From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V13 #81 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Tuesday, June 2 2009 Volume 13 : Number 081 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] Island Life etc [Stephen Thrower ] RE: [AVALON] Island Life etc ["Colette Robertson" Subject: [AVALON] Island Life etc I heard Blackwell interviewed on Radio 4 recently. No mention of Roxy Music at all. His love of the fundamentalist homophobic Abrahamic cult of Rastafarianism was explored in detail, but rock music was shrugged off via a brief mention of Traffic and King Crimson. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:24:50 +0100 From: "Colette Robertson" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Island Life etc Roxy feature in "Island at the BBC", details below. Cheers, Colette Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records Damien Lewis-narrated documentary telling the colourful story of Island Records, the Jamaican-founded record label built by maverick boss Chris Blackwell which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2009. The film features a rare, in-depth interview with Blackwell alongside contributions from former Island artists Grace Jones, Toots Hibbert, Amy Winehouse, Sly and Robbie, PJ Harvey, U2, Brian Eno, Spencer Davis, Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens, the B52s, Kid Creole, Greg Lake, Ian Anderson, Trevor Horn, Paul Weller, Richard Thompson and Keane. News archive and rare performance footage are used to tell the story of the label - its part in bringing reggae music into the world; its expansion into progressive rock in the late 1960s; the rise of Bob Marley into a global star; and the label's reputation for consistently signing, producing and championing innovative acts from the UK and all over the world. Broadcasts Fri 5 Jun 2009 21:00 BBC Four Sat 6 Jun 2009 00:30 BBC Four Sat 6 Jun 2009 22:35 BBC Four Folllowed by:- Island at the BBC Compilation of performances from the BBC archives of top Island Records artists, including Cat Stevens's Father and Son, Roxy Music's Do the Strand, Stir it Up by Bob Marley and the Wailers, Steel Pulse, U2, PJ Harvey, Baaba Mal and Amy Winehouse. Broadcasts Fri 5 Jun 2009 22:30 BBC Four Sat 6 Jun 2009 02:00 BBC Four Sun 7 Jun 2009 00:05 BBC Four - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Thrower Sent: 30 May 2009 12:47 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: [AVALON] Island Life etc I heard Blackwell interviewed on Radio 4 recently. No mention of Roxy Music at all. His love of the fundamentalist homophobic Abrahamic cult of Rastafarianism was explored in detail, but rock music was shrugged off via a brief mention of Traffic and King Crimson. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V13 #81 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest