When we first wrote about Becky Jones, aka Saint Saviour, last March she was fresh from touring with Groove Armada (having provided vocals on their album Black Light) and Hurts, and had just released her EP, Anatomy. She has since signed up with Pledge Music, a site that allows fans to help fund releases by their favourite artists. Or, as Saint Saviour puts it on her website: "1) Becky make amazing album. 2) Fan help pay for album to be finished and sent to market. 3) Fan get special thank you and help charity. 4) Fan get finished music months before official release. 5) Everybody smile :)" The site is still accepting pledges, not only for the forthcoming album, Union, but also for tote bags, ... Continue reading →
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Cannes 2012 day seven premieres – in pictures Pictures from the red carpet at the festival, which featured screenings of Killing Them Softly and The Angels' Share Continue reading →
A year ago today Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ album was released amid a promotional blitzkrieg that included terrible artwork, virtual farms and a seemingly endless jazz workout.It was, in the best possible way, a complete mess but totally amazing at the same time.At the end of last year, when we named it our album of the year, we said it was a bit like the bit in the ‘Marry The Night’ video when she tried to fit a big hat into a car.Anyway today, a year since the album was released, we decided to ask contributors to Popjustice’s Etc blog what they make of the whole thing.Owen Myers: “IT’S A CAKE CONTAINING CHEESE”As an album, ‘Born This Way’ is a bit like a black ... Continue reading →
