RGG July 2016 - p.7
Festival goers at Glastonbury seemed shocked
by the news that their country is leaving the
EU They were writing touching poems about
the referendum result playing micro violins and
lighting scented candles that resembled David
Cameron The
festival ran between June
nd and June
th and based on previous
years normally attracts crowds of more than
That's
'
registered voters who
likely didn't participate in the EU vote on June
rd as they were too busy playing in mud A lot
of Brits were on holiday in Europe that week
too It's almost as if that voting date was
deliberately chosen for a reason Anyway
Glastonbury announced that they may be
moving in
to a new site location
A recent study by the Brain and Creativity
Institute (BCI) at USC has revealed that brain
development in children can be accelerated by
teaching them music Further music therapy
has demonstrated efficacy as an independent
treatment for reducing depression anxiety and
chronic pain So it's quite sad to hear that the
National Union of Teachers has warned that a
curriculum restructure at many secondary
schools will lead to jobs cuts as creative subjects
are ditched in favour of a more academic focus
When will they learn?
Irish singer songwriter and part time hide n'
seek champion Sinead O'Connor has dismissed
claims that she had recently gone missing for
hours and
days by posting a Facebook
comment For once the words weren't written
by Prince
According to research conducted by Kantar
Worldpanel Entertainment only
of people
in the UK actually pay for a music streaming
service However the study surveys’ population
of
shockingly revealed that more people
actually still pay for CDs Results suggest that
downloads are getting wiped out and that CDs
are suddenly showing some staying power Let's
face it motorists for example love the freedom
of banging a CD on in their car they're already
stressed with digital navigation and hearing
computerised voices informing them that they
are going to die every time they reverse or turn
a corner The last thing a driver needs is to have
to reprogram a music playlist during rush hour
The world's largest rock & metal fan convention
takes place at the world famous NEC in
Birmingham from September th to October
nd Superstars such as Gene “I love the poor”
Simmons Alex Skolnick and Devin Townsend
are among some of the many heavy metal
celebrities to be involved in this three day event
which will include an exhibition hall a signing
hall and a HeavyCon Stage It's reported that
events in the HeavyCon Stage will include
spoken word Q&A sessions I'm especially
hoping that Robert Plant will be there to talk
about the
s
It has been reported that Ozzy and Sharon
Osbourne have arguably moved forward in a
positive way since the alleged infidelity with a
celebrity hairstylist According to daughter Kelly
Osbourne "My mum and dad are together right
now " and added that having an affair would
not be strong enough to tear apart the family
bond Despite the recent cheating scandal faced
by the couple there is heavy speculation that
they may be renewing their vows on their th
wedding anniversary Sources say that news of
the Osbournes reconciliation may have caused
Meatloaf to collapse on stage during a show in
Canada
That's all for this month now sod off
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