David Bowie sent his congratulations to new father Paul Weller after learning the rocker had named one of his twin boys after him. Weller became a dad again when his wife Hannah gave birth to two boys earlier this month (Jan12) and the couple has called them John-Paul and Bowie.The star's grown-up son Natt, from his marriage to backing singer Dee C. Lee, has now revealed the Heroes hitmaker sent the new parents a big bunch of flowers with his congratulations.Natt tells Britain's Daily Mirror, "He's really happy. David sent them a huge bouquet."
Small Faces Deluxe Editions Due In May
Deluxe editions of Small Faces’ four classic ’60s studio albums will be released on May 7.
Small Faces (Decca, 1966), From The Beginning (Decca, 1967) and Small Faces (Immediate, 1967) will appear in two-disc format while their 1968 masterpiece, Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake, has been expanded to three discs. Each album has been remastered and will contain both the mono and stereo versions of the original tracks alongside a clutch of previously unreleased bonus material. MOJO’s Mark Paytress provides the liner notes and there are new interviews with surviving members Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones.
Where are the John Hellier's liner notes???
And just in case you’d forgotten how great this powerhouse of R&B, soul and psychedelia were, here they are tearing the place apart back in 1968:
 | BEST CONTEMPORARY BAND | |||||||||||||||
The Universal | 22% of vote | |||||||||||||||
Miles Kane | 17% | |||||||||||||||
High Flying Birds Kasabian | 11% each | |||||||||||||||
Other answers... | Kings Go Forth Vintage Trouble The Moons Kaiser Chiefs DC Fontana | |||||||||||||||
Three men on two scooters (a vintage Lambretta and a Vespa) heading down the country to Brighton…Three women and a heavily pregnant belly in hot pursuit – all squashed into a classic, Union Jack roofed mini… With an off duty Police Officer bringing upthe rear… And with musically themed chapters, it even has its own soundtrack.
In ‘Going Underground’,the hero and heroine are Jonathan and Tracey Parkes, a couple who’ve spent years trying to get pregnant. And having finally achieved what once seemed the impossible, we’re introduced to them just two weeks before the baby’s due date. Of course, Tracey can’t wait to be a Mum, whereas Jonathan is something of a reluctant Father-to-be, leaving Tracey no choice but to turn private investigator in a bid to find out why. However, in doing so she unwittingly sets off a chain of events that take Jonathan back to his roots in an attempt to finally face up to his past;events that could ultimately signal the end of their relationship.
1. Town Called Malice by The Jam
2. Behind Blue Eyes by The Who
3. Louis Louis by The Kingsmen
4. Lazy Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks
5. Zoot Suit by The High Numbers
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We at www.elviscostello.com find ourselves unable to recommend “The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook” as the price appears to be either a misprint or a satire.
All our attempts to have this number revised have been fruitless so we are taking the following unusual step.
If you want to buy something special for your loved one at this time of seasonal giving, we suggest, “Ambassador Of Jazz” - a cute little imitation suitcase containing ten re-mastered albums by one of the most beautiful and loving revolutionaries who ever lived – Louis Armstrong.
The box should be available for under one hundred and fifty American dollars and includes a number of other tricks and treats.
Frankly the music is vastly superior.
If you should still want the component items in the above mentioned elaborate hoax, they will be available separately at a more affordable price in the New Year, unless you are one of those pirates who imagines they are evangelists or that other people’s rights absolve their own thievery, in which case this is between you and your dim conscience.
Tickets are currently on-sale for the Spectacular Spinning Songbook appearances in the U.S., U.K. and Europe during April, May and June of Spring of 2012. More dates will be announced in the very near future.
More than 200 quids...
Grotty Camden. Grotty Thursday morning. Graham Coxon sidles out of the café, lights up a cigarette and surveys the bit of London that – by default, he insists – has become his "patch" for the best part of 20 years. "I don"t like places," he says. An awkward smile lets you in on the fact that he knows that what he has said sounds a little absurd. "I tried Kent for a year, while my house was being done up, but it wasn"t any better. So, there it is."
New Artist Confirmed for the London Bass Guitar Show 2012! We are delighted to announce that Yolanda Charles will be giving a masterclass and live stage performance at the London Bass Guitar Show 2012 courtesy of Elixir Strings.
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