Jamie Cullum

Jamie Cullum Jazzes Up Rihanna’s “Don’t Stop The Music” On ‘Ellen’

Robbie Daw | March 18, 2010 10:20 am
Robbie Daw | March 18, 2010 10:20 am

Sad-Song-Stuffed British Compilation Album Provides Most Compelling Excuse For “Death By Audio” Yet

noah | May 11, 2009 2:30 pm
noah | May 11, 2009 2:30 pm

51t7hsfhqal_sl500_aa240_Britain is no stranger to the hastily assembled compilation album; why, the country’s Best… Albums Ever! series alone has entrants that honor air guitar, barbecues, and girl power. But the compilation Time To Say Goodbye kind of takes things to a new level. The two-disc set–which, the chart-watching site Popjustice notes, came out shortly after the death of British reality-TV star Jade Goody captivated the country and put it in a “wallowing, boo-hoo… mood”–is so chock-full of sad songs, one almost hopes that Big Fun is hidden in there as a secret bonus track. Not to mention that it has a cover that inadvertently recalls Whipped Cream And Other Delights, no doubt to entice people who might be a little turned off by the crazily depressive nature of an album that sequences “Over The Rainbow” back-to-back with “Candle In The Wind.” More »


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