dimanche 11 septembre 2011

Ben Howard 's got his own VEVO space on Youtube

If you've been collected like me youtube videos of poor quality only to hear his latest songs, wellcome the opening this summer of his brand new vevo space on youtube

You're gonna find special and recent video as well of course as the high res version of his 3 videos:
- the Wolves (new version , different from the EP or from the Macaskill video)
- Old pine
- Keep your head up (new version as well)

Brand new song in Every Kingdom

Ben's confirmed in a recent interview that THE FEAR will be included in Every Kingdom.

The song seems brilliant.

To get a glimpse of it go see the trailer or a solo version (less intense, but as usual great)

As we say in french, un trés bon cru.

First video on TV

Hi there,

It's been a while but I am back on-line.

Why should I come back after 20 months ?... actually I was waiting for the release of Every Kingdom and was bored to speak again about another gig in another small bar.. Ben's team deserves better.

So here I am with some first exclusive news : one of Ben's 3 videos (The Wolves) is now running on the TV, actually a swiss TV channel called ROUGE TV, famoused for its good musical selection.

So here we are, after several years of waiting: ROUGE TV

Enjoy

dimanche 31 janvier 2010

New song in the song list

Hi there

Thanks to Jaaki who posted it as a comment here, I've just discovered an old song of Ben HOWARD.

It is called "Wouldn't be a lie" and you can see a non profesionnal but beautiful video at this address. It has been recorded almost 2 years ago in a pub in the French Britanny called Café Sud.

Just one word: AMAZING ! One of his best for sure

Even the addition of a chorist is perfect, which is not always the case. Indeed, for certain songs one prefers to hear only him singing, like on "Games in the Dark". Here it is perfect

Just go for it

Stan

Ben Howard's first solo concert in Paris

he told you he liked Paris.

Well some friends of him found a smal concert room and he gonna play there on April 6st 2010.

It is called Le Point Ephémère

I don't know if you can book it right now but anyway don't forget this "historical" date.

... he may have deserved a better scene. Lets hope this is just for now

Stan

Ben and fink's interview

I've just discovered a backstage interview by FINK and Ben HOWARD last october when they both recorded "One Shot Not" (the video show of Manu Katche on Arte.tv)

The video is there

You won't learn much if y'oure a fan, but it's still worth a look. You shall learn about his "plan" : the famous album

Stan

jeudi 28 janvier 2010

One Shot Not

It's done.

Filmed 3 months ago as Ben was supporting Fink tour in Paris (at l'Alhambra), tonight was the night for people to discover Ben Howard as a real artist on TV, thanks to Manu Katche" One Shot Not

The show was not dedicated to him but he started it. 3 parts in the show:
- one backstage interview with the beautiful interviewer of the show (they never say her name)
- one rehearsal where you could see that Fink was even more nervous than Ben (and believe me, Ben was stressed during the first song)
- 2 songs : Three Tree Town and These Waters that are athe beginning of this video

This is Ben, so this was good. Manu gave him almost 15 mns, which is huged in such a show. And the video they made of him singing were amazingly good

To be perfectly honest, the first performance was not his best one. I mean for those who have seen Ben in live event, he is usually much more impressive. The second songs was far better.

Still, Ben can be even better. You can see it on the several videos on youtube.

So let's say that the show was very impressive for an unsigned artist, but stake may have been to high for Ben, stress was there and conditions were not perfect

He is learning the job :) (yea ok I'm an old guy, and this point of view may sounds strange from a fan..but believe me, he can do better)

If you meet him, tell him to play "Games in the Dark", "Cloud Nine" or "keep your head up". I know he doesnt like the last one for it's too much a surfer song. Anyway that one of his best.

Hope to see him again at Bataclan with Xavier RUDDD

See you there

Stan