Songwriter Hal David dies at 91
US songwriter Hal David, who wrote dozens of hits with collaborator Burt Bacharach, has died at the age of 91. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said he had died in Los Angeles from complications from a stroke….
Max Bygraves Dies
Veteran entertainer Max Bygraves died on Friday (31.08.12) aged 89 at his daughter’s home in Australia. The former ‘Family Fortunes’ host passed away at his daughter Christine Green’s Australian home on Friday night (31.08.12) at the age of 89, his…
Taylor Swift’s Never Ever breaks records
The country-pop singer’s latest sells 623,000 downloads in the week after it is released Country star Taylor Swift’s latest single made a record-breaking entry in Wednesday’s Billboard Digital Songs chart, scoring the biggest digital sales week ever for a song…
‘French Elvis’ rushed to Caribbean clinic for urgent care
French rocker Johnny Hallyday, a legend in his homeland, was being treated Monday in a Caribbean hospital after being rushed there by helicopter, his producer and reports said. He was treated for a case of “persistent bronchitis” and will leave…
Jamaican International Soprano from the UK coming to Cayman Islands
An International Soprano singer from the UK with a Jamaican background and parents is coming to the Cayman Islands to perform at two concerts by an invitation from St. George’s Anglican Church, George Town, Grand Cayman. Abigail Kelly completed her…
Critics applaud Olympic closing ceremony
The London Olympics closing ceremony, which featured music stars from The Who to The Spice Girls, has been broadly welcomed by the world’s critics. According to The Guardian, the event was “a kaleidoscopic spectacle” that showed “the energy of British…
Romney Replaces Entire Cayman Islands Olympic Team with Chinese
From The Skunk: Tasteless American Satire for the ill-informed This “sort of” amusing piece found its way into our “box” today and I had to share with you. Of course IT IS NOT TRUE! LONDON (TheSkunk.org) — Mitt Romney announced…
OM for Peter Tosh? No way!
Dennie Quill, Columnist, The Gleaner Aug 6 This superb article on the late Jamaican reggae singer, Peter Tosh, who was murdered at his home during a robbery by three men after they tortured him. The man who pulled the trigger…
Loud is best?
BY Paul McGowan of PS Audio So what is it about people that makes us want to turn the volume up on anything we hear that we like? Is that your experience as well? If I am in the car…
Marvin Hamlisch, composer of The Sting and A Chorus Line, dies aged 68
The composer Marvin Hamlisch, who wrote the scores for films and shows including The Sting and A Chorus Line, has died in Los Angeles, aged 68. Family spokesman Jason Lee said the musician died on Monday after a brief illness….
