Manchester songwriter Ryan Kennedy returns with his fourth album "The Unforgiving Current". (Are You) The One That I’ve Been Waiting For? Even a global pandemic can't halt his transformative live show, and the bleak solemnity of one man and a piano only serves to exacerbate the intoxicating experience. STAFF COMMENTS Barry says: There is absolutely no stopping Nick Cave.
"The dramatic minimalism of this setting is perfect for an expressive face, and such powerfully emotional songs” "‘Idiot Prayer’ performance is stately and beautiful” "Gravitas echoes beautifully in the void of an empty Alexandra Palace" "Cave’s performance in an empty hall, with just piano and voice, seems to try and ward off the terrifying silence of the Covid-19 age” "Cave's solo live stream could be the most the beautiful and sombre performance he's ever given" Although recorded in such a vast space it is the intimacy of the performance that makes it such a compelling listen. In recent years Nick has performed several solo shows with just a piano, covering material spanning his entire career, but whether it is the shadow cast by the global pandemic or the majestic splendour of the location, this songs here seem somehow more poignant than ever. The performance, featuring just Nick at the piano, was filmed and streamed in July and was a beautifully sombre affair that sat perfectly with the mood and uncertainty of the time. In June 2020, mid lockdown, Nick Cave performed a live set in the vast grandeur of in the West Hall of London's Alexandra Palace. STAFF COMMENTS Javi says: One of the most enigmatic, problematic, and chameleonic figures in alternative music's history, who finally gets the biography she deserves. In You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone, defying the sexist casting of her life as the tragedy of a beautiful woman losing her looks, youth and fame, Jennifer Otter Bickerdike cements Nico's legacy as one of the most vital artists of her time, inspiring a generation of luminaries including Bjoerk, Morrissey and Iggy Pop.Ĭontaining over a hundred new interviews and rare archival material, this is an empowering reappraisal of an underappreciated icon. Yet beneath the superficial denigrations and one-dimensional myths was a complicated visionary determined to make art that was truly her own.
Nico spent most of her career as a solo artist on the road, enduring empty concert halls, abusive fans and the perilous reality of being a drug addict. Though she is primarily remembered for contributions to their seminal debut album - and her relationships with Brian Jones, Bob Dylan and Jim Morrison - her own artistry and influence have often been overlooked. At age twenty-seven, she became Andy Warhol's newest Superstar, securing the position of chanteuse for the Velvet Underground. Born Christa Paffgen, Nico grew up in war-torn Berlin before being scouted by a fashion photographer in her early teens. Nico was an ever-evolving myth, an enigma that escaped definition. The real story of Nico is one of determination, self-destruction and belief in one's artistic vision, at any cost. 'What I have in common with Nico is the understanding of her furious frustration at not being recognised.' - MARIANNE FAITHFULL A redemptive, myth-shattering biography of one of the twentieth century's most underestimated creative and artistic forces.
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