Posted by admin on 20 Nov 2011 | Tagged as: awards, meanings
French singer Michel Sardou was awarded the “freedom of Connemara” at a ceremony at the Irish embassy in Paris recently. The award is to thank him for 30 years free advertising for the region thanks to the huge and enduring hit, “Les lacs du Connemara” (the lakes of Connemara). Anyone who knows contemporary French culture [...]
Posted by admin on 23 Sep 2011 | Tagged as: awards
I must admit that I didn’t even know the Underground Music Awards had a lyric section, nor did I know hip-hop performer Jesse Abraham. But what the heck: any opportunity to salute a fellow lyricist is a good one! In the past year and a half Abraham has released two mixtapes (Alphabutter and XS) and [...]
Posted by admin on 30 May 2010 | Tagged as: awards, Eurovision, gadgets, meanings
Image via Wikipedia It must be said: Germany’s entry, “Satellite” by Lena, was a very so-so song, and it wasn’t exactly an electric vocal performance. Strange that they received so many votes, although this sort of thing is said every year. But what about the lyrics? A research and semantics laboratory had the fun idea [...]
Posted by admin on 22 Feb 2010 | Tagged as: awards, events, protest
VALERIO SCANU Per tutte le volte che SANREMO 2010by Roma-eterna I’ve seen audiences get riled up about song contests, but rarely seen an orchestra almost run riot. Italy’s San Remo song contest is a prestigious event that celebrates the classic tradition of Italian canzone. What is surprising is that contestants have to face two juries: [...]
Posted by admin on 26 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: awards
The Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominees for 2010. It’s a great list: ABBA, Darlene Love, Donna Summer, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, KISS, Laura Nyro, LL Cool J, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Chantels, The Hollies, and The Stooges. The obvious question is: who the Smurf thinks that Abba is Rock’n’Roll, or Donna Summer [...]
Posted by admin on 18 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: awards, events, meanings, news, politics, RIP, tip
The infobahn is alive with Susan Boyle’s rendition (nice word, eh?) of the Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses”. There is an overwhelming opinion that Boyle has now recorded one of the definitive versions of the song. This, however, is seen as sacrilege by others, who cling to memories of the Stones and Gram Parsons. This sort [...]
Posted by admin on 20 Jul 2009 | Tagged as: awards, events, news
Dana Winner via last.fm I just finished working on a track for the Belgian singer Dana Winner, who has released a string of albums in the Benelux and South Africa. She is also near the end of a major tour. This morning’s e-mail included news that she has been nominated in two sections of the [...]
Posted by admin on 06 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: awards, news
Irish songwriter, and founding member of The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO), Brendan Graham has now officially been included in an exclusive club with the world’s top songwriters. His song “You Raise Me Up”, with music by Secret Garden’s Rolf Lovland, has been awarded “Million-Air’” status by the American Performing Rights Society, BMI. And to [...]
Posted by admin on 10 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: awards, meanings, news
Modest Mouse’s single “Dashboard” picked up the award for the College Song of the Year from BMI recently, topping a strong career since 2006′s “We Were Dead before the Ship Even Sank” (although they’ve existed since 1994). I’ve always enjoyed the band for their titles such as “This is a Long Drive for Someone With [...]
Posted by admin on 13 Aug 2008 | Tagged as: awards, meanings
I was on Wikipedia and happened to fall into the Eurodance and Europop pages. Yup, Haddaway, Snap! 2 Unlimited, Capella and all that jazz. It was nice to see that CB Milton’s “It’s a Loving Thing” – a song I co-wrote – was listed as the sixth most “Notable Eurodance Song”. OK, it’s hardly the [...]