Gabriella Cilmi has come seemingly out of nowhere to have chart success in her native Australia, as well as New Zealand, the UK, and Ireland. And she’s done it with this brilliant song called Sweet About Me.
The other day I reviewed a song by an Australian band called Pendulum, who have moved to the UK […]
Duffy is back, releasing her second single, Warwick Avenue, as a follow up to the huge hit that was Mercy. And even more than her début, this song transports me back in time to the 1960s.
Not that I was ever alive in the 60s, I’m old but not that old, but it gives me a […]
Adele and Duffy both seemed to come from nowhere and burst on to the music scene in the wake of the success enjoyed by Amy Winehouse on both sides of the Atlantic.
In terms of first singles, Duffy was more successful, with Mercy making it to number one in the British singles chart. I personally preferred […]
Along with Duffy, who has been sitting at number one in the British singles charts with Mercy for weeks now, Adele is being touted as the new Amy Winehouse, just without the scars from injecting heroin.
While Duffy seems to be doing better commercially, I prefer this song from Adele than Duffy’s first public release. Although […]
Mark Ronson is back again, with another release from his album of covers, Version. This time its the Radiohead classic Just, and the question again is: Which version is better?
We’ve already looked at both versions of Valerie, with me, in my ultimate wisdom (huhum) deciding that the Zutons original is better than the Amy Winehouse […]
This song has been out for a while now, but is still hanging around the British charts, and getting as much airplay as the radio stations are allowed to give it.
It’s also fresh in my mind again after Mark Ronson finally managed to persuade Amy Winehouse to perform it live with him, as part of […]
Those of you outside of the UK may not have heard of Duffy yet, but along with Adele, she is being touted as the new Amy Winehouse, even though the last time I checked, the old one is still with us.
Basically, the British music industry works like this: A really successful artist makes a name […]
Amy Winehouse is such a mass (or should that be mess?) of emotions and talent. Her album Back To Black is one of the best albums to have emerged from the UK, not only last year, but of the last five.
But then there is the other side of her, with her drug addictions, and […]
This song, and subsequent video is over a year old now, but it deserves a review in light of the fact that the lyrics are more relevant to the Amy Winehouse story now than ever before.
The song is amazing, there’s no doubt about it, and it deserved to be Winehouse’ breakthrough hit. It has […]
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