Jun 24, 2011
Source : This Is Staffordshire Dave Stewart – The Blackbird Diaries IT IS difficult to believe that 30 years have elapsed since Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox first teamed up with considerable success as electro-pop duo Eurythmics. The group dominated the UK charts for...
Jun 10, 2011
Source : Glasswerk Dave Stewart is a busy man. As well as forming a new band, Super Heavy, with Mick Jagger and others he has recently co-written and co-produced albums for both Joss Stone and Stevie Nicks. And he also found the time to record this excellent...
Dec 21, 2010
Some very lucky peeps got to see Annie perform last night for the Magic FM sponsored evening. All week last week, DJ Neil Fox gave away tickets to one of the hottest Christmas gigs in London. Annie performed at the intimate 20th Century Theatre in Notting Hill, a...
Dec 17, 2010
Source : In contrast, there’s far more wholesome traditional fare on Annie Lennox’s A Christmas Cornucopia (Island). This enduringly brilliant vocalist (and incidentally, a December 25 baby) focuses on much-loved hymns such as God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and In The...
Dec 17, 2010
Album: Annie Lennox, A Christmas Cornucopia (Island) (Rated 4/ 5 )Reviewed by Andy Gill There’s clearly been a considerable amount of imagination and devotion put into the making of A Christmas Cornucopia, whose origins lie in Annie Lennox’s pre-teen...
Nov 14, 2010
Most artists treat Christmas albums as toss-offs; something to get into the marketplace and have on the shelf when punters come in and snap up the holiday offerings. There is usually little forethought, production and arrangements are entrusted to studio stalwarts who...
