Surviving the PoW blues with jungle panto
December 29th, 2007
Times Online - Sixty-four years ago this Christmas, a group of sick and starving Allied prisoners of war staged an extraordinary adaptation of the pantomime classic Babes in the Wood on the banks of the River Kwai. Their proscenium stage had been built on a sandbar
Sarkozy in Love
ABC News - He wasn't going to cry the blues, even though Bruni sometimes does. Her recent album of throaty love songs sold 2 million copies. According to the French papers, Bruni is a bit of a femme fatale, with a long list of romantic conquests. The rock stars
Hammers roar back to stun United
Guardian Unlimited - But Blues equalised after the interval when Larsson latched on to Fabrice Muamba's through ball before his finish deflected in off Elliot Omozusi. Hameur Bouazza was then sent off for a second yellow card. Wigan replaced Sunderland in the bottom three
Music world's hits and misses
News.com.au - Paolo Nutini's debut album got lost in the clutter of my desk for months but when I finally listened to it, it grabbed hold of me and quickly became a favourite. Seeing Nutini perform live at the Byron Bay Blues Fest earlier this year was a highlight
Artists, entertainers who died in 2007
News-Democrat - A mainstay of the blues and folk scene in the 1950s and 1960s who influenced Bob Dylan. Feb. 2. Billy Henderson, 67. Member of the Spinners ("Could It Be I'm Falling in Love.") Feb. 2. Barbara McNair, 72. Pioneering black singer-actress; had her own TV