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Music > Pop / Rock
Pop star Robbie Williams captured live in performance at the London
Palladium. Williams performs a selection of songs from his latest
album 'Swings Both Ways' (2013) alongside a number of swing
favourites from the past. He is joined onstage by an orchestra and
celebrity guests including Rufus Wainwright, Lily Allen and the
Muppets Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog.
Track Listings
1 : Love Can't Be the Only Reason to Stay
2 : How to Begin to Say Goodbye
3 : If I Had Wings
4 : The Day I Lose My Mind
Le Ren's close-to-the-bone, heartbreak folk songs seem, at first, to tap into a shared musical memory. A melody swirls forward and you're just sure it's known to the back of your mind; was it in from a movie you saw, some classic mid-60s setpiece? Maybe it's something you heard as a kid, in the backseat of your mom's Cutlass, or the shotgun seat of your own. But before you can zero in through the fog, your heart is torn apart by her voice - rich, direct and mellifluous - steering you through these slowburn tunes about real-life loss. "Discussing songwriting feels the same as when someone asks about your tattoo," says Lauren Spear, 26, the sole voice and songwriter behind Montreal's Le Ren. "You're putting it out there, showing it in public right on your arm. Then, when someone asks you 'Hey, what's that tattoo mean?,' you're shocked to have to explain it, as it is a choice that feels essential for a particular moment." Two years ago, Spear's ex-boyfriend was killed in a car accident. Since then, she has been struggling with the immeasurable weight of being the sole keeper of their shared memories and in response, translated a sliver of that experience into music. Her EP, Morning & Melancholia, is a mediation on mourning, memory and how to live with the ellipses you're forever left with in the wake of loss. The way Le Ren is able to look tragedy directly in it's eyes and never let her voice so much as quiver is owed to a few things. Raised on rural Bowen Island, British Columbia, the isolated lifestyle allows for a certain independent dedication to craft that is evident in her performances. Spear has studied folk and bluegrass going back to her early teens, partaking in workshops and festivals all over North America. You can hear in her acumen the gorgeous folk formalism of Canadian heroes Kate and Anna McGerrigle. But it's not all rigor and acuity that makes Le Ren's music so stunning. She was also raised on The Holy Trinity of songwriters John Prine, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, and their curious, deadpan and cosmic approach to life's most brutal swipes also feed Le Ren's sensibilities. Her lyrical couplets are as simply put as they are devastating. "So here we are at the end of all things // I guess I learned too late // that love can't be the only reason to stay," she sings on the closer "Love Can't Be the Only Reason To Stay". It's gut wrenching, but sure-footed. And you can almost hear the slight smile on one side of her mouth as she sings, the knowing smile of someone who knows real pain, knows there's surely more to come, but who also knows it doesn't erase life's humorous, enduring beauty.
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The Stone Roses
(Vinyl record)
John Leckie; Performed by The Stone Roses
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Sport and Policy is the first book of its kind to critically analyse the regulatory role of the state and its impact on sport and the intersections of sport with other areas of government policy. Offering a unique and comprehensive examination of how sport is affected by a range of government policy, each chapter uses an international comparative approach in order to facilitate a broad understanding of sport and policy in a global context.
This book is essential reading for any student or practitioner studying or working in policy today, and is:
The first book to examine the intersection of sport with other (non-sport) policies from an international perspective including topics such as gambling, the media, social inclusion and economic development
Far-reaching in scope encompassing government regulation and sport’s intersections with other government policies
This challenging text provides an accessible critical analysis of the intersections of sport with government policy.
Table of Contents
PART I: SPORT POLICY CONTEXT, CONTENT AND PROCESS; Chapter 1: Introduction: The sport policy context; Chapter 2: Sport policy content; Chapter 3: The sport policy process - developing sport policy in the global context; PART 2: REGULATORY POLICIES; Chapter 4: Media; Chapter 5: Environment; Chapter 6: Gambling; Chapter 7: Organizational practices and standards; PART 3: POLICY INTERSECTIONS WITH SPORT; Chapter 8: Physical activity and health; Chapter 9: Physical Education; Chapter 10: Social inclusion and community development ; Chapter 11: Urban regeneration and economic development; Chapter 12: International relations; Chapter 13: Conclusion
Live performance from heavy metal band Judas Priest, recorded in
2012 at London's Hammersmith Apollo. The concert includes songs
such as 'Heading Out to the Highway', 'Breaking the Law' and
'You've Got Another Thing Comin''.
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After Dark
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Various Artists
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Track Listings
Side: A
1 : Different - The Academic
2 : Northern Boy - The Academic
3 : Sometimes - The Academic
Side: B
1 : Chasers
2 : Thought I Told You
The 4-piece indie band from Ireland released their long-awaited debut EP in 2015 and this Record Store Day sees it pressed onto 12-inch vinyl for the first time. The EP features the singles 'Different' and 'Northern Boy'.
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Glitch
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V.V. Brown
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Leisure
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Steve Lovell, Steve Power, Stephen Street, Mike Thorne, Blur; Performed by …
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