James Hall
Journalist and Researcher at Freelance
Freelance journalist and author. Debut novel, The Industry of Human Happiness, out now. Writes for Telegraph, Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, FT, Observer.
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1 week ago |
telegraph.co.uk | James Hall
The humble stickman, long the butt of music industry jokes, is the unsung hero of any great rock band. But try telling that to the singerIt has been a bad couple of weeks for drummers in huge bands. Firstly, on May 16, Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese announced that he was "shocked and disappointed" to have been "let go" by the US rockers for no apparent reason. Then, four days later, Zak Starkey, drummer for The Who, said he'd been kicked out of the band for the second time in a month.
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2 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | James Hall
Chara claimed the reason he's been given a court date of June 18 is so that Kneecap won't be able to perform at Glastonbury a week later. "They're trying to silence us from speaking on-stage at Glastonbury the way we did at Coachella," he claimed, they being the establishment. "F--- them." He then urged fans to turn up at his court date with a "big bag of ket" (the drug, ketamine). I can't defend Kneecap.
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2 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | James Hall
Last spring, the charts were full of monster hits. But they're all still there, with few new hits replacing them. Is Gen Z to blame? The romantic ballad Ordinary by Californian singer-songwriter Alex Warren is - at the time of writing - enjoying its 10th week at number one in the UK singles chart.
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2 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | James Hall
Another year, another Euro-catastrophe. Here's our breakdown of where it all went so wrong for Remember MondayFor a moment, at around 11.20pm last night, it looked as though the United Kingdom might actually perform respectably in the Eurovision Song Contest. Our entry, What The Hell Just Happened? by girl-band Remember Monday, had already received a smattering of points when the Italian jury awarded us the top "douze points". Cue mayhem on Remember Monday's table in the green room.
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3 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | James Hall
The song competition's fans have long promoted tolerance and peace - except when it comes to Israel. What's behind their rage? The often-troubled relationship between Israel and the Eurovision Song Contest has come to the fore again, this time after six protesters with whistles and "oversized" Palestinian flags obstructed Israel's Yuval Raphael as she rehearsed her song on Thursday afternoon.
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A Nirvana reunion, a regal Joni Mitchell, a Stevie Wonder and Sting duet, Lady Gaga doing Freddie Mercury, a film about rescuing dogs, a sombre Katy Perry… Here’s my review of the epic six-hour FireAid gig in LA. It ended at 8am. (Was streamed, didn’t go) https://t.co/NJ2IpFfT43