Victoria Beckham is the latest British celeb to lend her hand to the ‘This is GREAT Britain’ campaign. Posh is obviously royalty herself so it’s only natural that she would be involved in anything pertaining to the Diamond Jubilee. And god love her for throwing the Spice Girls into her list of iconic British music, “When you look at the talent in Britain over the years; The Stone Roses, Oasis, The Beatles, The Spice Girls…..” She is brilliant.
But what I love most about this clip, is that, in a video, that although is about fashion, is still about celebrating 60 years of the Queen’s reign. Yet the first woman Posh acknowledges is Anna Wintour. “She’s probably THE most respected person in the fashion industry…ever.” Smart move Vicky. VERY smart. Although I can’t imagine Vogue’s Queen will be too thrilled with the word “probably.”
After a slight delay on the scheduled release of Agnes’ new film clip for One Last Time last week, she finally revealed the song and video in all its glory.
Things that are enjoyable about these 4 minutes:
*This is a bloody fantastic pop ballad. (Insert Leona Lewis comparison here.)
Another fine effort in the video department from The Temper Trap for the second single from their self titled sophomore album, Trembling Hands. This is a big track, and I love the Dirty Dancing meets the world of gymnastics feel to this clip. Although, with the timing of its release, it’s going to be a slippery slope to an Olympic footage montage soundtrack next month.
The incredible video for Florence And The Machine’s Spectrum made its internet debut on Wednesday, and it’s everything you’d expect something directed by the genius that is David Lachapelle to be. Flo’s clips are always of a high standard but Lachapelle’s first music video in 5 years is, not surprisingly, in a league of its own. Every colour illuminates….
Oh hello. A new Marina And The Diamonds video? Yes please! The second single to be lifted from 2012’s pop album of the year, is Power and Control, and Marina is looking smoking hot in this clip. As is the shirtless guy working out….who is this stallion?
I initially wasn’t sure about this track as a single, but I stand corrected, it’s a brilliant choice.
So I just got back form the world premiere of the Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam penned musical, Moonshadow. Ummmmmm…yeah. Look, the last time I listened to Cat Stevens it was the late 90s, I was in a Moroccan cab with my then boyfriend and I crammed into the front seat, 4 spanish guys in the back seat with their drums, travelling from Tangier to Fez for 4 hours whilst the driver chain smoked weed, avoided hitting roadside goats, and the nation mourned the loss of their King.
And granted I am functioning on very, very little sleep following last night’s Prince after party (more on that later) and I’d had a few drinks, but after discussing the show with many people following the performance the consensus was the same….what. the. hell?!
Like, what was he smoking when he wrote this? The postitives: 1. Amazing music, you forget how many legendary songs are actually his and not Boyzone’s or Maxi Priest’s. 2.The ensemble cast. They were exceptionally strong. Not to take away from the leads, but these guys were extremely impressive. 3. Set design. Also pretty good. Clearly a decent budget was allowed for this.
As for the rest….it was all just a bit confusing. I had no idea what the plot was, if there was one at all. I read the synopsis in the program to see if that helped….nup. In a nutshell, it was like Star Wars meets The Wizard Of Oz meets Snow White meets The Neverending Story, starring Edward Scissorhands….on acid. That is about as accurate a description as I can give. I can’t really see this working on Broadway or the West End, but maybe I’m wrong.
It’s a new production so perhaps I’m being too harsh. But it certainly wasn’t as polished as shows I’ve seen in the past couple of years such as Wicked or Mary Poppins, but that may well come with time.
The kids involved were gorgeous. I spent a lot of time talking to them after the show, which was quite possibly the most entertaining thing I’ve done all week. Having a 10 year old tell you at 11pm that “sometimes Lady Gaga takes things too far”, and “let’s go on a ‘quest’ to find Cat Stevens in the VIP room.” is probably an indication that something is either very right, or very fucking wrong in your life.
Who knows what this show was about, all I know is that one night I’m in a club with Prince til 430am and the next I’m at the theatre with Cat Stevens. Please let me know when it’s time to revert back to normality.
Oh my. Finally an official trailer for Les Miserables. It’s pretty clear from this incredible clip, that not unlike the times I’ve seen this at the theatre, I will be blubbering my way through the entire film. Can. Not. Wait.
