My First Music Memory

I can always remember listening to music. Whatever was on the radio was what I enjoyed listening to.

My earliest favourite song I can remember is "Move your Feet" by Junior Senior.

I loved that song so much that my brother went out and bought the single-disc from Woolworths at the time.

After that point the song was always on, any possible time I could play it, I would.

It is still on my playlist to this day just so every time I listen to it I can remember being a child and loving the song as much as I did when I was younger.

As I grew up I became more interested in rock and metal music rather than pop. I love bands such as Parkway Drive, Avenged Sevenfold, Crown the Empire, and Linkin Park.

I do still like pop music but I steer towards liking artists that go against the norm of pop such as Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, and 5 seconds of summer.

Obituary - Barry Mason

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Last week saw the passing of songwriter Barry Mason, and whilst that name may not mean much to many today, he will be forever linked to one of Wales’s most famous sons.

Born in Wigan, Lancashire, he, alongside partner Les Reed, wrote some of the Sixties classic songs with one in particular, a massive hit for the one and only...Tom Jones.

Recorded in December 1967 and released the following February, Delilah reached No 2 in the UK charts but also No 1 in many other countries including Germany, France and Switzerland.

When Jones performed the song on The Ed Sullivan Show, the censors insisted that the line "At break of day when the man drove away" be changed to "At break of day I was still 'cross the way", as the original version implied he had spent the night with Delilah. Jones later described the change as "such bullshit".

As well as Jones, Mason provided songs and hits for some of the industry’s greats, people like, Petula Clark, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Engelbert Humperdinck, Charles Aznavour, Tony Christie and Barbra Streisand, plus the UK Singles Chart number ones, "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)", "The Last Waltz", and "I Pretend".

In his long career, Mason gained many gold and platinum awards for his work including five Ivor Novello Awards, the most recent of them in 1998, and leaves a hefty catalogue of some of the era’s most recognisable hits.

A doppelgänger or two...

Ever had to do a double take because you suspected you saw your favourite artist? Or even someone you may be associated with personally? Well, there’s a whole day dedicated to this. 

Look Alike Day falls on April 20th, and if you’ve ever been told you look similar to someone else, then it’s a day for you! 

People have been known to celebrate in weird and wacky ways. From spending the day with the person, they look like, dressing identically and copying each other’s mannerisms, or changing social media profile pictures with their doppelgängers, it’s an excuse to embrace your silliness and have a light-hearted laugh. 

It’s said that there are at least 7 people in the world who look like you, with chances being that there are loads more, so there’s a fair chance you may have come across a recognisable face along the way. Obviously identical twins know all too well what it’s like to be seeing double, but you don’t have to share genetics to share recognisable features.

Collecting celebrity doppelgangers has even become a hobby for some, with the ‘Same de la Same’ Instagram community committed to sharing celebrity look-alike photos with the world. Warning- you can end up going down a social media rabbit hole, once you see one intrigue sparks you to look more.  

Let’s see if you can be fooled by a doppelganger or two. Check out these faces to see if any seem familiar to you…

So, on Tuesday 20th, keep your eye out for any lookalikes that may leave you second guessing, and celebrate your likeness to another, tis’ the day for it after all!

Answers:

Angelina Jolie

Ed Sheeran

Shakira

Will Smith

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WILL LIVE MUSIC GO BACK TO NORMAL?

Student Ffion Harris asks the question we are all thinking about regarding Live music.

What are your thoughts?

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The Corona Virus pandemic over the past year meant that people had to stay indoors and any live music event was canceled. Music artists and bands had to postpone their tours until either the end of this year or until next year.

​When concerts start again I think that it will take a lot of time until they go back to normal.

At first, I don't think there will be as many people in the audience but I think that even after a while, smaller venues will suffer as there won't be as many people allowed in.

I think that concerts will be the last thing that will be allowed to start up again because there will be so many people in one place.

I also think that smaller artists that play smaller venues will suffer at first because venues will be more interested in bigger artists.

Many of the smaller venues have suffered in the pandemic as they haven't been able to cope financially.

It will take a while before things get back to normal but I cannot wait to start going to concerts again soon as it is a completely different experience and atmosphere to just listening to music on a phone.

New Music - Ragsy

This is the second offering from Ragsy’s eagerly awaited forthcoming album ‘One More For The

Road' Volume 1 which was recorded at Northhouse studios, co-produced with friend and

producer Chris Peet and features the artwork of Ragsy’s partner Hannah Day.

Ragsy, whose debut single off the album ‘The First Time’ made the Wales A-List, said : “The

album itself has been a long time coming, with a delay in its release in early 2020 due to the

effects that the COVID-19 pandemic continue to have on the world, as well as the music industry.

“The second single ‘Under Clear Skies’ has been described as an upbeat, vibrant, soulful song full

of passion and driven by telling a story of the distance that being in a loving relationship can

sometimes bring. Followed by that yearning and deep routed desire we experience along that

journey, we go on in the hope of reuniting with that special person ‘The One’.

“Whether it be the distance that comes from having to work away, or having to make that difficult

choice to look after a family member as we have heard happening so often as we live in these

trying times that the COVID-19 global pandemic has brought, or in this instance is 200 miles

away and traveling through treacherous weather to get back to the woman I love. Again I feel this

is another song I’m sure we can all draw similarities to.”

The album ‘One More For The Road’ features the single ‘The First Time’ which has had

an overwhelming public response so far. It has been play-listed on many radio stations worldwide,

as well as being selected for the exclusive BBC Radio Wales Welsh A-List.

This first single off the album has been described as:

● Wynne Evans - BBC Radio Wales “A Belter of a song and an anthem”.

● Ben Dain-Smith - Bro Radio “The single begins with immediate heft, as distorted and reversed

sound makes way to a driving acoustic guitar track, swirling synths and Fleetwood Mac, "Big Love"

style, grunts, before layered harmonies take you into Ragsy's warm, somehow

familiar-on-first-listen, vocal ”.

● Steve Kenward - Welsh Connections “The punchy, spacious production by Chris Peet evokes the

emotional intensity of Echo and the Bunnymen and The Smiths. This clean, driving arrangement is

contrasted brilliantly with Ragsy’s soulful vocal – stretching and bending notes like Kelly Jones, but

with a distinct tone that is all his own”.

● Sadie Maude - Original Rock “The track has a tame, laid-back sound with the addition of Ragsy’s

swagger-filled vocals giving it that extra edge. The single has been taken from his forthcoming

album ‘One More For The Road’ and offers a great insight into the kind of vibe we can be

expecting. It builds hype all while not giving too much away!”

● Songwriters Magazine “If you’re a fan of classic songwriting with a rocky edge then the new single

from Ragsy is definitely for you. “The First Time” races along while looking back at the strength of

feelings which accompany a blossoming relationship”.

‘Under Clear Skies’ will be released on 16.04.2020 and available to stream and

download from all major online distribution sites. The Song also has an animated lyric

video to support its release.

My Favourite Album

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Reverence by Parkway Drive is my favourite album at the moment. It is their sixth studio album and was released in 2015. Parkway drive is an Australian metal core band who formed in 2003.

It would have to be my favourite album for the reason of the emotion behind it. It is their heaviest album but the band suffered a lot of loss and tragedy whilst writing the album which is especially shown in the song "wishing wells".

I have two favourite songs on the album which are "Prey" and "The Void". These songs explain how they all dealt with depression and other mental health problems and how they overcame them. These songs often receive the most hype from the audience when they are played live.

I think that this album was quite risky for the band as it was very out of their normal sound and is a lot heavier than their other albums. It received a great response as many people started to understand the emotion behind the lyrics.

Since the release of this album, they headlined festivals such as "Wacken festival" in Germany and have released a documentary about how they formed to headlining festivals called "Viva the Underdogs"
I think that Parkway Drive are a very good metal band and anyone who likes bands such as Metallica, Slayer, and Killswitch Engage.

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