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BBC Radio Kent: Dave Stewart about CFG, his back catalogue and future albums

BBC Radio Kent: Dave Stewart about CFG, his back catalogue and future albums

This Monday, August 9, 2010, BBC Radio Kent aired an interview recorded last Friday of Roger Day with Dave Stewart (website). Together they went through the brilliant back catalogue of Dave Stewart as part of The Tourists and Eurythmics. Listen to  Dave speaking also about benefits, the Conspiracy For Good, living in the US and England, his work with Judith Hill, Nadirah X, Ann-Marie Calhoun and Stevie Nicks and further future projects. … more
Listen to The Tourists live from London Paris Theatre 1980 on BBC 6 Music

Listen to The Tourists live from London Paris Theatre 1980 on BBC 6 Music

When Annie Lennox was still Ann Lennox ... as member of The Tourists, she and Dave Stewart played in 1980 at the Paris Theatre in London which was one of the first concerts recorded by the BBC In Concert series as well. A rare subscription record (see pic below) contained 8 songs of it, 4 of them have been aired again last Monday and can be listened to now again here on BBC 6 Music (from 1:22:06 - 1:34:45; available until … more
New Dave Stewart interview on Radio 2: EURYTHMICS STILL EXIST!

New Dave Stewart interview on Radio 2: EURYTHMICS STILL EXIST!

This Friday Dave Stewart talked to Chris Tarrant on BBC Radio 2 (website). He discussed the Conspiracy For Good project and the event in London yesterday, speaks about his book "The Business Playground" and tells that EURYTHMICS ARE NOT (JUST) A THING OF THE PAST for him! Listen to the interview here on the BBC iPlayer (Dave approx. 1:34:17 - 1:46:00) or below: … more
Listen again: Extensive Annie Lennox interview on BBC Conversation Zone

Listen again: Extensive Annie Lennox interview on BBC Conversation Zone

BBC Radio Scotland aired last week, on Thursday, June 17, 2010, a 50 minutes interview of Edi Stark with Annie Lennox (originally aired December 27, 2007, on "Stark Talk") as part of their program "Conversation Zone". Annie discusses her childhood, motherhood, career, fame, aging, her feelings towards Aberdeen, her relationship with Dave Stewart, her (back then) latest album "Songs Of Mass Destruction", SING and why she never played at Live Aid. The interview … more
Kelis sings Eurythmics Sweet Dreams and mentions Annie Lennox collaboration

Kelis sings Eurythmics Sweet Dreams and mentions Annie Lennox collaboration

Kelis ("Milkshake") has just released her new album "Flesh Tone". In an interview given last weekend she talked on BBC's "Later ... with Jools Holland" about a collaboration with Annie Lennox whom she admires very much, followed by a short acoustic live peformance of Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams". Watch both below in a video on ethrill.net's YouTube channel. It is not clear if the collaboration Kelis mentioned is her contribution to the SING choir or something … more
New CD: Descant Housewives choir covers Why and Sisters for Breast Cancer Care

New CD: Descant Housewives choir covers Why and Sisters for Breast Cancer Care

The "Descant Housewives", a group of UK singing course students, recorded and just released their second CD of popular songs for charity - including new cover versions of "Sisters (Are Doin It For Themselves)" by Eurythmics and "Why" by Annie Lennox featuring Katy Setterfield on lead vocals. The album (full tracklisting below) brings you 10 uplifting songs in great arrangements - also included: a cover version of "I Only Want To Be … more
Watch video: Annie Lennox guest on The One Show

Watch video: Annie Lennox guest on The One Show

As reported earlier here Annie Lennox was guest on The One Show on BBC television yesterday. She looked stunning again and talked about the Oxfam Curiosity Shop at Selfridges opening tomorrow on London for a week, politics (see a very funny summary of the latest political developments in the UK going along well with Eurythmics songs!), the power of music and pricing items. Watch a summary of the program with Annie's full appearance … more
Listen: Annie Lennox interview on BBC London Breakfast Show

Listen: Annie Lennox interview on BBC London Breakfast Show

This morning Annie Lennox talked to Gaby Roslin and Paul Ross on radio BBC London's "Breakfast Show" about the Oxfam Curiousity Shop at Selfridges (for more see the Oxfam website here). Listen to the interview here now: … more
TV alert: Annie Lennox on The one Show BBC 1 tomorrow Wednesday 12

TV alert: Annie Lennox on The one Show BBC 1 tomorrow Wednesday 12

News just in that Annie Lennox will be appearing on The One Show, BBC1 tomorrow, Wed 12th May at 7pm to speak about the Oxfam Curiosity Shop More about The one Show here. (Annie Lennox blog) … more
Listen: Dave Stewart interview on Jonathan Ross BBC Radio 2

Listen: Dave Stewart interview on Jonathan Ross BBC Radio 2

Today Dave Stewart talked also to Jonathan Ross on BBC Radio 2 about his book, The Business Playground, innovation, kids, connecting dots and people carrying bricks: Listen to the full Jonathan Ross show Click here to get to the BBC Player (for the next 7 days, Dave comes up at 2:43:30 h) Listen just to the interview with Dave Stewart … more