http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-1942-phil-spector/topic-rss.do Phil Spector RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23748795-please-dont-tell-me-my-hero-has-feet-of-clay.do I am in mourning for one of my favourite Sixties pop songs, California Dreamin’, by The Mamas and the Papas 2009-09-25T08:03:18Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23740959-these-are-a-few-of-my-favourite-things.do JB Priestley’s 1949 collection of short essays about things that delighted him has been updated by the members of the London Library. From girl bands to Bexhill-on-Sea, here six of them reveal their secret delights... 2009-09-07T08:05:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23737374-da-doo-ron-ron-writer-dies-in-new-york-at-68.do Ellie Greenwich, who co-wrote some of the Sixties' most famous pop records including River Deep, Mountain High and Da Doo Ron Ron, has died in NewYork aged 68 2009-08-27T07:59:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23709771-musical-monster-played-for-laughs-in-telstar.do Nick Moran’s film, based on his West End musical, lives up to its description as the stranger-than-fiction story of Joe Meek in Telstar. 2009-06-18T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23708024-woo-hoo-blur-are-back-on-track.do Just 170 souls were allowed to secure the green wristbands money couldn’t buy to see Blur play their first London show in nine years. 2009-06-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23706981-jake-arnott-joe-meek-and-me.do Novelist Jake Arnott is haunted by the ghost of the music producer whose life and shocking death in the gay underworld of Sixties London are the subject of a new film. 2009-06-12T09:33:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23702011-eminem---the-bad-angel-who-produces-great-art.do There's a pleasing irony in Eminem emerging from his Detroit stockade with a No 1 album, Relapse, the same week that the US's biggest motor manufacturer collapses. What's bad for GM is good for rap 2009-06-01T10:23:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23676174-i-dont-buy-the-gospel-according-to-saint-tony.do I never took to Tony Blair at all. I was never impressed by his populist touch, nor was I sure that the benefits of a Labour government that sacrificed its principles to the free market could be outweighed by the gains to the British people 2009-04-15T08:09:48Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23675639-phil-spector-the-wild-eyed-murderer-will-die-in-prison.do Staring into the police camera after his conviction for murder, a wild-eyed Phil Spector faces up to the reality of spending the rest of his life - and death - behind bars 2009-04-14T08:56:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23597687-off-the-record.do From Keith Richards singing Run Rudolph Run to a Phil Spector tribute by Glasvegas, there is plenty to celebrate this Christmas. 2008-12-05T10:58:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23596451-no-riots-at-xfm-winter-wonderland.do Kaiser Chiefs had only 50 minutes to play at XFM Winter Wonderland, so they mixed'n'matched old and new songs and there are no prizes for guessing which went down best. 2008-12-03T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23559567-glasvegas-shake-and-stir.do Glasvegas's hugely stirring rock songs will soon be bellowed by the same substantial, lad-heavy crowds as those in Arctic Monkeys and Oasis gigs, says David Smyth. 2008-09-23T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23551398-cds-of-the-week.do Joan Baez continues to keep her hand in with protest songs, Metallica won't gain new fans and Glasvegas bring out the debut album of the year. 2008-09-05T12:03:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23487147-great-balls-of-scandal-how-jerry-lee-lewis-marriage-to-a-13-year-old-wrecked-his-career.do Fifty years ago this week, Jerry Lee Lewis arrived in Britain and revealed his young companion was his 13-year-old wife, Myra. It destroyed the rock'n'roll sensation and set the pattern for decades of pop excess 2008-05-23T19:09:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23474406-cds-of-the-week.do Camille undoes preconceptions of French pop, The Breeders release their most accomplished and ambitious album and alto-sax genius Charlie Parker's legacy continues. 2008-04-04T11:27:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23440798-off-the-record.do David Smyth asks how Brian 'Danger Mouse' Burton can follow his mega-hit Crazy, and looks at what's new on the net. 2008-02-22T12:12:58Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23436829-glasgow-band-paints-big-picture.do Drilled to within an inch of their musical lives, Glasvegas sound like everybody and nobody and suggest something truly special. 2008-02-11T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23436374-off-the-record.do David Smyth asks which US presidential candidate has the best tunes and highlights the hobo set to play a gig at the Royal Albert Hall. 2008-02-08T12:04:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23420245-off-the-record.do André Paine goes behind-the-scenes at the making of a charity single and recalls the time he met the coolest man in rock. 2007-11-09T10:49:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23410960-dvds-of-the-week.do The week's top DVDs are led by an example of British film at its best in This Is England. 2007-09-03T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23407850-off-the-record.do David Smyth predicts big things for Liverpudlian Candie Payne, talks about Kanye's latest hook-up and lets us know all that's new in online music. 2007-08-10T09:18:24Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23398803-rock-solid-concretes.do Swedish band The Concretes play in Kilburn, bringing their indie-girl harmonies and reverb-saturated sound to an intimate venue. 2007-05-31T14:05:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23383163-now-downloads-drive-bbc-playlists.do Changing record-buying habits and new chart rules have caused BBC radio stations to radically overhaul their playlists. 2007-01-26T10:10:26Z