Originally appears on: https://13thfloor.co.nz/reviews/cd-reviews/mavis-staples-livin-on-a-higher-note-anti/ I heard that America is considering replacing one of their White Male Presidents with a suitably famous female figure on one of their bank notes. The most likely candidate, if it does ever happen, would be Rosa Parks. But I’d suggest a second candidate: Mavis Staples.
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Probably the band’s most famous release, at least in the English-speaking world, Laibach’s Let It Be didn’t just name itself after the Beatles’ swan song, it fully covered the whole shebang! The only notable exception is “Maggie Mae” which is oddly substituted for a Slovenian folk tune substituted for it. As a late night
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Originally published at http://www.grooveradio.blogspot.co.nz/2016/03/womad-2016-another-successful-weekend.html Photo: Trevor Villers http://www.villers.co.nz/ Event organisers announced during the opening of this year’s festival that they’ve just signed a deal with WOMAD UK for Taranaki to remain the home of the New Zealand leg of the festival. Taranaki Arts Festival Trust chief…
Originally published at http://www.grooveradio.blogspot.co.nz/2016/03/womad-2016-another-successful-weekend.html Event organisers announced during the opening of this year’s festival that they’ve just signed a deal with WOMAD UK for Taranaki to remain the home of the New Zealand leg of the festival. Taranaki Arts Festival Trust chief executive Suzanne Porter said she was very happy
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