It's that time of year again and Europe is picking artists and songs for the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest.
Despite rumours, Natalie Powers (ex-Scooch) and Claire Richards (ex-Steps) are not taking part in this year's Making Your Mind Up show, but there's still a link to S/A/W & PWL as former Ultimate Kaos singer Haydon Eshun and Lisa Scott-Lee's brother Anthony (as part of the boyband Hyrise) are among the 6 finalists.
Almighty Records have released a new compilation of Hannah Jones' greatest hits & remixes. There's a special 3 disc edition - available only through Almighty's Mail Order Service - which features an exclusive CD-R with lots of fabulous remixes by Mary Brazzle a-k-a Jewels & Stone. The 3 disc edition is £20.98 + P&P. Don't miss out on this exclusive edition!
CD-R Track Listing: 1. Feels Like Heaven (Julian Gingell & Barry Stone Mix) ** 2. I Was Born To Love You (Mary Brazzle Mix) 3. You Only Have To Say You Love Me (Julian Gingell & Barry Stone Mix) ** 4. In The Name Of Love (Mary Brazzle Mix) ** 5. Was That All It Was (Mary Goes To 54 Mix) 6. Too Much To Remember (Ian Anthony Stephens Mix) ** 7. What The Child Needs (Love To Infinity Master Mix) ++ 8. No One Can Love You More Than Me (Ian Anthony Stephens Mix) 9. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Mary's In Deep Water Mix)
** new remix exclusive to this compilation ++ remix previously only available in the US
Thursday, February 1, 2004
Bananarama | New Record Deal
Bananarama, one of the most successful girl groups of all time will soon be releasing a new material!
The girls have signed a deal with A&G Productions, and have been working with producers such as Murlyn Music (Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Sugababes, Samantha Mumba), Gareth Young (Ronan Keating, Appleton) and Lee Guest.
There are plans for a single release for April and an album will follow.
Want to know more about this former Love This engineer? Then check out Lin Gardiner's official web site supergmusic.com where you can listen to a samples of her current projects and most importantly to a snippet of the unreleased Mary Griffin track You're The Reason Why.
Lin was an engineer at Mike Stock's Hundred House studios for over 3 years and is currently working at her studio in Vancouver/Canada.
Scooch | Gone But Not Forgotten
Scooch's reunion at London's G-A-Y club has been a success despite some technichal problems with backing tapes and soon after the gig rumours started to fly about them taking part in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.