Sting’s The Last Ship: Why Did It Fail on Broadway?
February 10, 2015 | Posted in MUSICAL THEATER | By sockii
After a brief summer preview in Chicago, Sting’s long-anticipated musical The Last Ship premiered on Broadway in September of last year. Dedicated fans and lovers of musical theater alike were excited to see how the legendary singer-songwriter could bring his music to the Broadway stage…
Before They Were The Police: Stewart Copeland, Sting and Andy Summers
September 22, 2014 | Posted in CLASSIC ROCK, PROGRESSIVE ROCK | By sockii
Before The Police became one of the top pop-rock acts of the early 1980s, each member of the band had already been involved in the music industry for a considerable amount of time. Bassist/singer Sting, drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers were all talented musicians, yet their…
Book Review: Chris Campion’s Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock
August 24, 2014 | Posted in CLASSIC ROCK, NON-FICTION | By sockii
Chris Campion’s Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave Rock is, quite easily, the most negatively-toned rock “biography” – and I use that term very lightly in this case – I can recall ever reading. While there is some interesting information contained within the book’s 300 pages, each of those pages is so thoroughly laced with…
Book Review: Secret Police Man By Henry Padovani
August 22, 2014 | Posted in NON-FICTION, ROCK | By sockii
Those interested in the punk and new wave music scene of London in the late 70s and early 80s should find an interesting perspective in “Secret Police Man”, the autobiography of The Police’s first guitarist, Henry Padovani…
The Last Ship: The 2013 Album and Upcoming Musical by Sting
April 28, 2014 | Posted in FOLK, MUSICAL THEATER | By sockii
English musician Sting has always been one to explore different sounds and styles, from punk rock and reggae with The Police to Renaissance lute music with his 2006 release Songs from the Labyrinth. In September 2013, Sting released his first full album of new music in ten years: The Last Ship…
Fiction Plane: A Great Modern Rock Band
April 17, 2014 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
Fiction Plane may be one of the best modern rock bands you likely have never heard of. (But if you have heard of them before, good for you!) If their lead singer and bass player looks – and sounds –
Album Review: Sting’s The Last Ship
October 3, 2013 | Posted in CLASSIC ROCK, FOLK, MUSICAL THEATER | By sockii
“The Last Ship” by Sting. Available now at Amazon.com.
No one is perhaps more surprised than I am over how much I enjoy Sting’s new album, The Last Ship.
Because the truth is, no matter how much of a fan of The Police I am (and I’m a really, really big Police fan!) I’ve never been particularly keen on Sting’s solo work in comparison—at least not since his first solo album in 1985, The Dream of the Blue Turtles…
Top 10 Deep Album Cuts by the Police
April 26, 2010 | Posted in CLASSIC ROCK | By sockii
The Police are known for their hit singles “Roxanne” and “Every Breath You Take.” But here are 10 lesser-known tracks by Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers worth a listen if you’ve previously only heard their “greatest hits”…
