Archive for January, 2010

Classic Albums - No Angel..

January 13th, 2010 -- Posted in General | 1 Comment »
Classic Albums - No Angel..

In 1999, Dido released her stonkingly good debut album, ‘No Angel’. It was a huge success with all kinds of different people. On one level, it could be seen as having a very middle class feel, but there was a bit more to it all than that. This collection of songs could have been described as being slightly twee, but there were so many more aspects to this album than that.

A large part of the album is influenced by continue reading »

The Friends of Drella.

January 7th, 2010 -- Posted in General | No Comments »
The Friends of Drella.

If you have had a friendship with someone over a number of years then there are plenty of things to remember. And if that person has since died then it can be a rather emotional experience.

Imagine then, experiencing all this beneath the watchful eye of the media and you will then have a vague idea of how Lou Reed and John Cale felt after losing Andy Warhol. There had been several disagreements between them all and for Lou and continue reading »