Adam Ant, born Stuart Leslie Goddard on 3 November 1954 in Marylebone, London, is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s. Adam Ant sixth studio album, Adam Ant Is The Blueblack Hussar in Marrying The Gunner’s Daughter, is...
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947, is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. In his four-decade career John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. Elton John has won five Grammy awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49...
The Nutcracker, a two-act ballet by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, is perhaps the composer’s best-loved work. In Western countries, The Nutcracker has become perhaps the most popular of all ballets, performed primarily during the Christmas season. Among other things, the score of The Nutcracker is noted for its use of the celesta, an instrument that the composer had already employed in his much...
Creamfields Festival is a large dance music festival featuring DJs and live acts. Creamfields is held annually on the UK’s August Bank Holiday weekend in Daresbury, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Creamfields Festival has established itself as a major UK dance festival since it began in 1998. Creamfields is the closing party of the summer, taking place at the Old Airfield in Liverpool...
Dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip are a hip-hop duo, combining electronic beats with spoken word lyrics. The pair are Daniel Stephens called “Dan le sac” and David Peter Meads called “Scroobius Pip”. The name “Scroobius Pip” is an intentional misspelling of the Edward Lear poem, “The Scroobious Pip”. Their first single was “Thou Shalt Always...
Mogwai are a Scottish post-rock band, formed in 1995 in Glasgow. The band consists of Stuart Braithwaite, John Cummings, Barry Burns , Dominic Aitchison, and Martin Bulloch. The band typically composes lengthy guitar-based instrumental pieces that feature dynamic contrast, melodic bass guitar lines, and heavy use of distortion and effects. Mogwai are going to hit the roads in UK this year. Mogwai...
Black Mountain is a Canadian psychedelic rock-band composed of Stephen McBean, Amber Webber, Matt Camirand, Jeremy Schmidt and Joshua Wells. Black Mountain is the front line band for Black Mountain Army, a collective of musicians, artists and friends in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Black Mountain’s new album is to be released in September 2010. Black Mountain will be performing in...