The musicians who have flourished in lockdown have been quick-witted and flexible. Jon Bon Jovi took stock of evolving events on his new album 2020. Charli XCX poured the frustrations of quarantine into How I’m Feeling Now. Kate Rusby and Molly Tuttle delivered homespun cover collections. Elvis Costello has also been fleet of foot, with … Read more
‘I’m going to lose my dinner’: Viewers are put off as Adrian Baena slips in ‘too much tongue’ while kissing Becky Miles on The Bachelorette By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:55 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 11:55 BST, 22 October 2020 Things seem to be heating up for Becky Miles and … Read more
Bachelorette SPOILER: Becky Miles is spotted enjoying a romantic solo date with Adrian Baena… despite saying she didn’t ‘see a future’ with the handsome kitesurfer By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:04 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 08:04 BST, 16 October 2020 She said she ‘couldn’t see a future’ with fun-loving Adrian Baena … Read more
KATIE MELUA: Album No. 8 (BMG) Verdict: Elegant orchestral pop Rating: Eight albums into a career that began when she was a teenager fresh out of the BRIT School, Katie Melua could have played it safe. After all, she was hardly the most cutting edge performer when she made her name with her sweetly sung … Read more
‘Is she crazy?’ Bachelorette viewers are beside themselves after Becky Miles decides to keep Adrian Baena on the show – despite admitting he was only there to ‘have fun’ By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:22 BST, 14 October 2020 | Updated: 13:22 BST, 14 October 2020 Wednesday’s episode of The Bachelorette saw … Read more
ALOE BLACC: All Love Everything (BMG) Verdict: Pop to lift the soul Rating: Quite why Aloe Blacc put his flourishing solo career on the back burner six years ago is something only he knows. The dapper Los Angeles soul man had been on the cusp of major stardom, with two UK No. 1 singles and … Read more
ALICIA KEYS: Alicia (RCA) Verdict: Pop-soul with subtle touches Rating: There are few spectacles in pop quite as mesmerising as Alicia Keys in full flow. A virtuoso pianist and shimmering showgirl, she is as comfortable playing a Beethoven sonata as she is duetting with Jay-Z. Since making her bow with 2001’s soulful Songs In A … Read more
SUZANNE VEGA: An Evening Of New York Songs And Stories (Cooking Vinyl) Verdict: Touching homage Rating: Suzanne Vega was one of the leading lights of an unlikely folk revival that took off in the late 1980s. Like Tracy Chapman and Michelle Shocked, she became a star on the back of succinct acoustic songs that provided … Read more
The Rolling Stones: Goats Head Soup (Polydor) Verdict: Spicy musical broth Rating: Molly Tuttle: But I’d Rather Be With You (Compass) Verdict: Classy quarantine covers Rating: Various: AngelHeaded Hipster (BMG) Verdict: Ambitious Bolan tribute Rating: The Rolling Stones have coped as well as anyone with the upheavals of 2020. Forced to cancel their U.S. tour … Read more
Squatters have been using lottery winner Adrian Bayford’s gym and swimming pool at his empty mansion. Mr Bayford, 49, is selling the £6.5million Grade II manor house in Linton, Cambridgeshire. He has now had to increase security after intruders started using the impressive home for themselves, breaking into his personal leisure centre, The Sun reports. Warning signs … Read more