas
No Rea. No Shaky. No Slade. No Cliff. Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal There’s no particular rhyme or reason to the list, and I’ll concede that these aren’t all about Christmas. But Christmas hereabouts takes place in Winter, so the two go hand in hand. Alright ? Really, these are just 11 songs (to …
Feature: Seeing Black Circles :: Confessions of a Music Junkie
It’s usually this time of year when I really start to think about my obsession. It’s not something I’m necessarily proud of, but it’s not something I’m ashamed of either. It’s not an obsession that will land me in rehab, jail, or divorce court. There’s no lurid tales of back alley smack shooting, or maxing …
Forged in Sheffield: I Set The Sea On Fire – Monsters
Hallelujah ! I owe I Set The Sea On Fire a debt of gratitude – without the blood-stirring joy of this tune, the last week could only have been a whole lot worse. Out now on Sound Hub records, the band’s debut single “Monsters” is an absolute belter, featuring the most uplifting, pumping rock’n’roll horns …