Monthly Archives: May 2011
Gill Scott-Heron – RIP ‘the Godfather of rap’
Gil Scott-Heron 1949-2011 This morning I woke up to the tragic news that the legendary musician and poet, Gil Scott-Heron, had passed away, aged just 62. Gil’s sound fused together spoken-word poetry, jazz and blues political expression and he was … Continue reading
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Tagged Gil Scott-Heron, Grandfather of rap, hip hop, RIP Gil Scott-Heron
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Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday – a tribute to a legend
Today hails the 70th birthday of one of the most important singer songwriters of our times, Bob Dylan. Born on May 24th, 1941, in the scruffy city of Duluth, Minnesota, Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman) has gone on to spark … Continue reading
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Tagged 70th Birthday, Bob Dyan, Like a Rolling Stone, London Feis
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Ticket Exchange…Explained!
The ticket exchange concept has only really lodged in the public consciousness in the last two or three years. Whilst the notion of buying tickets via the internet is as old as the web itself, the notion that consumers can … Continue reading
Concert and Festival Tickets Have Bucked The Financial Trend
Sales of concert and festival tickets have, without doubt, boomed over the last four or five years. Surprisingly, this has coincided with a global recession that has seemingly decimated consumers’ spending power across virtually every other market sector. But is … Continue reading