Mazzy Star

Mazzy Star

Lately, a bit of nostalgia has been kicking in. I heard Mazzy Star on a colleague's playlist and thought: Whatever happened to them?
 

Ah, those nights falling asleep, half-stoned, to their music in my bedsit back in the mid-90s still make me smile. (And wince a little)
 

Well, it turns out they never officially disbanded. There's been 3 albums in total thus far, released between 1990 and 1996. In 2000, songs were written and recorded by the band in view to releasing a fourth album but I guess shit got in the way....as tends to happen alot with signed bands.

I mean, so many great artists and bands either fall by the wayside or simply get dropped and, hello? Nobody tells us a thing about what happened. The fans deserve to know! But when they need to sell us records?.... it's a different story!
 

Anyway, I digress.
 

Since 1996 there have been many collaborations with people such as Air, Death In Vegas, Jesus & the Mary Chain and The Chemical Brothers.
 

Hope Sandoval, the lovely voice and front lady of Mazzy Star, also collaborated with Bert Jansch, the folk legend, and around 2001 a song called "All This Remains" was released. That unmistakable voice still present in all it's trance-inducing glory.
 

Anyway, I don't know exactly what happened to them, but I hope there'll be another small tour (they did a small European tour in 2000) and according to an interview with Rolling Stone in 2009, Hope Sandoval said that there might be a new album.
 

Take your time, guys, it's only been 15 years in the making.

UK Talent Alert: Tiffany Page

"23-year-old, Fender-wielding Chrissie Hynde for the 21st century, complete with wild streak a mile wide." - Q Magazine

There are some artists that strike me within seconds of hearing them.

Tiffany Page was one of them...I was merrily going about my workout when I became transfixed with the screen and, in particular, Tiffany Page's video that was playing.

My first thought was "who is she and is she new and how long has she been around and where is she from and oh my god" You get the picture.

The song was On Your Head.

With a glowing GMTV report and guest appearance over a year ago, and the last activity on her youtube account being over 6 months ago, I'm left wondering what's going on? Are they releasing an album or not?

I have no idea why this artist is not a house-hold name but I do know that she has got what it takes to be just that. 


Sultry, with an excellent unique voice, great swagger and a real 90's influenced pop-rock sound.....a sound that will be making a comeback pretty soon, in my humblest onion (opinion).

I know of no tour dates as of the time of this blog and I'm not sure when a new album is being released. You can pre-order it on Amazon, though, so I guess one is coming.

I am so glad the record company is sticking with this girl, because, as you might know, artists these days rarely get a 2nd chance and the days of labels developing talent are pretty much gone.

Tiffany Page's success is ahead of her, I'm convinced of that. 


She's done so well so far but I think there is MUCH more to come. With the right management and team this lady is a superstar waiting to go atomic....they should play up to her SULTRY looks much more. The On Your Head video (above) is excellent but there should be more closeups on the eyes, slower movements....bah! I wish I could say: out the way, I'll show you what I mean!

Support this great UK talent.

www.tiffanypage.com

twitter: @tiffanypagehq

Tommy Hilfiger Belt

One of the best belts I've ever bought.

Now at Tommy Hilfiger for £75.00. It's called The Luke Belt.

Keep it preppy!

Tommy Hilfiger Luke Belt

Anderson Belts

Guys, check out these belts.

Anderson Belts. Despite the name, they are actually Italian.

Trouble is, one is not enough!

Wear them with chinos, jeans or shorts. A belt for all seasons.

You can buy them at www.stuartslondon.com and I know that Supra London in Portobello Road do them but, at the time of writing this, they were not up online yet www.supralondon.com  (tel: 0207 243 3130)

I've seen 2 people wearing these over the summer and I had to find out where they got them from, so I took one for the team and asked a random bloke on the tube and he was more than happy to tell me (ya don't ask, ya don't get!).

£49.99 for a beautifully crafted and UNIQUE belt? Hell, yes! Get 'em while they are HOT