http://www.NewsTime.co.za en-gb Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:21:31 GMT Copyright: (C) NewsTime 20 London loves Bruce Springsteen. The love affair began in 1975 when a young Bruce, barely 26 years old, strode on to the stage of the Hammersmith Odeon for his first concert in London with the E Street Band. The show was recorded and filmed in the midst of a blaze of record-company hype; a DVD of it was eventually released as part of the 30th Anniversary ... http://www.NewsTime.co.za/rs_articles_contributors.asp?conid=87&recid=2203 Mervyn Dendy Sun, 5 Sep 2010 22:00:00 GMT It was 15 years ago today, Courtney Taylor taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile. So may I introduce to you the act you haven't known for all these years . . . the Dandy Warhols psychedelic band. One evening early in 2002 I walked into a CD store in a local shopping mall and heard, ... http://www.NewsTime.co.za/rs_articles_contributors.asp?conid=87&recid=2158 Mervyn Dendy Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:00:00 GMT Has any band ever been better than the Beatles? I would have thought that the answer was a resounding and self-evident No. But in 1997, upon the release of their third album Be Here Now (the title of which was pinched from a song by George Harrison on the Living in the Material World album (1973)), Oasis launched an advertising campaign that featured ... http://www.NewsTime.co.za/rs_articles_contributors.asp?conid=87&recid=2108 Mervyn Dendy Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:00:00 GMT Monday 16 August 2010 marks the 33rd anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley – the King of Rock 'n' Roll, and the greatest male singer in the 55-year history of rock music. He was found dead in his mansion at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee at about 2.30pm local time (9.30pm South African time) on Tuesday 16 August 1977, after having suffered a massive ... http://www.NewsTime.co.za/rs_articles_contributors.asp?conid=87&recid=2076 Mervyn Dendy Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:00:00 GMT In last week's column I reviewed the first seven of the 14 albums in the recently released Rolling Stones Remasters box set. Mini-reviews and gradings of the seven albums released by the group between 1981 and 2005 follow. Tattoo You (1981) – It may be one of the Stones' lesser classics, but Tattoo You is a masterpiece none the less. As members ... http://www.NewsTime.co.za/rs_articles_contributors.asp?conid=87&recid=2031 Mervyn Dendy Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:21:00 GMT The Beatles' catalogue received the remastering treatment during 2009, to stunning effect; now, it's the turn of the Rolling Stones, with the release of a 14-CD box set containing all of the Stones' studio albums (excluding compilations) released on the Rolling Stones Records label. This means that all of the group's '60s albums are omitted, including ... http://www.NewsTime.co.za/rs_articles_contributors.asp?conid=87&recid=1967 Mervyn Dendy Sun, 1 Aug 2010 22:00:00 GMT If you had to explain to someone what rock 'n' roll music is by playing that person any one – and only one – album, which would you choose? What is the record that typifies rock 'n' roll better than any other? In my view, there can be no doubt as to the answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival's Cosmo's Factory, which was released 40 years ago this month. ... http://www.NewsTime.co.za/rs_articles_contributors.asp?conid=87&recid=1945 Mervyn Dendy Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:12:00 GMT Tickets have recently gone on sale for a special “kick-off” gig on a reunion tour of Rod Stewart's old band, the Faces, due to take place on 11 August 2010 at the O2 in London. According to keyboardist Ian McLagan in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine published in May, there will be further shows later that month, followed by a longer run from ... http://www.NewsTime.co.za/rs_articles_contributors.asp?conid=87&recid=1934 Mervyn Dendy Sat, 17 Jul 2010 06:43:00 GMT The sticker on the front of the CD proclaims what lies within to be “a monster on the loose” and “a thunderous force”. But monsters and thunder are not particularly celebrated for their musicality and melodiousness, and neither will Them Crooked Vultures (the album) by Them Crooked Vultures (the supergroup) be. It rampages along for over 66 minutes ... http://www.NewsTime.co.za/rs_articles_contributors.asp?conid=87&recid=1905 Mervyn Dendy Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:25:00 GMT Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the first album recorded and released by the Beatles after they ended their career as a touring band at San Francisco's Candlestick Park on 29 August 1966. As their producer George Martin remarks on the mini-documentary accompanying the remastered stereo version of Sgt Pepper (released in September 2009), the ... http://www.NewsTime.co.za/rs_articles_contributors.asp?conid=87&recid=1871 Mervyn Dendy Sun, 4 Jul 2010 07:08:00 GMT