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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2 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Andrew Perry |James Hall
After weighing in behind Bruce Springsteen in his internationally reported takedown of President Trump's government onstage at Manchester Arena last month, this other left-leaning giant of American rock from the 1970s voiced fears that he, having been a consistent critic of Trump, chiefly over the issue of climate-change denial, may face problems regaining entry to his home nation following his European tour this summer.
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3 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | James Hall
There was a moment, 40 minutes into the biggest concert of Sam Fender's career, when you wondered what on earth must have been going through the 31-year-old's head. Seven years ago the musician from North Shields was on the dole. But here he was, with three number one albums of socially-conscious heartland rock under his belt, standing centre-stage in the stadium where the London 2012 Olympics took place in front of 82,500 adoring fans under clear June skies.
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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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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