The author reflects on discovering Christine and The Queens, appreciating their bold Glastonbury 2023 performance. They draw parallels between French cultural norms and British prudishness while celebrating the band’s artistic expression. The author also highlights their fond memories of France, ultimately valuing empowering art, with a shoutout to DJ Laurent Garnier.
I attended a Labour Party fundraiser event for Catherine Fookes at the Priory in Monmouth. This was to raise money for her campiagn to become MP for Monmouthshire at the next General Election. There were some political heavyweights at the fundraiser, including Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford MS, who as…
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I mean, what can you say? Neneh Cherry? I can tell you that i stare so longingly sometimes at my original 12 inch version of Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Soldier – It usually just sits right on the outside of my record bag, it’s got some scribbles on it – some…
View More Neneh Cherry & Youssou N’Dour – 7 Seconds
This a flashback from my early childhood. I had it on 7 inch vinyl. It was a big hit back in the err…. day. I didn’t have MTV, not many did – a satellite dish was well pricey – you might get to watch it in the pub on the…
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I am a bit slow on the uptake with pop music and it takes me a while to get down with it and discover all these great new pop artists. When I heard that they were interviewing Rita Ora on BBC Breakfast this morning my onboard DJ radar started beeping and I thought, yep,…
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I am currently in a Chatham House webinar on President Lula in Brazil. I had a little search around and apparently Céu is the Brazilian Taylor Swift so I thought I’d check out some of her music. I like World Music and it always helps in learning foreign languages and accessing global cultures, expanding one’s mind and world…
View More Céu – Varanda Suspensa (Tropix)
It’s probably quite an old track, now, this one. But to me it’s ‘recent’. I love it. I’m not sure at all how well it did successfully in the charts etc. Röyksopp are a crossover band. I think they are so innovative and creative and although I don’t listen to…
View More Röyksopp – This Must Be It
I’m not sure if some of my Wez G listeners have noticed the fact that I happen to have a little soft spot for female vocalists? From my earliest days of spinning on the decks in venues, from mainstream teeny-bopper raves to high quality fashionable nightclubs to dodgy little underground…
View More Whitney Houston – I’m Every Woman
I only ‘discovered’ Olivia Rodrigo yesterday and this was the first track of hers I checked out. I was in London a couple of weeks back and kept having major deja vu experiences, hence this selection. This young lady, a Filipino-American, is only 20 years old. It’s making me feel old seeing…
View More Olivia Rodrigo – Deja Vu
Poor Madge has been unwell over the past week. God, there have been so many music artists leaving us recently. I would hate to see Madonna disappear. I tweeted her best wishes to GET WELL SOON and said “A World Without Madonna is not a World.” She is an artist…
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The website is launching a new section called “Random Songs,” featuring selected YouTube music videos. The inaugural track is “Rachel’s Song” from the original Blade Runner film, which the author prefers over the remake. The song evokes contemplation and nostalgia, highlighting Vangelis’ original soundtrack. Check it out online.
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I’ve decided to just be upfront and rather than send her a billion tweets a week, declaring my undying love, I’m opening up a section on my wezg.co.uk website devoted to Taylor Swift. I’m going to try my best to keep it subjective �?� Main reason for the Wez G Taylor Swift Blog is that…
View More Taylor Swift: Sorted: London – Wembley – Summer Solstice 21.06.2024 Here we go! I GOT TICKETS #ErasTour
I am a Swiftie and Love Taylor but there are some things that I just don’t just love but I actually live for. Liverpool Football Club is my life. Nothing matters bar Liverpool really. I mean people speculate that football is the new religion etc. which it isn’t really –…
View More Taylor Swift: a Liverpool FC and Swiftie fan’s Dream Come True: Anfield 13.06.2024: #ynwa I GOT TICKETS #ErasTour
This is not a story of a random Ukrainian musician that I have plucked out of the ether. I’ve been following the progress of the female DJ superstar, Marika Rossa, since 2012, before the crisis in Ukraine started. The internet brings musicians and fans together from every corner of the…
View More Dance for Ukraine: Marika Rossa – Female Techno DJ Ambassador from Kyiv
I am a new member of Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London. On a recent visit, I made use of the vast resources of a very well-stocked library at Chatham House and this book is the first of the loans that I have finished reading. It…
View More Review: Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia To Confront The West – by Keir Giles