“Party like it’s 1999.” Hmm, sounds like a plan. Yeah, I know everybody says that, but trust me – I for one will be glad to see the back of this year. And this decade. In fact, the whole century can jump off a bridge. Like I had to in order to save my life. [...]
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“The pride of Africa™”
It’s a sad fact of life in the arts and showbiz world that it’s the products with the biggest marketing budgets that tend to get the most (usually undeserved, if we’re judging on merit) media attention. Having been in music journalism for so many years, this really shouldn’t surprise me – but one tends to [...]
Posted by George Luke on May 8, 2011
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/%e2%80%9cthe-pride-of-africa%e2%84%a2%e2%80%9d/
Famous Sierra Leoneans, #1: Idris Elba
Known to millions of telly viewers as Stringer Bell in the crime series The Wire, London boy Idris is one of the finest British actors in recent years to find success stateside. Idrissa Akuna Elba was born in 1972 to a Ghanaian mother and a Sierra Leonean father. His journey from Hackney to Hollywood has seen him appear [...]
Posted by George Luke on January 19, 2011
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/famous-sierra-leoneans-1-idris-elba/
10 things I’d have liked to see Hitler’s reaction to
It’s been nearly four months since Constantin Films (the company behind Downfall, the Oscar nominated film about Hitler’s last days) got Youtube to take down a rash of “Hitler reacts to…” videos, made using key scenes from the film. The first one I saw was the Fuhrer’s foul-mouthed reaction to the news of Michael Jackson’s [...]
Posted by George Luke on August 10, 2010
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/10-things-i%e2%80%99d-have-liked-to-see-hitler%e2%80%99s-reaction-to/
In Conversation: To’Mezclao
I’ve already talked about my time at this year’s Africa Oye festival in my last blog post. I’ve been beavering away with the audio I recorded there… and now, for your listening pleasure, here’s the interview I did with Lyng Chang, DJ with the Cuban band To’Mezclao.
Posted by George Luke on June 30, 2010
http://georgeluke.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/in-conversation-tomezclao/
Novel-writing madness:
