“Life on Mars?” is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, first released on his 1971 album Hunky Dory. Bowie wrote the song as a parody of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way”. “Life on Mars?” was recorded in August 1971 at Trident Studios in London, and was co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott. Bowie’s backing […]
Beth Gibbons
Beth Gibbons is an English singer-songwriter. She was born in Exeter and raised on a farm with three sisters. Her parents divorced when she was young. She attended St. Katherine’s School in Pill, in North Somerset. At 22, she moved to Bath, then Bristol to pursue her singing career, where she met Geoff Barrow, her […]
Tankus The Henge
Tankus the Henge are a British band based in London. Initially based around the songwriting of Jaz Delorean, the band has developed a style of music which they term “gonzo rock ‘n’ roll”, with influences from New Orleans jazz, psychedelic rock, 1970’s funk and songwriters such as Tom Waits and The Band. They are lyrically […]
Fascinating Rhythm
“Fascinating Rhythm” is a popular song written by George Gershwin in 1924 with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was first introduced by Cliff Edwards, Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire in the Broadway musical ‘Lady Be Good’. The Astaires also recorded the song in April 1926, in London with George Gershwin on the piano. The song […]
Iko Iko
“Iko Iko” is a much covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two tribes of Mardi Gras Indians and the traditional confrontation. The song, under the original title “Jock-A-Mo“, was written and released in 1953 as a single by James “Sugar Boy” Crawford and his Cane Cutters but it failed to […]
Vivaldi – Concerto for Strings in G major
The Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151, commonly referred to as the Concerto alla rustica (Italian for ‘rustic concerto’), is a concerto for orchestra without soloists by Antonio Vivaldi. It was written between mid-1720 and 1730, and is one of the composer’s best-known concerti. The Concerto alla rustica, unlike some other of Vivaldi’s […]
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
“Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone” is a song published in 1930. It was written by Sam H. Stept with lyrics by Sidney Clare. The original publication also credited singer Bee Palmer as co-composer. It charted first in 1931 and was sung by Gene Austin. It is regarded as a classic break-up song. […]
Melanie
Melanie Safka was born and raised in the Astoria neighbourhood of Queens, New York City. Her father, Frederick M. Safka, was of Ukranian ancestry, and her mother, jazz singer Pauline “Polly” Altomare, was of Italian heritage. In the 1960s, Melanie started performing at The Inkwell, a coffee house in the West End section of Long […]
Supercar
Supercar (スーパーカー, Sūpākā) was a Japanese rock band active from 1995 to 2005, who made their debut in 1997. Consisting of composer and vocalist Koji Nakamura, lyricist and guitarist Junji Ishiwatari, bassist Miki Futukawa, and drummer Kōdai Tazawa, Supercar is best known for combining alternative rock with electronic music and has been characterized as having […]
Shoka Okubo Blues Project
Shoka Okubo is a Japanese musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and drummer. She started playing the drums at 7 years old, before moving on to learn the guitar at age 13. After watching a movie on the ‘Blues Brothers’, she developed an interest and love for blues music. Some of her favourite blues musicians include T-Bone […]