Dec
6
Steve Vai, Hammersmith Apollo, Dec 1st 2012
December 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment
“I just hope Steve doesn’t sing” was the worry I confided to the others on our way to the Hammersmith Apollo on a chilly London winter night. Like many long-time Vai fans I’ve always tended to gloss over the time when Steve was “learning to use his new instrument” and I never really thought of […]
Dec
6
Rediscovered track of the month: Dec ’12
December 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Crowded House, It’s Only Natural
Nov
10
The Real War on Women
November 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Today is Malala Day as designated by Gordon Brown and the UN. There’s also a petition doing the rounds to get this inspirational woman nominated for the Nobel peace prize. Coming just days after a bitterly fought US election and just weeks after Malala Yusufzai was shot in the head (and two classmates injured) for […]
Nov
7
Skyfall — worthy of an Oscar?
November 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment
So John Logan wants a screenplay oscar for Skyfall . . . well it’s a good film to be sure although I thought Casino Royale pipped it for overall entertainment value. But is any Bond screenplay really worthy of academy attention? From a dialogue point of view the early scenes in Skyfall are good. The […]
Nov
1
Rediscovered track of the month: Nov ’12
November 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Whitesnake with Steve Vai . . .
Oct
3
Rediscovered track of the month: Oct ’12
October 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Oasis, Slide Away
Sep
16
Will the Paralympic after-glow go global?
September 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
“They always loved you John, I just gave them permission“. Thus spoke film director Quentin Tarantino who, according to legend, felt the need to explain to his star and sometime muse John Travolta just why the latter’s career was hitting the stratosphere a in 1994 after languishing in Hollywood doldrums for what seemed like aeons […]
Sep
5
Rediscovered track of the month: Sep ’12
September 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Judas Priest, Diamonds & Rust