Posted 6 Aug 2010 by Ross Tones
With the sun shining down on Victoria Park it seemed like Field Day was not going to be plagued by rain, despite the early morning shower that started to bring back memories of previous years. The line up, as always, showcased some of the best new talent from the folds of the independent music scene as well as some legendary acts such as John Peel's favourite band, The Fall.
Posted 14 Jun 2010 by Young Lee
By overlooking African and South African music artists have the world's brands missed a trick in this years World Cup Ad Campaigns?
As football fever peaks we've been playing spot the "musical" ball, eager to gorge on huge portions of tasty tunes selected from the sidelines of Africa's townships. So far we've been sorely disappointed.
Everybody knows that the World Cup is a monumental marketing opportunity for the world's brands. Likewise, an unknown artist can be catapulted to musical success with that magical marriage of band and brand.
So why have musical diamonds from the land of the drum been overlooked this year? Why haven't Western brands been showcasing Africa's musicians and giving them the platform they deserve?
A snapshot of unlikely musical choices so far are...
Most ashamedly, FIFA's official World Cup theme 'Waka Waka' is a simple pop ditty by Latino pop princess, Shakira. Ironcially 'Waka Waka' means "This time for Africa".
Posted 8 Apr 2010 by The Arts Desk
This month our friends at The Arts Desk have delved deep in the post-classical movement. As Owen Pallett has beautifully demonstrated in his latest Domino release "Lewis Takes Off His Shirt" (featured in this month's HNE Podcast) there is a beautiful and captivating selection of hybrid classical & electronic music at the moment. Here are some insights into the many experimental artists that are successfully blurring the boundaries of "high" and "low" culture and sidestepping this distinction completely.
It used to be that when the world of orchestral music came into contact with pop culture, this would only produce painfully self-conscious fusions. One might snigger at prog rockers getting airs and graces as they showed off their virtuosity with classical themes, or at orchestras trying to act cool by recording "classic rock" albums. Of course there were exceptions - the soundtrack maestros like Ennio Moricone and Bernard Hermann or the haunting harmonics of Nick Drake or- but these were always well outside the world of the concert hall.
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