Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf is an English singer-songwriter from London. Wolf mixes electronics and samples with a wide range of instruments including viola, keyboards, ukulele, and percussion, all of which he plays himself to form a fusion of jazz, folk and electronic music.

He began experimenting with sound and four-track recording at the age of 11, eventually building an arsenal of instruments that included junk-shop organs and a home-built theremin.

Decadent, pretentious and a self-confessed outsider, Patrick Wolf is the perfect pop star. Over four acclaimed albums he's embraced everything from folk and baroque pop to Berlin-influenced techno. Well, he's back with Time of My Life (not, unfortunately, a cover of the Dirty Dancing staple), the first single from his forthcoming album The Conqueror, due in May. The original is a sumptuous, string-drenched paean to strength in the face of heartbreak ("happy without you" is a recurring lyric), while this remix adds throbbing synths, crisp beats and spacious piano breaks. Around 3.30 mins, strings appear before the track builds towards an appropriately OTT climax. (c) The Guardian

Free download on his website here.
He also plays The Sugar Club, Dublin on March 21st.

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Well that's embarassing.....

The £2 coin – made to mark the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder plot – has the words ‘Pemember the fifth of November’ engraved around the outer rim.

Remarkably, the coin was produced in 2005 and the mistake has gone un-noticed for five years.

The misprinted currency has now become hot property among coin collectors and are selling for over £10 on eBay.

The Royal Mint has admitted the mistake but refused to disclose how many might be in circulation.

In 2008 a batch of undated 20p appeared in circulation in the UK, some of which were sold for thousands of pounds each on internet auction sites.

Would never happen with Ryanair!

The new kids on the block, apparently...

Meet Soundgirl consisting of Olivia, Little Nikki and Izzy B. Currently on tour in the UK with Pixie Lott.
All hailing from London town, Izzy B and Nikki hung out at school and began singing together before hooking up with one of their neighbourhood friends, Olivia – SoundGirl were born.

Influenced by the sounds of TLC, Salt’n’Pepa, Aailyah, Destiny’s Child and Rihanna, the girls are bringing back the classic sounds of Old School R’n’B while keeping it fresh with Epic songs and even bigger beats.

Working with the people behind Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Cheryl Cole and Fergie, the girls are preparing to take over the airwaves.

Cake

Showroom of Compassion (2011)
Tracklist:
01 – Federal Funding
02 – Long Time
03 – Got To Move
04 – What’s Now is Now
05 – Mustache Man (Wasted)
06 – Teenage Pregnancy
07 – Sick of You
08 – Easy To Crash
09 – Bound Away
10 – The Winter
11 – Italian Guy

Download here



CAKE is a band formed in 1991 in Sacramento, California, United States. They have had several hits throughout the 1990s and 2000s from their six albums.


Although CAKE’s music is often classified as alternative or indie rock, it combines multiple musical genres, such as funk, pop, jazz, rap, and country. CAKE’s music features droll lyrics rife with word play and syncopation (laconically voiced in a rap-like style by lead vocalist/guitarist John McCrea), catchy distorted guitar riffs (courtesy of guitarist Greg Brown until 1998, and bass player to Victor Damiani until 1997), and a solo trumpet (played by Vince DiFiore). CAKE’s musical style has been compared to They Might Be Giants, Talking Heads, The Cars, and Camper Van Beethoven.

Not just for the iPhone, Android...Blackberry! :)

It Was Only A Matter Of Time of the Day: Mattel is producing an Angry Birds-inspired card-based strategy game called “Angry Birds: Knock on Wood,” which is due in stores this May (USA).

The game comes with three Angry Birds figurines, four pigs, 14 blocks, 56 different mission cards and a slingshot, and is expected to retail for $14.99.

It's time to unwind...

Because I forgot how funpop Megan Washington is: