As reported Annie Lennox helped to launch the UNAIDS Agenda for Action on Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV in New York yesterday (see original news post here). Here are the first links of press coverage:
Launch of UNAIDS
Conference Video - SING video at the beginning, Annie Lennox talks e.g. from 30:40 min and answers a question from 1:13:41 h
Press Conference Video - Annie Lennox e.g. from 6:27 min, 18:47 min 27:17 … more
As reported Shakespears Sister are not only back with the new album "Songs From The Red Room" but also on tour this spring in the UK. On the forthcoming tour - the first in over a decade - Siobhan Fahey and her band are presenting their new song and greatest hits. An additional date has been added at the Concorde 2 in Brighton on April 25, 2010, and the Sheffield concert at the O2 Academy … more
Samuel Stewart visited the studio at University of San Diego Student Radio this Monday. He talked about his music, the experiences in the London and L.A. scenes, the influence of having two parents (Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama / Shakespears Sister) and played live "Medicine" and "Devil Music", two songs from his EP "The Beginner".
To listen to the full visit or just the songs click here.
For more on Samuel visit … more
UNAIDS, together with celebrated artist and activist for women and HIV, Annie Lennox, has launched an Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV (2010–2014), which has been developed to address gender inequalities and human rights violations that continue to put women and girls at risk of HIV infection.
The five-year action plan was launched at a high-level panel during the 54th meeting on the Commission … more
Two years before director Derek Jarman died of AIDS, he directed "Edward II", a radical variation on Christopher Marlowe's 16th century play. King Edward's open homosexuality, his murder and succession, historic figures in modern dresses, dusty, bare locations and Annie Lennox's rendition of Cole Porter's "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" make this "a jewel of a film" (Channel4.com) and a "mesmerising" (Rolling Stone) piece of art.
Today a new … more
Last Tuesday, February 23, 2010, Annie Lennox was invited to Buckingham Palace where she and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson (centre in the first photo) met with Queen Elizabeth II at a reception held in advance of next month's State Visit of the President of South Africa Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma in London. Annie Lennox also met with the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace at the same event. See photos of this special … more
What is Dave Stewart up to? Working on a new Eurythmics record? No! Silly question! Working on a new solo album? Yes!!! But according to his recent Twitter posts "veeeerrrry slllloooowlly". Anything else?
He "wrote a great song with Stevie Nicks on Monday called "Everybody Loves You"" - it might end up on a new Stevie Nicks solo album, Stewart definitely sees that possibility. Anything else?
Dave Stewart is filming a TV special for the UK … more
It's long-known that Darren Hayes of Savage Garden is a huge fan of Annie Lennox, but that he did a live cover version of her biggest solo hit "Why" for a tv show called "Soundtrack To My Life" in autumn last year on ITV is a little surprise. On the program he talked about his history and future and did some interesting cover versions. At the end of part 2 (first video below) Hayes … more
As reported Annie Lennox is going to visit the Names Not Numbers symposium taking place at Portmeirion in North Wales from February 26 to 28, 2010 (original news post).
She is going to join leading figures from around the world for what has been described as ‘a very British Davos’ for the second annual Editorial Intelligence symposium. Parts of the programme are going to be filmed live for BBC’s HARDTalk with Stephen Sackur.
The … more
Paul Harris, DJ, producer, remixer and one third of "Dirty Vegas", brings us with his new club hit "I Want You" a 2010 version of Eurythmics "Love Is A Stranger" which he samples heavily.
The Grammy-winning artist (with Dirty Vegas) is as at home DJing and producing for underground clubs as he is playing at fashion shows (Julien Mcdonald, Hugo Boss) and working for artists from Kylie (songwriting and production) to Justin Timberlake and Madonna … more