The News Review:
- God save the brand? Punk musicians power UK ads
- Keepin’ it Rancid
- Music a ‘mega-vitamin’ for the brain
God save the brand? Punk musicians power UK ads
Reuters
“John’s independent views are a huge part of his consumer appeal” he says. “And this has obviously struck a chord with our consumers. Punk music-licensing deals are also on the rise and in the fall an ad for the upmarket British supermarket Waitrose used the Stranglers hit “Golden Brown. ” Although it’s one of the band’s gentler tracks it’s a hymn to drug use — a fact that Stranglers bassist and “Golden Brown” co-writer JJ Burnel feels may have escaped Waitrose. “When our manager told us I thought it was very funny” he says with a laugh. “My first reaction was: ‘Are they advertising Christmas heroin or something?’ I’d have thought everyone had guessed by now (what the song’s about) but maybe not. ” Waitrose did not return calls for comment.
Keepin’ it Rancid
Edmonton Sun
But we are just way way way too competitive. The new album sounds like classic Rancid. But in punk rock these days aren’t you supposed to make a concept album with a choir and a symphony? Tim: (Laughs) Punk rock is whatever you want to do. We’re doing our thing and everybody else can do their thing. Talking about the competitive thing I ain’t trying to compete with other bands. All my contemporaries man I’m stoked for them. If someone does well it’s all good.
Music a ‘mega-vitamin’ for the brain
CNN International
By 2003 with the help of funding from the Parkinson’s Disease Society the resulting ensemble "Sing For Joy" was up and running rehearsing weekly and soon graduating to public performances. The group now consists of around two dozen singers including sufferers of Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis others recovering from conditions including stroke or cancer plus their carers family and friends. Led by acclaimed jazz performer Carol Grimes the group’s genre-defying repertoire ranges from Cole Porter classics to ethnic punk.
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