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  • Culture Cafe Show 66 Melanie C Interview

    Culture Cafe Show 66 Melanie C Interview

    This week allowed me to mark one thing off the bucket list, I had the honour of chatting to Melanie C, who I truly believe is an artist whose achievements have been overlooked. Never mind her time in the Spice Girls, Melanie has released six solo albums, four of those on her own ‘Red Girl Records’ label. Add that to her acting achievements in Blood Brothers and Jesus Christ Superstar and you’ve got one interesting lady to chat to.

    We managed to get ten minutes to chat, so I asked about her label, working as an independent artist right up to how she chose the tracks for her new album ‘Stages’.

    I also had the opportunity to play lots of new music, here’s what happened:

    1. DJ FLip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads
    2. Kimbra: Posse Strangers Remix
    3. Avec Sans: Heartbreak Hi
    4. Bird: I Am A Mountain
    5. Liz Lawerence: Bedroom Hero
    6. Cat Dowling: Cruel
    7. O Emperor: Electric Tongues
    8. Orphan Code: Friendly FIre
    9. Runaway GO: Jump Start
    10. Amanda Palmer and The Grand Theft Orchestra: The Killing Type
    11. Melanie C: Goin’ Down
    12. Melanie C: Aint Go No/I Got Life
    13. Chat with Melanie C
    14. Melanie C and Emma Bunton: I Know Him So Well
    15. Melody’s Echo Chamber: I Follow You
    16. Jake Bugg: Fire

    Photo of Melanie C from her website.

    Culture Cafe is broadcast every Wednesday at 1400 GMT and repeated every Sunday at 2100 GMT. Thanks for listening!

  • Melanie C Live at The Olympia Theatre, Dublin: Review

    Melanie C Live at The Olympia Theatre, Dublin: Review

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    March 5th 2012, Olympia Theatre, Dublin.

    Last time I saw Melanie C live was in 2001, she was still riding high on the back of a string of hits from ‘Northern Star’. As of tonight, Melanie C has released a grand total of five albums, had parted company with a major label and has successfully run her own label Red Girl Records. She made her way to Dublin’s Olympia for one of the last gigs of her tour in support of ‘The Sea’.

    Warming up the crowd were locals, Keywest, a pop rock five piece who had cut their teeth on the busking scene. Tracks from their album ‘The Message’ were well received, including the singles “Feel So Cruel’ and ‘In The Fight For Love’. This is a grittier track and best of the night by them. They also did a cover of 2Pac’s California in a stripped down busker style set up with cajon instead of drums. Not bad, a nice warm up but they need to pack more of a punch.

    On previous occasions when I had seen Mel live, I was impressed by the amount of energy that was in her shows, waiting for her to come onstage, I hoped I hadn’t made a bad decision, I hoped she would live up to the memory I had of those gigs. I really needn’t have worried. Backed by a seven piece band, including two backing singers, Mel strutted onstage to a great reception, despite the fact that the venue was fully seated. (more…)