Welsh composer Sir Karl Jenkins has spoken out after a photo of him at King Charles III’s coronation ceremony went viral on social media. In what is perhaps one of the most bizarre coronation-related conspiracy theories of all time, a number of royal family followers have suggested that the 79-year-old musician was actually Meghan Markle wearing a fake mustache and shaggy wig as she attended the ceremony in incognito mode.
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Sir Karl Jenkins Reacts to Theory That He Was Meghan Markle in Disguise at Coronation:
I was quite surprised that some people thought I was Meghan Markle in disguise
Someone wrote I was there to steal the Crown Jewels, “ he added with a laugh. “I look this way all the time!”… pic.twitter.com/9itMmEnac5
— HarrysGreySuit (@hrrysgreysuit) May 11, 2023
Jenkins took to social media to comment on the conspiracy. “My name is Sir Karl Jenkins,” he wrote.
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Sir Karl Jenkins Reacts to Theory That He Was Meghan Markle in Disguise at Coronation:
I was quite surprised that some people thought I was Meghan Markle in disguise
Someone wrote I was there to steal the Crown Jewels, “ he added with a laugh. “I look this way all the time!”… pic.twitter.com/9itMmEnac5
— HarrysGreySuit (@hrrysgreysuit) May 11, 2023
Jenkins took to social media to comment on the conspiracy. “My name is Sir Karl Jenkins,” he wrote.
- 5/11/2023
- by Nicky Kashani
- Uinterview
A 79-year-old Welsh composer is shutting down some wild rumours.
On Saturday, Sir Karl Jenkins was in the audience at King Charles coronation, and he soon became the subject of a conspiracy theory that he was actually Meghan Markle in disguise.
Read More: See King Charles’ First Coronation Portrait
It had previously been announced that the Duchess of Sussex would not be attending the coronation alongside husband Prince Harry, remaining in the U.S. with the couple’s children.
Twitter users jokingly speculated, though, Markle had attended the ceremony, donning a wig, moustache and sunglasses to disguise herself.
Megan, you’re not fooling us… pic.twitter.com/Ni5wh27keT
— Bob Cryer (@bobbicee) May 6, 2023
But the composer took to TikTok this week to dispel the rumours, telling followers, “I understand there has been a lot of interest in me since I appeared at the coronation of King Charles III.”
@karljenkinsofficial...
On Saturday, Sir Karl Jenkins was in the audience at King Charles coronation, and he soon became the subject of a conspiracy theory that he was actually Meghan Markle in disguise.
Read More: See King Charles’ First Coronation Portrait
It had previously been announced that the Duchess of Sussex would not be attending the coronation alongside husband Prince Harry, remaining in the U.S. with the couple’s children.
Twitter users jokingly speculated, though, Markle had attended the ceremony, donning a wig, moustache and sunglasses to disguise herself.
Megan, you’re not fooling us… pic.twitter.com/Ni5wh27keT
— Bob Cryer (@bobbicee) May 6, 2023
But the composer took to TikTok this week to dispel the rumours, telling followers, “I understand there has been a lot of interest in me since I appeared at the coronation of King Charles III.”
@karljenkinsofficial...
- 5/11/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Sir Karl Jenkins — the multi-instrumentalist and composer best-known known for his work in Soft Machine and writing “Adiemus” — has confirmed that, contrary to popular belief, he is not Meghan Markle, nor a jewel thief.
Jenkins’ clarification comes after images of the 79-year-old musician attending King Charles III’s coronation went viral over the weekend. He was invited to the ceremony because he had composed a piece of music that was performed by the coronation orchestra, but his shaggy hair and bushy mustache led some to wonder whether something else was afoot.
“I don’t know much about the coronation, but I do know this is obviously a disguise,” one Twitter user said, posting photos of Jenkins from the ceremony. “100 percent they’re going to try and steal the Crown Jewels.”
Others supposed that Jenkins may have been Markle in disguise. Since Markle and her husband Prince Harry stepped back from...
Jenkins’ clarification comes after images of the 79-year-old musician attending King Charles III’s coronation went viral over the weekend. He was invited to the ceremony because he had composed a piece of music that was performed by the coronation orchestra, but his shaggy hair and bushy mustache led some to wonder whether something else was afoot.
“I don’t know much about the coronation, but I do know this is obviously a disguise,” one Twitter user said, posting photos of Jenkins from the ceremony. “100 percent they’re going to try and steal the Crown Jewels.”
Others supposed that Jenkins may have been Markle in disguise. Since Markle and her husband Prince Harry stepped back from...
- 5/10/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
There’s a new royal conspiracy swirling on Twitter.
Some users in the Twitterverse are playfully speculating whether or not Meghan Markle snuck into King Charles’s coronation ceremony on Saturday at Westminster Abbey in disguise.
Photos of a particular guest attending the extravagant event sparked online rumours, with many Twitterheads questioning if the guest attempted to conceal their true identity with a fake mustache and an oversized pair of shades.
Read More: Meghan Markle Spotted Hiking Without Prince Harry During Coronation Weekend
Megan, you’re not fooling us… pic.twitter.com/Ni5wh27keT
— Bob Cryer (@bobbicee) May 6, 2023
Looks like a character from guess who!
— James Pightling (@JamesPightling) May 6, 2023
Just wait until the polyjuice potion wears off; wot larks!!
— Simon Wickenden (@simon_wickenden) May 6, 2023
Although photos obtained by TMZ showcased the Duchess of Sussex enjoying a hike in California during the coronation weekend, that didn’t stop the internet...
Some users in the Twitterverse are playfully speculating whether or not Meghan Markle snuck into King Charles’s coronation ceremony on Saturday at Westminster Abbey in disguise.
Photos of a particular guest attending the extravagant event sparked online rumours, with many Twitterheads questioning if the guest attempted to conceal their true identity with a fake mustache and an oversized pair of shades.
Read More: Meghan Markle Spotted Hiking Without Prince Harry During Coronation Weekend
Megan, you’re not fooling us… pic.twitter.com/Ni5wh27keT
— Bob Cryer (@bobbicee) May 6, 2023
Looks like a character from guess who!
— James Pightling (@JamesPightling) May 6, 2023
Just wait until the polyjuice potion wears off; wot larks!!
— Simon Wickenden (@simon_wickenden) May 6, 2023
Although photos obtained by TMZ showcased the Duchess of Sussex enjoying a hike in California during the coronation weekend, that didn’t stop the internet...
- 5/8/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
An anthem written by Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of 12 new pieces of music commissioned by King Charles for his coronation.
Lloyd Webber said he was “incredibly honoured” to have been given the opportunity to compose a new number. “My anthem includes words slightly adapted from Psalm 98. I have scored it for the Westminster Abbey choir and organ, the ceremonial brass and orchestra.”
The maestro also said he hoped the anthem “reflects this joyous occasion” when the new king is crowned.
Lloyd Webber, 74, was among those who travelled to Buckingham Palace to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II, after her death in September last year.
In a tribute posted to Twitter, he honoured the queen as “the most extraordinary ambassador” and thanked her for “all she has done”.
King Charles’s coronation is scheduled to be held on 6 May, and he has selected the musical programme for the ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
Lloyd Webber said he was “incredibly honoured” to have been given the opportunity to compose a new number. “My anthem includes words slightly adapted from Psalm 98. I have scored it for the Westminster Abbey choir and organ, the ceremonial brass and orchestra.”
The maestro also said he hoped the anthem “reflects this joyous occasion” when the new king is crowned.
Lloyd Webber, 74, was among those who travelled to Buckingham Palace to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II, after her death in September last year.
In a tribute posted to Twitter, he honoured the queen as “the most extraordinary ambassador” and thanked her for “all she has done”.
King Charles’s coronation is scheduled to be held on 6 May, and he has selected the musical programme for the ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
- 2/19/2023
- by Helen William
- The Independent - Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber, the English composer who created the scores for blockbuster musicals such as “Cats,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Evita”, has written the anthem for King Charles III’s coronation, adapting a piece of church music that encourages singers to make a “joyful noise.”
The work by Webber is one of a dozen new pieces Charles commissioned for the grand occasion taking place May 6 at Westminster Abbey. It includes words adapted from Psalm 98 and is scored specifically for the abbey’s choir and organ.
“I hope my anthem reflects this joyful occasion,” Webber said in a statement distributed by Buckingham Palace.
Read More: Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Won’t Attend King Charles’ Coronation If Atmosphere Remains ‘Toxic’: Source
The program for the king’s coronation ceremony includes older music and new compositions as the palace seeks to blend traditional and modern elements that reflect the realities of modern Britain.
The work by Webber is one of a dozen new pieces Charles commissioned for the grand occasion taking place May 6 at Westminster Abbey. It includes words adapted from Psalm 98 and is scored specifically for the abbey’s choir and organ.
“I hope my anthem reflects this joyful occasion,” Webber said in a statement distributed by Buckingham Palace.
Read More: Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Won’t Attend King Charles’ Coronation If Atmosphere Remains ‘Toxic’: Source
The program for the king’s coronation ceremony includes older music and new compositions as the palace seeks to blend traditional and modern elements that reflect the realities of modern Britain.
- 2/19/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Meghan Markle looks beautiful in blue! The Duchess of Sussex stepped out in a sleeveless, cobalt blue Jason Wu dress to attend the 100 Days to Peace Gala in London on Thursday evening alongside husband Prince Harry. The couple was photographed holding hands as they entered Westminster Central Hall for the event. The gala is a night of music which marks the centenary of the end of World War I and supports charities Heads Together, Combat Stress and Help for Heroes. For the evening, Meghan wore her hair in curls and paired her blue dress with $950 Aquazzura Portrait of a Lady pumps and a Dior clutch. Inside the event, Harry and Meghan were spotted meeting conductor Sir Karl Jenkins and singer Lesley...
- 9/6/2018
- E! Online
Hot on the heels of their appearance at the WellChild Awards on Tuesday, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out once again in London for a special gala concert at Westminster Central Hall. The 100 Days to Peace concert celebrated the centenary of Wwi, and raised funds for Help for Heroes (in collaboration with Combat Stress and Heads Together) – a charity founded by Prince Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Meghan stunned in a blue dress, and Harry color-coordinated his sharp suit with his wife's outfit.
After greeting Royal Armouries Chair of Trustees, General The Lord Dannatt, they stepped inside to enjoy a night of memorable performances, including the highlight, a performance of "The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace" by the Royal Choral Society and the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Sir Karl Jenkins, the creator of the acclaimed work. See photos of their big royal night ahead.
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After greeting Royal Armouries Chair of Trustees, General The Lord Dannatt, they stepped inside to enjoy a night of memorable performances, including the highlight, a performance of "The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace" by the Royal Choral Society and the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Sir Karl Jenkins, the creator of the acclaimed work. See photos of their big royal night ahead.
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- 9/6/2018
- by Gemma Cartwright
- Popsugar.com
"Don't let your hands dictate what you think you can do. Look at fingerboard charts and imagine your eyes dancing on the notes you want to play, and forget about whether your hands can do it or not. Just try it."
Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017), British guitarist and composer. He released twelve studio albums as a solo artist and played a variety of musical styles spanning a period of more than four decades, but is best known for his work in prog rock and jazz fusion. He was in the super group U.K. with Bill Bruford, Eddie Jobson and John Wetton as well as Soft Machine, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, and The New Tony Williams Lifetime. An amazingly talented guitarist, his contributions to music will be missed. Rip, Mr. Holdsworth.
Allan Holdsworth (6 August 1946 – 15 April 2017), British guitarist and composer. He released twelve studio albums as a solo artist and played a variety of musical styles spanning a period of more than four decades, but is best known for his work in prog rock and jazz fusion. He was in the super group U.K. with Bill Bruford, Eddie Jobson and John Wetton as well as Soft Machine, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, and The New Tony Williams Lifetime. An amazingly talented guitarist, his contributions to music will be missed. Rip, Mr. Holdsworth.
- 4/18/2017
- by shifra007
- www.culturecatch.com
R.I.P., Mr. John Wetton, you provided many of the songs for the soundtrack of my youth with your bass playing, and vocals, in Roxy Music, King Crimson, Uriah Heap, Asia, and your debut album with the quartet U.K. embedded above. For me you reached the zenith of your artistic expression with said progressive rock super band. From 1977 until 1980, you, keyboardist/electric violinist Eddie Jobson (Curved Air, Roxy Music, Frank Zappa), guitarist Allan Holdsworth (Soft Machine, Tempest, The New Tony Williams Lifetime, Gong) through 1978, and drummer Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, tour drummer for Genesis), who was later replaced by drummer Terry Bozzio (formerly of Frank Zappa's band). There is some tremendous Youtube footage of the reformed U,K, with Wetton, Eddie Jobson and Terry Bozzio from their 2012 world tour. No doubt King Crimson, circa 1972 - 1974, boasting guitar maestro Robert Fripp, Wetton, violinist/keyboardist David Cross and drummer...
- 2/5/2017
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
Yet another European art film director tries his hand at cerebral Sci-fi. Alain Resnais' openly experimental movie uses a generic time travel framework to, what else, explore the phenomenon of memory. Suicidal melancholic Claude Rich is projected back exactly one year, for exactly one minute. What could go wrong? Je t'aime, je t'aime Blu-ray Kino Classics 1968 / Color /1:66 widescreen / 94 min. / Street Date November 10, 2015 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Claude Rich, Olga Georges-Picot, Anouk Ferjac. Cinematography Jean Boffety Film Editors Albert Jurgenson, Colette Leloup Original Music Krzysztof Penderecki Written by Jacques Sternberg, Alain Resnais Produced by Mag Bodard Directed by Alain Resnais
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
My very first UCLA film class in the Fall of 1970 dispatched us to the Vagabond Theater to see a double bill of two 'art' movies that play fast and loose with narrative conventions: Luis Buñuel's Ensayo de un Crimen and Alain Resnais' Je t'aime,...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
My very first UCLA film class in the Fall of 1970 dispatched us to the Vagabond Theater to see a double bill of two 'art' movies that play fast and loose with narrative conventions: Luis Buñuel's Ensayo de un Crimen and Alain Resnais' Je t'aime,...
- 11/3/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
As an educator, I’m constantly cycling through the history of animation on a zoetrope hamster wheel, noting how each technical development re-investigates the same fundamental principles set forth by painting, literature, theatre, photography, or any method of communication and presentation. The constantly evolving modes of production in cinema foreshadowed our economy of planned obsolescence via a quest for re-perfection. As revealed by animation historians like Donald Crafton and Maureen Furniss, principles of Taylorism—standardized animation production methods spawning uniform products—governed industry practices. This model re-packages pre-existing modes/products with advances in technology. In this case: 3D is sound; 3D is color; 3D is analog/Sd/HD/2K/4K/6K/Xk video; 3D is IMAX; 3D is new media. I ask my students: have you ever noticed that life is actually in 3D? For me, an obscure and underground experimental animator, cinema is about learning or remembering how to see,...
- 5/11/2015
- by Jodie Mack
- MUBI
In the creatively combative trio the Police, guitarist Andy Summers is the quiet one, less comfortable with the spotlight than singer/bassist Sting, and more reserved than drummer Stewart Copeland. Director Andy Grieve uses Summers's memoir One Train Later as the basis for Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police, a documentary that echoes the musician's measured tone. Summers was a wunderkind and late bloomer, immersed in London's Swinging Sixties music scene by his early twenties, but not achieving his own success until nearly forty. (In footage from the Eighties, his decade-younger bandmates try to convince one interviewer that the Andy Summers who played with the Animals and Soft Machine was actually his father.) Through disappointment and stardom...
- 3/18/2015
- Village Voice
One of my most diversified year-end lists yet -- rock, electronica, jamband, prog, pop, R&B. I didn't really think I'd even find 10 albums that could hold my attention start to finish, and believe me, I tried to listen to most of my fellow critics' top ten titles and could barely get through most of their selections top to bottom. Okay, so there may have been some overlapping, but very little. Here are my top tens of favorite CDs and singles in some kind of non-numerical order. (Well, actually, the number of plays on my iTunes player.)
1. Laura Mvula: Sing to the Moon (Columbia)
A Mercury Prize music nominee in the U.K. and rightfully so. Slightly left of center, but accessible in a sweeping film noir soundtrack meets Nina Simone kind of way. Joyous tone poems with gorgeous vocals (and ethereal background vocals) and Gil Evans-inspired orchestral arrangements that leave you breathless.
1. Laura Mvula: Sing to the Moon (Columbia)
A Mercury Prize music nominee in the U.K. and rightfully so. Slightly left of center, but accessible in a sweeping film noir soundtrack meets Nina Simone kind of way. Joyous tone poems with gorgeous vocals (and ethereal background vocals) and Gil Evans-inspired orchestral arrangements that leave you breathless.
- 12/24/2013
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
One of my most diversified year-end lists yet -- rock, electronica, jamband, prog, pop, R&B. I didn't really think I'd even find 10 albums that could hold my attention start to finish, and believe me, I tried to listen to most of my fellow critics' top ten titles and could barely get through most of their selections top to bottom. Okay, so there may have been some overlapping, but very little. Here are my top tens of favorite CDs and singles in some kind of non-numerical order. (Well, actually, the number of plays on my iTunes player.)
1. Laura Mvula: Sing to the Moon (Columbia)
A Mercury Prize music nominee in the U.K. and rightfully so. Slightly left of center, but accessible in a sweeping film noir soundtrack meets Nina Simone kind of way. Joyous tone poems with gorgeous vocals (and ethereal background vocals) and Gil Evans-inspired orchestral arrangements that leave you breathless.
1. Laura Mvula: Sing to the Moon (Columbia)
A Mercury Prize music nominee in the U.K. and rightfully so. Slightly left of center, but accessible in a sweeping film noir soundtrack meets Nina Simone kind of way. Joyous tone poems with gorgeous vocals (and ethereal background vocals) and Gil Evans-inspired orchestral arrangements that leave you breathless.
- 12/24/2013
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
As much as I lamented the demise of quality album releases in 2013, the last few months have restored my faith in the bands releasing worthwhile long-players. The following are all contenders to make my year's end top ten list. And I suspect I'll find a few more late entries, as well.
"Back to the River" Lily & Madeleine - Lily & Madeleine (Asthmatic Kitty)
The teenage Jurkiewicz sisters hail from Indiana but boast a sparse, urban sophistication that feels more like classic NYC nu folk. Credit to their producer/arranger/co-songwriter Kenny Childers. Nary a weak track on their debut. The perfect Miley Cyrus antidote; share it with your teenage sons and daughters.
"Ode to the Summer" Syd Arthur On and On (Harvest)
Prog is back! I picked them as contenders way back in January; finally their debut CD gets a stateside release today! This young U.K.-based quartet -- guitar,...
"Back to the River" Lily & Madeleine - Lily & Madeleine (Asthmatic Kitty)
The teenage Jurkiewicz sisters hail from Indiana but boast a sparse, urban sophistication that feels more like classic NYC nu folk. Credit to their producer/arranger/co-songwriter Kenny Childers. Nary a weak track on their debut. The perfect Miley Cyrus antidote; share it with your teenage sons and daughters.
"Ode to the Summer" Syd Arthur On and On (Harvest)
Prog is back! I picked them as contenders way back in January; finally their debut CD gets a stateside release today! This young U.K.-based quartet -- guitar,...
- 11/30/2013
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
Mvd Entertainment Group will release "Going Underground: Paul McCartney, The Beatles, and The UK Counter-Culture" on DVD, October 1, 2013. The new film includes rare archival footage, photographs from private collections, music from Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Soft Machine, Amm and a whole lot more:
"...in the mid-1960's the British way of life was transformed by the emergence of a cultural underground movement. Led by a loose collective of young radicals, they introduced new social, sexual and aesthetic perspectives. Operating out of the heart of London, their various activities, from 'The International Times' - a bi-weekly journal that no hipster could be seen without - to the psychedelic nightclub UFO, promoted alternative lifestyles and values, and sparked a social revolution.
"This film not only traces the history of this underground scene, but also explores its impact on the pre-eminent British group of the era, 'The Beatles'.
"Although they were well established...
"...in the mid-1960's the British way of life was transformed by the emergence of a cultural underground movement. Led by a loose collective of young radicals, they introduced new social, sexual and aesthetic perspectives. Operating out of the heart of London, their various activities, from 'The International Times' - a bi-weekly journal that no hipster could be seen without - to the psychedelic nightclub UFO, promoted alternative lifestyles and values, and sparked a social revolution.
"This film not only traces the history of this underground scene, but also explores its impact on the pre-eminent British group of the era, 'The Beatles'.
"Although they were well established...
- 7/18/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Bear Grylls is to present a special edition of BBC One's Songs of Praise, it has been confirmed.
The 39-year-old adventurer and committed Christian will host the episode in celebration of the first anniversary of the creation of the Wales Coast Path.
Commenting on hosting the episode, Grylls said: "My Christian faith plays a core part in my life and I am honoured to be presenting Songs of Praise and to be joined by such interesting and talented guests.
"The programme is a television institution which is viewed with great affection by millions including me and my family. This programme is a chance to celebrate the splendour of the stunning Welsh Coastal Path with someone who knows it very well.
"For me, faith is about being strengthened, about being able to climb the biggest mountains in the world with the Person who made them. I have steadily found a natural...
The 39-year-old adventurer and committed Christian will host the episode in celebration of the first anniversary of the creation of the Wales Coast Path.
Commenting on hosting the episode, Grylls said: "My Christian faith plays a core part in my life and I am honoured to be presenting Songs of Praise and to be joined by such interesting and talented guests.
"The programme is a television institution which is viewed with great affection by millions including me and my family. This programme is a chance to celebrate the splendour of the stunning Welsh Coastal Path with someone who knows it very well.
"For me, faith is about being strengthened, about being able to climb the biggest mountains in the world with the Person who made them. I have steadily found a natural...
- 7/16/2013
- Digital Spy
Sex Mob: Cinema, Circus & Spaghetti: Sex Mob Plays Fellini: The Music of Nino Rota (Royal Potato Family)
Call me crazy, but I feel a connection between Rota's themes for Fellini's films and the melodic styles of Albert Ayler and Ornette Coleman. Granted, what each did once past their respective themes became wildly different, with Rota never abandoning harmony, Ornette twisting it in new directions, and Ayler abandoning it altogether, but before that happens, their themes share an effulgent earthiness and overflowing humanity. And who better to bring out the jazz side of that earthy humanity than the great recontextualizer Steve Bernstein and his longstanding quartet with Briggan Krauss (alto and baritone saxes), Tony Scherr (electric bass), and Kenny Wollesen (drums, gongs, log drum, waterphone, vibraphone).
Bernstein's slide trumpet in particular has the microtonal relationship with pitch that Ayler and Coleman each cherished to varying degrees, including a wide...
Call me crazy, but I feel a connection between Rota's themes for Fellini's films and the melodic styles of Albert Ayler and Ornette Coleman. Granted, what each did once past their respective themes became wildly different, with Rota never abandoning harmony, Ornette twisting it in new directions, and Ayler abandoning it altogether, but before that happens, their themes share an effulgent earthiness and overflowing humanity. And who better to bring out the jazz side of that earthy humanity than the great recontextualizer Steve Bernstein and his longstanding quartet with Briggan Krauss (alto and baritone saxes), Tony Scherr (electric bass), and Kenny Wollesen (drums, gongs, log drum, waterphone, vibraphone).
Bernstein's slide trumpet in particular has the microtonal relationship with pitch that Ayler and Coleman each cherished to varying degrees, including a wide...
- 7/2/2013
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
The original U.K. (1978) was almost unquestionably the greatest "supergroup" (i.e., made up of known musicians from other top-flight groups) in rock history. The first iteration consisted of Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson) on drums, John Wetton (King Crimson) on bass, Eddie Jobson (Frank Zappa) on keyboards and violin, and Allan Holdsworth (Soft Machine, Gong) on guitar.
They recorded just one album (U.K.), but for progressive rock fans it remains among the greatest prog-rock albums of all time. Holdsworth left due to creative differences, and Bruford left to rejoin King Crimson and was replaced by Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa). The remaining trio also produced just one album (Danger Money). The members then split, and U.K. was no more. However, Jobson and Wetton apparently retained joint title to the group's name, and there were a few later iterations of U.K., though never with both of its founders.
They recorded just one album (U.K.), but for progressive rock fans it remains among the greatest prog-rock albums of all time. Holdsworth left due to creative differences, and Bruford left to rejoin King Crimson and was replaced by Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa). The remaining trio also produced just one album (Danger Money). The members then split, and U.K. was no more. However, Jobson and Wetton apparently retained joint title to the group's name, and there were a few later iterations of U.K., though never with both of its founders.
- 4/22/2013
- by Ian Alterman
- www.culturecatch.com
London (AP) — Kevin Ayer's record label says the influential Soft Machine founder has died in France. He was 68. Jack McLean, assistant to the managing director of Lo-Max Records, said Thursday that Ayer's body had been discovered in his bed at his home in the medieval village Montolieu in the south of France. "We believe he died Feb. 18 of natural causes and was found two days later," said McLean. "He hadn't been ill, but he lived a rock 'n' roll lifestyle and everything that comes with that." Ayers and Robert Wyatt formed the Soft Machine in 1966, taking the...
- 2/21/2013
- by AP Staff
- Hitfix
Kevin Ayers, best known as a founding member of Soft Machine, has died. He was 68. No official cause of death has been announced. Ayers is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of psychedelic music, both for his work with Soft Machine and as a solo artist. Before Ayers left the group in 1968, Soft Machine played frequently with the Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, recorded a well-regarded self-titled album, and toured with The Jimi Hendrix Experience. After leaving Soft Machine, Ayers' career expanded even more wildly. He released over a dozen solo records between 1969 and 2007, including his ...
- 2/20/2013
- avclub.com
It's inevitable that I miss out on some terrific music and culture every year. The sheer volume of releases seems to increase every year, and the lack of time to listen to everything, the recommendations of fellow critics and friends, well, there's just so many hours in a day. Here then are some things that I finally got around to ingesting in the last few weeks. Even caught a few live shows in between all of the mounting work. And if that wasn't enough, a killer new tune from His Purple Badass - Prince!
Syd Arthur On An On (Dawn Chorus)
Prog is back! This young U.K.-based quartet -- guitar, violin, bass, drums -- borrows more from Gentle Giant than from the sound of its hometown of Canterbury, i.e., bands such as Caravan, Soft Machine, Egg, or Gong. I've not enjoyed a progressive rock record this much...
Syd Arthur On An On (Dawn Chorus)
Prog is back! This young U.K.-based quartet -- guitar, violin, bass, drums -- borrows more from Gentle Giant than from the sound of its hometown of Canterbury, i.e., bands such as Caravan, Soft Machine, Egg, or Gong. I've not enjoyed a progressive rock record this much...
- 1/28/2013
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
Allan Holdsworth: Hard Hat Area; None Too Soon (MoonJune)
Never mind what you've been told by the hagiographers of more famous six-stringers -- the contest for "greatest living British guitarist" is between John McLaughlin (Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra) and Allan Holdsworth (Soft Machine, Tony Williams Lifetime [as McLaughlin's replacement], U.K., Gong), and Holdsworth is my choice. That so much of his solo catalog (around twenty albums) has been hard to find in the U.S. has not helped his case here. Both of these reissues are important albums, for somewhat different reasons.
After a period where Holdsworth's albums had been pure products of the studio, with him laying down the guitar tracks (often guitar synthesizer) and having sessionmen overdub later, 1993's Hard Hat Area put an excellent band -- keyboardist Steve Hunt, bass guitarist Skuli Sverrisson, and drummer Gary Husband -- in the studio with him, interacting in the moment and even creating the closing track collaboratively.
Never mind what you've been told by the hagiographers of more famous six-stringers -- the contest for "greatest living British guitarist" is between John McLaughlin (Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra) and Allan Holdsworth (Soft Machine, Tony Williams Lifetime [as McLaughlin's replacement], U.K., Gong), and Holdsworth is my choice. That so much of his solo catalog (around twenty albums) has been hard to find in the U.S. has not helped his case here. Both of these reissues are important albums, for somewhat different reasons.
After a period where Holdsworth's albums had been pure products of the studio, with him laying down the guitar tracks (often guitar synthesizer) and having sessionmen overdub later, 1993's Hard Hat Area put an excellent band -- keyboardist Steve Hunt, bass guitarist Skuli Sverrisson, and drummer Gary Husband -- in the studio with him, interacting in the moment and even creating the closing track collaboratively.
- 4/28/2012
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
From Tori Amos's dad chaperoning her at her first paid gig, to Don Letts DJing with only one deck, a host of stars recall the formative moments that kicked off their careers
The first time I was paid to play live Tori Amos
I'd been kicked out of the Peabody conservatory in Baltimore at the age of 11 and lost my scholarship because I wasn't Peabody stock any more. I had real issues that they weren't teaching contemporary composers. They said the Beatles would be gone and dead within 30 years, and no one would care. It was 1974, I was 11, and it was good to be right! My minister father was really distraught. He had these dreams of me being a concert pianist and then going into religious music. I just looked and him and said: "Dad, this music is just not moving me." He said: "Well, if you're going to go into that world,...
The first time I was paid to play live Tori Amos
I'd been kicked out of the Peabody conservatory in Baltimore at the age of 11 and lost my scholarship because I wasn't Peabody stock any more. I had real issues that they weren't teaching contemporary composers. They said the Beatles would be gone and dead within 30 years, and no one would care. It was 1974, I was 11, and it was good to be right! My minister father was really distraught. He had these dreams of me being a concert pianist and then going into religious music. I just looked and him and said: "Dad, this music is just not moving me." He said: "Well, if you're going to go into that world,...
- 1/13/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Brothers Joakim and Klas Ahlund, along with Patrik Arve, have been working under the Teddybears moniker since the early ’90s, trying their hand at everything from grinding death metal to kitschy reggae-pop before achieving international dance-floor success with 2006’s Soft Machine. Along the way, Klas produced “Cobrastyle” and many other tracks from the 2005 self-titled breakthrough of dance-floor hero Robyn, and both brothers started a sideline directing television ads. Which is telling: Nothing on Devil’s Music shows the stylistic flair or knack for using escalating rhythms to achieve emotional catharsis that defines Robyn’s best work, but it ...
- 7/5/2011
- avclub.com
The biggest selling debut male artist of 2008 is back. Today the classically trained X Factor finalist Rhydian Roberts announces details for his brand new studio abuml. O Fortuna showcases Rhydian as his very own man. He says, “I had a much more free hand with this album. I could spend my career trying to reinvent myself but ultimately this is me as a real singer. This is very much where I envisaged being when I was at music school. I’m made up. It’s brilliant. And long may it continue.”
Produced by Karl Jenkins and Nigel Wright, the album was recorded between July and October of this year. O Fortuna is a natural progression from Rhydian’s debut release and confirms his place as the UK’s leading classical cross over artist. As well as being backed by a welsh male voice choir, the new album sees him teaming...
Produced by Karl Jenkins and Nigel Wright, the album was recorded between July and October of this year. O Fortuna is a natural progression from Rhydian’s debut release and confirms his place as the UK’s leading classical cross over artist. As well as being backed by a welsh male voice choir, the new album sees him teaming...
- 11/4/2009
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Rhydian Roberts has announced that he will release second album O Fortuna on November 30. The former X Factor contestant, whose self-titled debut record came out last year, revealed that he had more creative control over his latest offering. "I had a much more free hand with this album. I could spend my career trying to reinvent myself but ultimately this is me as a real singer," he said. "This is very much where I envisaged being when I was at music school. I'm made up. It's brilliant. And long may it continue." The album, which was produced by Karl Jenkins and Nigel Wright (more)...
- 11/4/2009
- by By David Balls
- Digital Spy
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