peroration \per-uh-REY-shuhn\, noun: A long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language. Rhetoric. The concluding part of a speech or discourse, in which the speaker or writer recapitulates the principal points and urges them with greater earnestness and force. Peroration comes from the Latin word perōrātiōn which meant "a closing speech." empty gesture Making a nice (fake) gesture for someone when you don't really mean it, hoping that the person who you are making that gesture to won't actually as you for a favor, or follow up on that offer you made. You just say it to ...

Det hører til sjældenhederne, at nogen bliver indlemmet i Rockberømmelsens hellige haller – rockmusikkens svar på Nationalmuseet: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – for medlemskab i to toneangivende bands. Men det er sket for Graham William Nash, der i ukronologisk rækkefølge blev indlemmet for sin tid i Crosby, Stills & Nash (1997) og The [...]

The fourth round of artists performing at this year's Bluesfest has been announced. A further 30 artists have been added to the bill, including Creedence Clearwater Revival stalwart John Fogarty, Ziggy Marley, Canned Heat and Candi Staton. Local additions include Eagle and The Worm, The Backsliders and The Audreys. Those artists just announced join a heritage-rich lineup that includes Roger Daltrey, Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Pogues and The Specials. Added artists:   JOHN FOGERTY ZIGGY MARLEY CANDI STATON DAVID BROMBERG BAND CANNED HEAT VUSI MAHLASELA RICHARD CLAPTON Attached Image(s):  Canned Heat 2011 read more

Welcome to the fifteenth edition of New Music by Region . Every fortnight we aim to present the best new music in 6 major cities and regions from across the UK (and Ireland). With the help of regional correspondents, we plan to present our shortlist of new music in Birmingham, Brighton, Dublin, Norwich, London and Oxford. New Music by Region #14 can be found here ! Name : Goodnight Lenin – ‘Wenceslas Square (Winter Edition)’ For Fans Of : Midlake and Stornoway Website : Official site Correspondent : Lyle Bignon Songcraft that combines neat pastoral folk with classic melodies and harmonies borrowed from US folk-rock supergroups such ...

Words: Saam Das And lo, our list of the fifty most stupendous albums of 2011 finally comes to a close. Thanks to all our contributing writers, namely: Rajan Lakhani, Simon Opie, Emily Arc, Jon Sidwell, Emily Solan, Jack Thomson, Raman Kamboh and Kieran Toms. Some honourable mentions which didn't quite make the list include efforts by: Laura Marling , Oneida , Oneohtrix Point Never , The Antlers , Low and Metronomy . Feel free to add any others we missed out in the comments below. Links to the other parts: 50-31 // 30-21 // 20-11 // 10-1 10) Jay Z & Kanye West - 'Watch The Throne' Two heavyweights ...

There's some inherent complicity in this record that triggers a violent uneasiness. It's like it's 1972 and I'm one of those kids who are sick of the soft-pop chart hits of Fleetwood Mac, America, fluffy brown hair & equally revolting album covers (however radical these folkies were in their own right). Halfway through listening to The Amazing's "Gentle stream", the overall one-beat homogeny gives birth to a nihilistic urge to shake things up. Now, if I could goddamned be like everybody else, especially the hip Scandy radio-pop listening public, this cauldron would probably just spill off the decks like almond milk; the super gooey melodies and the Air-like retro sexing mood perfected by obviously professional musicians doing it up professionally -- probably wouldn't hurt so bad. Already celebrated Dungen members serve up what can be viewed as a Seventies itch they needed to scratch, or a chance to break the market with another kind of popular. Title track, "Gentle stream ...

Det er ikke kun David Bowie, der i morgen runder det halvskarpe hjørne, 65 år. Det samme gør Terry Sylvester fra The Hollies. Sylvester fik fornøjelsen af at være den, der skulle erstatte Graham Nash, da han forlod gruppen i 1968 for at søge lykken i USA som medlem af Crosby, Stills & Nash. Noget [...]

See previous:  25-11 10. Milo Greene "1957" Despite the gloomy lyrics, there's a definite sweetness to this rising California band's "1957." Maybe it's the unison boy-girl vocals or the rockabilly beat, but it feels as comfortable and familiar as a cozy flannel shirt. —Claire Tiller 9. Phantogram "Don't Move" Sometimes when we're constantly on the go, caught up in our anxieties, it's hard to focus on the here and now. "Don't Move" captures that moment of clarity when the sun shines through our cloudy minds; it literally tells us to chill out and ...

Our man in England reports... Thoughts on Shows by Tom Sweeney The Staves are sisters; Camilla , Jessica and Emily , hailing from Watford, just north of London. They sing in close harmony, accompanied by Jessica’s simple-but-effective Paul Simon-like fingerpicked guitar. Conveniently blessed with complementary vocal ranges, their music is delicate, simple yet finely crafted. A couple of weeks ago, I caught The Staves in a pub down a rain-lashed street in the English city of Nottingham, I saw the future.... They will be supporting The Civil Wars , everybody’s favourite CMA-nominated , double-Grammy-nominated duo, on their January tour in the United ...

Blake Christiana rocked out and played air guitar countless nights at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Christiana witnessed the sweet sounds of Neil Young, Phish, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Paul Simon, Doobie Brothers, Steve Miller Band and the Allman Brothers Band during his adolescent years. “I wi...

Coming on the heels of the Sweet Baby James reissue by Audio Fidelity, the outfit that releases limited edition remastered versions of classic rock albums, is the widely celebrated debut album by Crosby, Stills and Nash. Going back about a year earlier than Taylor’s breakthrough record, Crosby, Stills & Nash also signaled a shift away from the harsher, heavier sound [...]

*AUDIO FIDELITY GOES 'GOLD' WITH 24-KARAT CD REISSUES OF * *TWO ERA-DEFINING ALBUMS OF THE '60S AND '70S* *Crosby, Stills & Nash's Legendary Debut and Gary Wright's Dream Weaver * *Get Deluxe Treatment on New Limited-Edition Discs * *Set for December 6 Release* Audio Fidelity, the...

Oh how we love coincidences, just this week we were sizing up 'Our House' by Crosby, Stills and Nash for our Friday Flashback and look at that the legendary trio have just announced a New Zealand show! They play Auckland's Trust Stadium on 24 March.'Our...

New Order and Crosby, Stills & Nash have announced separate Auckland shows in 2012.British new wave rockers New Order, led by Bernard Sumner, will perform at Vector Arena on February 27, it was announced this morning. The Blue...

For the first time in its 23-year history, Byron Bay’s Bluesfest has announced an Australian headliner. And it’s none other than pub-rock legends Cold Chisel, who will be making their only summer festival appearance when they close the Bluesfest main stage on April 5. The band take top billing over the likes of other “blues” luminaries Crosby Stills & Nash, Roger Daltrey (performing The Who’s Tommy ), Earth Wind & Fire, The Pogues, The Specials, My Morning Jacket and Lucinda Williams. Chisel are currently in the last throes of their “Light The Nitro” comeback tour, which has so far drawn ...