The Review - MUSIC - grooves with CHARLOTTE CHAMBERS Published: 4 October 2007
The Jazz Café has some intriguing gigs coming up this month, including Maverick A Strike 90s hit Finley Quaye (wasn’t he Tricky’s cousin or something?) and one of America’s current soul queens, Angie Stone (didn’t she have a baby with D’Angelo or something?).
Previews in next weeks paper.
Meanwhile, one of the perks of being a muso correspondent in Camden is getting to go to those celeb bashes that pass as award ceremonies.
This week was the turn of the BT Digital Music Awards at the Roundhouse. Although the digital music awards have been around for six years, last year they were supported by BT for the first time, and moved to the Roundhouse.
They are designed to celebrate all things gadgety and technical to do with music – something to be commended for – yet I was surprised at how few music stars were actually involved in what is seen by most as the future of music.
But, unfortunately, glitz and dazzle was sparse on the ground on Tuesday, as just one “big name” attended – Natasha Bedingfield.
And while the performances were on the whole good, with a particularly stunning set from Scots newcomer Amy McDonald and indie young bucks The Hoosiers, the show lacked gravitas.
I couldn’t help but notice the paps going wild for a departing Charley Uchea (Big Brother, yawn) as I made my way home on the 31 bus.
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