Hírek - Music Blogs
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Brit awards and ITV apologise to Adele
Wednesday, 13:49 2012. February 22
The singer who flipped the bird wins an apology after her best album acceptance speech is cut short at the Brit awards Middle-fingergate has ended in victory for Adele, with ITV and the Brits apologis ..
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Brits 2012: the verdict
Wednesday, 16:02 2012. February 22
We're picking over the bones of the Brits this week, as Alexis is joined by Guardian Music editors Casper Llewellyn Smith and Tim Jonze.Hitting the headlines hardest was Adele being cut off during an ..
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Brit awards 2012: How was it for you?
Wednesday, 11:05 2012. February 22
Should Adele have been able to finish her speech? Did Blur's performance meet expectations? Was Bruno Mars' hair even more impressive than Emeli Sandé's?As Brit Awards ceremonies go, 2012's probably ..
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A classic Blur interview from the vaults
Tuesday, 19:01 2012. February 21
As Blur pick up their outstanding contribution award at the Brits, we travel back in time – courtesy of Rock's Backpages, the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism, to March 1994, when ..
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Musicians, stop collaborating please!
Wednesday, 18:13 2012. February 22
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys? Inspired. JLS and Dev? Pitbull and whoever? Just soulless, corporate collaborations that are ruining the charts In one small way, Madonna's current single, Give Me All Your Luvi ..
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Zombie kidnappings and Bob Dylan
Wednesday, 17:37 2012. February 22
All property is theft. So why not steal someone's life, or someone's work, or someone's dress code?Every month, this column starts life as an impassioned plea that the new musical genre defined by Kan ..
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Barack Obama sings the blues
Wednesday, 17:10 2012. February 22
US president's refrain of Sweet Home Chicago reveals a confident voice, albeit a little awkward on the high notesThere's nothing new in Democratic presidents taking to the stage. So it should come as ..
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Bruce preview: listen now to Jack of All Trades
Wednesday, 10:41 2012. February 22
We're streaming the new Bruce Springsteen album, one track at a time, over the next fortnight. Today's track is Jack of All TradesThis track is available until 5am GMT - for the latest track visit our ..
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Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball preview: listen now to Death to My Hometown
Thursday, 06:00 2012. February 23
We're streaming the new Bruce Springsteen album, one track at a time, over the next fortnight. Today's track is Death to My HometownThis track is available until 5am GMT - for the latest track visit o ..
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The shock index: is giving the finger still offensive?
Wednesday, 20:00 2012. February 22
First MIA, and now Adele – flipping the bird seems to be all the rage for female pop singers. But has the gesture lost its power to shock?Many years before Adele stuck it to the suits ..
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Kurt Vile – review
Wednesday, 19:56 2012. February 22
Koko, LondonNow that every MacBook is an Abbey Road studio you can destroy with one fumbled Frappuccino, it can seem as though 87% of Americans have become frazzled troubadours knocking out no-fi fuzz ..
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Beats & Pieces – review
Wednesday, 19:55 2012. February 22
Ronnie Scott's, LondonBeats & Pieces, the inspired four-year-old big band, was formed from a core of Manchester music students under the wing of young composer/arranger Ben Cottrell. On its current to ..
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Monkey goes to the Brit awards | Media Monkey
Wednesday, 19:24 2012. February 22
Sir Philip Green, no stranger to a front row seat, found himself right next to the stage after arriving fashionably late at last night's Brit awards, with daughter Chloe. The two sat next to will.i.am ..
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Now listening: reader playlist
Wednesday, 17:56 2012. February 22
Each week we invite a reader to tell us about the songs they've been listening to recentlyEach week we inviting a reader to share with us a playlist of songs they've been listening to recently. This w ..
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New band of the day – JD McPherson (No 1,213)
Wednesday, 17:46 2012. February 22
There's a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in JD McPherson's world. Not surprising given he refuses to let anything created since 1958 impinge on itHometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma.The lineup: JD McPherson (lead ..
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New music: Benjamin Schoos – Je Ne Vois Que Vous (featuring Laetitia Sadier)
Wednesday, 17:15 2012. February 22
A former Eurovision songwriter brings forth a swooningly lovely piece of froth that will make you wish you were a Francophone Belgian-born Benjamin Schoos (sometimes known by the pseudonym Miam Monste ..
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Watch this Space: £3.5m arts project takes flight
Wednesday, 17:08 2012. February 22
Joint venture between Arts Council England and BBC aims to transform the way audiences experience cultureIt will feature John Peel's vast record collection, lost Hitchcock films, and a live string qua ..
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Andy Warhol was much more than an icon of modern cool
Wednesday, 17:07 2012. February 22
25 years after his death, a new online film reduces Warhol to trashy cypher – but his art was subtle and profoundAndy Warhol died a quarter of a century ago today, on 22 February, 1987. He is in no ..
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Brit Awards 2012: Quotes of the night
Wednesday, 16:46 2012. February 22
Prize-giving ceremonies: so often a forum for getting things off one's chest, showing one's funny side or generally sticking it to the man. Adele's one-fingered salute was the talk of the town but she ..
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Berg: Violin Concerto; Beethoven: Violin Concerto – review
Wednesday, 16:22 2012. February 22
Faust/Orchestra Mozart/Abbado(Harmonia Mundi)The Berg and Beethoven violin concertos are not very often paired on disc, and apparently it was Claudio Abbado's idea that Isabelle Faust should record th ..
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Old music: The Clash – The Magnificent Seven
Wednesday, 14:45 2012. February 22
New York hip-hop met London punk as the Clash embarked on their love affair with the music of black America As well as being comfortably the best thing the Clash ever recorded (sue me), this song, rec ..
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Klinghoffer: don't forget to listen to the music
Wednesday, 14:17 2012. February 22
The controversy surrounding interpretations of John Adams's opera The Death of Klinghoffer looks set to continue with ENO's new production. But amid all the debate and protests, don't overlook the m ..
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One Direction snubbed by Capital FM after Brits gaffe
Wednesday, 14:13 2012. February 22
Former X Factor contestants given cold shoulder by Global Radio after thanking wrong radio stationBrit awards winners One Direction have been snubbed by Capital FM after they thanked BBC Radio 1 rathe ..
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Motörhead to fans: price of new box set is overkill – please don't touch
Wednesday, 13:57 2012. February 22
Lemmy advises fans against shelling out more than £250 for 15-disc compilation of early materialMotörhead have joined the list of bands imploring fans not to buy their latest box set. The groundbrea ..
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Brit awards tops 6 million viewers
Wednesday, 12:21 2012. February 22
ITV1 scores a 25% audience share with telecast that saw Adele's acceptance speech cut shortIt will be remembered for the moment Adele's acceptance speech was cut short, but ITV executives may prefer t ..
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Phil Spector appeal rejected by US supreme court
Wednesday, 12:21 2012. February 22
The music producer's conviction for the murder of Lana Clarkson in 2003 will not be overturned after court refuses to hear appealPhil Spector's fight to clear his name has ended. The US supreme court ..
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Phone hacking: Charlotte Church case 'not resolved'
Wednesday, 12:18 2012. February 22
Despite reports of settlement of up to £500,000, star's manager says talks with News of the World publisher are still ongoingCharlotte Church has not yet settled her phone-hacking case against Rupert ..
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Brit awards on TV: did they hit the right note?
Wednesday, 12:01 2012. February 22
When the most memorable moment is Adele being cut off mid-speech, it makes you wonder if awards are really good TVThis morning, everyone's talking about Adele's acceptance speech at the Brit awards. T ..
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Brit awards 2012: the highlights – video
Wednesday, 11:52 2012. February 22
Adele wins Brit awards for best British female and best British album, while Ed Sheeran is named best British male and best breakthrough act
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Did the Brit Awards make you feel proud of British music?
Wednesday, 10:15 2012. February 22
British artists have enjoyed the best chart figures since 1996, the year that Oasis topped the charts with (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Did watching the annual Brits bash on Tuesday night make yo ..
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