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Should’ve Been A Hit: Pop Will Eat Itself-Can U Dig It?
P…WE…I! Back in the day, West Midlands scamps Pop Will Eat Itself were a scrappy grebo band. Grebo was a term for scruffy, rough around the edges indie bands and was ubiquitous for about ten minutes in the mid -eighties. It obviously didn’t take off like grunge or Britpop, though. Then, after zero success, but…
Dear Eurovision Organisers, I Miss This…
Katie Boyle, UK Eurovision presenter, in her “regional drag queen” pomp Controversy aside (five countries, somewhat inevitably, refused to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest because of war and corruption- furious that Israel participated) this year’s contest was relatively controversy-free… Erm… Apart from the Romanian entry which asked her lover to choke her. Hmmm. Not…
New Release: Ibeyi- Aset
Ibeyi are back with a beautiful new single. It’s hypnotic, haunting and sensual, everything they do so well, really leaning into the traditional Latin music they grew up with, but with a contemporary twist. A forthcoming album titled Offering follows. Suddenly all is right with the world again. It’s been too long since we heard…
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