Introducing Lyle Workman...
Sting's set at Live8 was memorable for several reasons, one of which was the unveiling of a new line-up. The set saw the introduction of guitarist Lyle Workman. Sting fans already know about Dominic and Josh but Lyle will be a new name to most Sting fans.Lyle was born and raised in San Jose, California and began playing guitar as...
Sting's set at Live8 was memorable for several reasons, one of which was the unveiling of a new line-up. The set saw the introduction of guitarist Lyle Workman. Sting fans already know about Dominic and Josh but Lyle will be a new name to most Sting fans.Lyle was born and raised in San Jose, California and began playing guitar as...
Dominic's Guitar Video Lessons...
The July 2005 issue of Guitar Techniques Magazine in the UK includes a CDROM which features the first of three exclusive video lessons from Dominic. In the first lesson Dominic talks about his right hand technique, fingerstyle skills (flesh vs fingernails) and tone production using a technique known as apoyando. The accompanying magazine also includes a four page article. This...
The July 2005 issue of Guitar Techniques Magazine in the UK includes a CDROM which features the first of three exclusive video lessons from Dominic. In the first lesson Dominic talks about his right hand technique, fingerstyle skills (flesh vs fingernails) and tone production using a technique known as apoyando. The accompanying magazine also includes a four page article. This...
Top Fashion Designers Join Forces For The Rainforest...
Sting and Trudie set the pace at Respoke Bespoke, a vintagefashion party, to benefit the Rainforest Foundation 29 June in London.Founding patrons of the Rainforest Foundation, Sting and Trudie andfriends turned out to raise money to stop the carve-up of the Congorainforests in Africa - the second largest after the Amazon.Nine top designers including Alice Temperley and Paul Smith are...
Sting and Trudie set the pace at Respoke Bespoke, a vintagefashion party, to benefit the Rainforest Foundation 29 June in London.Founding patrons of the Rainforest Foundation, Sting and Trudie andfriends turned out to raise money to stop the carve-up of the Congorainforests in Africa - the second largest after the Amazon.Nine top designers including Alice Temperley and Paul Smith are...
A look back at Broken Music...
In 2004 as Sting was playing his final European dates on the 'Sacred Love' tour most of us could be forgiven for thinking that early in the new year, after his final date in February, he would be taking a well deserved break and we would not see him for some time. After all, the 'Sacred Love' tour was the...
In 2004 as Sting was playing his final European dates on the 'Sacred Love' tour most of us could be forgiven for thinking that early in the new year, after his final date in February, he would be taking a well deserved break and we would not see him for some time. After all, the 'Sacred Love' tour was the...
'Bewitched' soundtrack includes Police track...
'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic' is one of the songs featured on the soundtrack to the new Nicole Kidman/Will Ferrell movie 'Bewitched'. The album is in stores from June 21.The full track listing for the soundtrack album is:1. Persephone's Bees: City Of Love 2. Talking Heads: And She Was 3. Kristin Chenoweth: Witchy Woman 4. Frank Sinatra: Witchcraft...
'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic' is one of the songs featured on the soundtrack to the new Nicole Kidman/Will Ferrell movie 'Bewitched'. The album is in stores from June 21.The full track listing for the soundtrack album is:1. Persephone's Bees: City Of Love 2. Talking Heads: And She Was 3. Kristin Chenoweth: Witchy Woman 4. Frank Sinatra: Witchcraft...
First series of 'The Tube' gets DVD release...
Next month sees the release of a two DVD collection of the best live performances from the first series of "The Tube" - the groundbreaking and anarchic Friday night music programme based in Newcastle that was hosted by Jools Holland and the late Paula Yates. Also included is an interview with Andy Summers who was taking about his then collaboration...
Next month sees the release of a two DVD collection of the best live performances from the first series of "The Tube" - the groundbreaking and anarchic Friday night music programme based in Newcastle that was hosted by Jools Holland and the late Paula Yates. Also included is an interview with Andy Summers who was taking about his then collaboration...
It was twenty years ago today...
This was an album that represented a very real risk. Sting had given up the safe option of continuing with The Police in order to go it alone. Summer 1984 found Sting in London working on his first new songs since the split of The Police. When friend and journalist Vic Garbarini visited him he found Sting working on a...
This was an album that represented a very real risk. Sting had given up the safe option of continuing with The Police in order to go it alone. Summer 1984 found Sting in London working on his first new songs since the split of The Police. When friend and journalist Vic Garbarini visited him he found Sting working on a...
Listen to Sting at the Guardian Hay Festival...
Sting was one of the guests at the Hay Festival on June 4. In an extremely interesting interview with the Time's music critic David Sinclair, Sting spoke about the experience of writing his book 'Broken Music' and then took questions from the audience. He then undertook a book signing, and later that evening took part in a 'Human Rights Watch'...
Sting was one of the guests at the Hay Festival on June 4. In an extremely interesting interview with the Time's music critic David Sinclair, Sting spoke about the experience of writing his book 'Broken Music' and then took questions from the audience. He then undertook a book signing, and later that evening took part in a 'Human Rights Watch'...
Fiction Plane UK Dates...
Great news as Fiction Plane have confirmed several UK dates during June and July. There are appearing at:28/06/2005, Barfly, Cardiff 30/06/2005, Barfly, Liverpool 01/07/2005, Barfly, London02/07/2005, Barfly, Glasgow04/07/2005, Charlotte, Leicester05/07/2005, Fibbers, York07/07/2005, Sugarmill, Stoke10/07/2005, Josephs Well, Leeds12/07/2005, Night & Day, Manchester13/07/2005, Academy 3, BirminghamCatch them while you can!
Great news as Fiction Plane have confirmed several UK dates during June and July. There are appearing at:28/06/2005, Barfly, Cardiff 30/06/2005, Barfly, Liverpool 01/07/2005, Barfly, London02/07/2005, Barfly, Glasgow04/07/2005, Charlotte, Leicester05/07/2005, Fibbers, York07/07/2005, Sugarmill, Stoke10/07/2005, Josephs Well, Leeds12/07/2005, Night & Day, Manchester13/07/2005, Academy 3, BirminghamCatch them while you can!
Sting guests on Black Eyed Peas new album...
Sting is one of the guests on the Black Eyed Peas new album 'Monkey Business' whcih is released June 7. Sting guests on 'Union' which heavily samples 'Englishman In New York'.Rolling Stone reviewed the album as follows:For 2003's multiplatinum 'Elephunk', the Black Eyed Peas recruited sexy crooner Fergie and ditched ponderous rhymes in favor of smooth hooks, transforming themselves from...
Sting is one of the guests on the Black Eyed Peas new album 'Monkey Business' whcih is released June 7. Sting guests on 'Union' which heavily samples 'Englishman In New York'.Rolling Stone reviewed the album as follows:For 2003's multiplatinum 'Elephunk', the Black Eyed Peas recruited sexy crooner Fergie and ditched ponderous rhymes in favor of smooth hooks, transforming themselves from...
