SONG OF THE DAY: EDDIE COCHRAN 'SUMMERTIME BLUES'

April 17th SONG OF THE DAY: EDDIE COCHRAN 'SUMMERTIME BLUES'

Today in 1960, whilst touring in the UK, 21-year-old US singer Eddie Cochran was killed when the taxi he was travelling in crashed into a lamppost in Chippenham, Wiltshire. Songwriter Sharon Sheeley and singer Gene Vincent survived the crash, Cochran's current hit at the time was 'Three Steps to Heaven'.

SONG OF THE DAY: DUSTY SPRINGFIELD 'LIVE AT THE BBC'

16th April: SONG OF THE DAY: DUSTY SPRINGFIELD 'LIVE AT THE BBC'

Happy Birthday Dusty! Dusty Springfield was born today in North London 1939. Dusty who had her first UK hit single in 1963 with ‘I Only Want To Be With You’, which reached No.4 and went on to become one of the most successful British female performers.

Happy birthday Dusty! 

follow me on bloglovin!

SONG OF THE DAY: THE RAMONES 'BLITZKRIEG BOP' LIVE

15th April: SONG OF THE DAY: THE RAMONES 'BLITZKRIEG BOP' LIVE  

today in 2001, Joey Ramone (Jeffrey Ross Hyman) lead singer of The Ramones died after losing a long battle with lymphatic cancer aged 49. The Ramones pathed the way and influenced so many bands following their past paced style of punk rock. There legacy and success was noted and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and In 2011, the group was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

SONG OF THE DAY: ASHANTI 'FOOLiSH'

14th April: SONG OF THE DAY: ASHANTI 'FOOLISH'

Time for some nostogia today. On the 14th April in 2002, Ashanti started a ten week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Foolish' and on the same day started a three week run at No.1 on the US album chart with her self-titled album. In 2009, it was named the 19th most successful song of the 2000s (decade), on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.^[1] As of June 2012, it is the second best selling physical single of the 21st century, having sold over 8.4 million copies to date.

Guilty pleasure!

SONG OF THE DAY: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE 'BULLS ON PARADE'

13th April. SONG OF THE DAY: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE 'BULLS ON PARADE'

I miss the days of musicians and bands causing controversy on live tv. Using live tv to vocalise their passions and beliefs that got them in to making music in the first place. The biggest controversy we have these days is  Miley Cyrus sticking her tounge out and Kanye West interrupting an award show to declare his love for Beyonce.

Today on 1996 RATM  performed on SNL causing controversy when they attempted to hang inverted American flags from their amplifiers. The stagehands managed to run on stage seconds before going live and tore the flags down, and it resulted in the RATM set being cut form 2 songs to 1. After performing 'Bulls on Parade' the band were immediately escorted out of the studio and building premises. SNL later said in a press release that the reason RATM didn't perform their second song (which was going to be 'Bullet in the Head') was because the show had run on for too long.

The performance has since become quite well known which is why we have selected it for today's SOTD. And if your interested you can read more of 'the incident' here 

SONG OF THE DAY: BILL HALEY 'ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK'

12th April. SONG OF THE DAY: BILL HALEY 'ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK'

We have stepped back in history for today's SOTD, because on the 11th April 1954, Bill Haley recorded 'Rock Around The Clock' at Pythian Temple studios in New York City. It is widely considered to be THE SONG that put rock and roll on the map around the world. 

But did you know it was a cover? 'Rock Around The Clock' was first recorded by Italian-American band Sonny Dae and His Knights.

Happy listening!

Follow on bloglovin!

FESTIVAL READY?!: TOP UK FESTIVALS 2015

It's Coachella fever right now, which has kick started the  Festival season. The press filling us with image after image of 'celebs' dancing, taking selfies and various OOTD's but what about the music?!! 

I had to Google just now to find out who was headline this year and it is vast! There is actually everyone from AC/DC, to David Guetta! Hoizer, Bad Religion, Azella Banks, Drake, Marina & the Diamonds. Royal Blood, Alabama Shakes, Jack White, Lykki Lye and everyone in between; including DJ's such as Annie Mac and Pete Tong. I have officially put Coachella on my bucket list. Is there a festival as diverse at Coachella? 

Anyway, if your like me and already getting the festival blues here is a pick of  some of the best UK festivals this year....