Monthly Archives: April 2008

What a Mess: Poor Amy Winehouse

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on April 24th, 2008

A good Amy Winehouse trainwreck always elevates The Sun to a certain level of frantic poetry, and man, did she serve one up for them this time: “The junkie singer, 24, is to be quizzed by police after claims she HEADBUTTED a ...

Anglo For Your Ear: Curve’s “Fait Accompli”

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on April 23rd, 2008

The smell of sex and sulfur: Brit band Curve launched on to the scene in the early ’90s and brought an edgy, erotic, bass-heavy but feminine edge to rock. Lead singer Toni Halliday was a super-sexy Goth-girl pinup, an heiress to ...

Amy Winehouse’s Face Looks Like a Relief Map

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on April 23rd, 2008

The dermatological travails of Amy Winehouse continue, as evidenced by this picture in The Sun. The I-just-stubbed-out-my-ciggie-on-my-cheek look isn’t very chic, no?

Anglo For Your Ear: The Pop Group’s “She’s Beyond Good and Evil”

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on April 22nd, 2008

An early example of the brilliance that happens when punk meets disco. From 1979.

Torchwood and Doctor Who Help Make Wales Cool

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on April 22nd, 2008

Russell T. Davies, creator of Cardiff-set hits Doctor Who and Torchwood, has done so much for Wales’ profile, “there is talk of [building] a statue” in Cardiff, according to The Times.

Anglo For Your Ear: The Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Far Gone And Out”

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on April 21st, 2008

Known for their 1985 shoegazing album Psychocandy, the boys from Glasgow pumped up the volume and tightened up their sound for 1992′s Honey’s Dead, which featured brash, thundering tracks like “Far Gone And Out.

BAFTAs: The Street Upsets Life On Mars for Second Straight Year

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on April 21st, 2008

Life On Mars denied again?! Many people assumed the show would triumph this year after its surprising loss last year, but, once again, The Street prevailed.