Dame Shirley Bassey has pulled out of the forthcoming Nelson Mandela tribute concert, set to take place at London's Hyde Park on Friday (June 27) to mark his 90th birthday.
Bassey had emergency stomach surgery last month, but was expected to recover in time for the performance. However, her surgeon has advised her not to travel, reports BBC News, prompting her cancellation.
Amy Winehouse is still scheduled to appear at the bash, despite being diagnosed as suffering from the lung disease emphysema.
Queen, Annie Lennox and Simple Minds are among the other acts set to play at the show.
Monday 30 June 2008
John Coltrane with Johnny Hartman
Artist: John Coltrane with Johnny Hartman
Genre(s):
Pop
Discography:
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Year: 1995
Tracks: 6
Franz Ferdinand play sensational 'secret' Glastonbury show
Franz Ferdinand played a sensational 'secret' show at Glastonbury tonight (June 27), driving a huge crowd wild with a mix of old classics and songs from their forthcoming third album.
The band's appearance on the Park Stage had been kept secret until the news broke yesterday (June 26), though many of the crowd, having already been at Glastonbury when the news emerged, were shocked when the band appeared onstage for their first performance at the festival since they played the Other Stage in 2004.
Frontman Alex Kapranos greeted the crowd with the word "Surprise" before the group launched into their hit 'The Dark Of The Matinee'.
As well as playing hits like 'Michael' and 'Walk Away', Franz showcased four songs from their forthcoming new album, the follow-up to 2005's 'You Could Have It So Much Better'. They were 'Kathryn Kiss Me', 'Ulysees', 'Turn It On', and 'What She Came For' - the new tunes getting an ecstatic response.
Kapranos dedicated the band's biggest hit, 'Take Me Out', to a punter who had spotted him earlier in the day, but mistakenly believed the band were from Sheffield, and not their native Glasgow.
Franz Ferdinand finished with their traditional closer 'This Fire' before exiting to huge cheers from the massive crowd.
The set was:
'The Dark Of The Matinee'
'Kathryn Kiss Me'
'Walk Away'
'Take Me Out'
'Ulysses'
'What She Came For'
'Michael'
'Turn It On'
'This Fire'
Keep up with all the action from Glastonbury this weekend (June 27-29) as it happens on NME.COM. For news, pictures and blogs keep checking NME.COM's Glastonbury Festival page. Plus make sure you get next week's issue of NME on UK newsstands from July 2 for the ultimate Glastonbury review.
Jul 18, 2008 at Latitude Festival, Southwold -
Aug 29, 2008 at Connect Festival, Inveraray, Greenock -
More Franz Ferdinand tickets
The band's appearance on the Park Stage had been kept secret until the news broke yesterday (June 26), though many of the crowd, having already been at Glastonbury when the news emerged, were shocked when the band appeared onstage for their first performance at the festival since they played the Other Stage in 2004.
Frontman Alex Kapranos greeted the crowd with the word "Surprise" before the group launched into their hit 'The Dark Of The Matinee'.
As well as playing hits like 'Michael' and 'Walk Away', Franz showcased four songs from their forthcoming new album, the follow-up to 2005's 'You Could Have It So Much Better'. They were 'Kathryn Kiss Me', 'Ulysees', 'Turn It On', and 'What She Came For' - the new tunes getting an ecstatic response.
Kapranos dedicated the band's biggest hit, 'Take Me Out', to a punter who had spotted him earlier in the day, but mistakenly believed the band were from Sheffield, and not their native Glasgow.
Franz Ferdinand finished with their traditional closer 'This Fire' before exiting to huge cheers from the massive crowd.
The set was:
'The Dark Of The Matinee'
'Kathryn Kiss Me'
'Walk Away'
'Take Me Out'
'Ulysses'
'What She Came For'
'Michael'
'Turn It On'
'This Fire'
Keep up with all the action from Glastonbury this weekend (June 27-29) as it happens on NME.COM. For news, pictures and blogs keep checking NME.COM's Glastonbury Festival page. Plus make sure you get next week's issue of NME on UK newsstands from July 2 for the ultimate Glastonbury review.
Jul 18, 2008 at Latitude Festival, Southwold -
Aug 29, 2008 at Connect Festival, Inveraray, Greenock -
More Franz Ferdinand tickets
The Tear Garden
Artist: The Tear Garden
Genre(s):
Trance: Psychedelic
Electronic
Discography:
Eye Spy With My Little Eye
Year: 2003
Tracks: 10
Crystal Mass
Year: 2000
Tracks: 8
To Be an Angel Blind, the Crippled Soul Divide
Year: 1996
Tracks: 13
Sheila Liked The Rodeo
Year: 1993
Tracks: 8
Bouquet Of Black Orchids
Year: 1993
Tracks: 12
The Last Man To Fly
Year: 1992
Tracks: 13
Tired Eyes Slowly Burning
Year: 1987
Tracks: 10
Klaus Schulze, Pete Namlook, Bill Laswell
Artist: Klaus Schulze, Pete Namlook, Bill Laswell
Genre(s):
Electronic
Discography:
The Dark Side Of The Moog The Final Dat 1.04.20 Part I VI
Year: 1996
Tracks: 6
Psychedelic Brunch 60.20 Part I
Year: 1995
Tracks: 8
The Sopranos - Academics Study The Sopranos
TV hit THE SOPRANOS is a cultural phenomenon "equivalent to the Beatles and Shakespeare", according to a group of academics travelling to New York this month to analyse the show.
Professors from 60 countries will descend on Manhattan's Fordham University this month (22-25May08) to dissect the show in a conference entitled The Sopranos: A Wake.
They will examine the show's role in popular culture and the messages it delivers regarding issues such as gender; parenthood; ethnicity; race and racism.
And Paul Levinson, from Fordham University, insists The Sopranos' place in history should not be underestimated.
He says, "The Sopranos is the equivalent of the Beatles, or Shakespeare, of a great piece of fiction which redound through the ages."
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The Fiery Furnaces
Artist: The Fiery Furnaces
Genre(s):
Rock
Alternative
Discography:
Widow City
Year: 2007
Tracks: 16
Bitter Tea
Year: 2006
Tracks: 11
Shinjuku Thief
Artist: Shinjuku Thief
Genre(s):
Ambient
Gothic
Discography:
The Witch Hammer
Year: 1997
Tracks: 14
The Scribbler
Year: 1992
Tracks: 14
Shinjuku Thief was the alias of experimental electronic artist Darrin Verhagen, as well the Melbourne, Australia-based founder of the Dorobo criminal record mark. Taking his name from the Nagisa Oshima moving-picture show Shinjuku Dorobo Nikki ("Diary of a Shinjuku Thief"), Verhagen additionally integrated cinematic influences into his music by conceiving his work as soundtracks to nonexistent films; his debut, 1992's Bloody Tourist, drew every bit on ambient and industrial traditions, although in the future his more than industrial projects were recorded under the constitute Shinjuku Filth. (New Age-inspired works, accordingly, were attributed to Shinjuku Fluff.) The second Shinjuku Thief LP, 1992's The Scribbler, was a minimalist piece commisioned as a soundtrack for a stage performance based on Kafka's The Trial, while 1993's The Witch Hammer was the first gear in a series of in darkness orchestral records divine by the occult, complete with a nod to the German expressionist films of the 1920s. Branching out from the Shinjuku name, Verhagen adopted some other assumed name, that of Professor Richmann, to criminal record 1994's Succulent Blue Sway, a techno-inspired release composed for the Canberra-based Vis a Vis dance company. Detritus, a Shinjuku Filth collaboration with Black Lung's David Thrussel, followed in 1996. Two days later on, Verhagen followed with Raised by Wolves on Iridium.
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Bona Fide
Artist: Bona Fide
Genre(s):
Jazz
Discography:
Poe House
Year: 2001
Tracks: 13
The Baltimore-based legato jazz trio Bona Fide assembled keyboardist Joe Ercole, bassist Tom Camponeschi and saxophonist Kevin Levi. Their debut album Royal Function was released on Warlock Records in the spring of 1999.
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