Bernard Cornwell OBE (born February 23, 1944) is a prolific and popular English historical novelist. As a child he was adopted by a family by the name of Wiggins. After he left them he changed his name to his mother's maiden name, Cornwell. Cornwell is most famous for his Sharpe series of novels; later made into a popular Television Series featuring Sean Bean as the eponymous hero Richard Sharpe.
The Orch. are Michael Conroy (lyrics and vocals), Phil Hayes (guitars, visuals and production) and Damian Ashcroft (keyboards, synths and production). They played live together around Manchester, UK a lot in the 90's, earning regular regional radio play, pockets of critical acclaim and a release on Tony Wilson's factory too (fac 2.02). Having gone their separate ways for over a decade (in which period Conroy released two albums 'Cheap Shots and 'Royal Shit' under the moniker 'Superqueens' with Salford electronica/beats composer Bruce Magill)...
Born in Newburgh, New York, United States, 1972, Saul Williams is considered a powerful voice of the hip-hop generation as a poet, actor, rapper, singer and musician. Best known for his blend of spoken word poetry and hip-hop, and for his leading role in the independent film Slam, he received notable recognition while supporting Nine Inch Nails for parts of their 2005-2006 tour. Saul's third album, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation Of Niggy Tardust, was produced by Trent Reznor, and released via the internet on November 1, 2007.
Adam Gnade's (guh nah dee) work is released as a series of books and records that share characters and themes; the fiction writing continuing plot-lines left open by the self-described "talking songs" in an attempt to compile a vast, detailed, interconnected, personal history of contemporary American life. The lyrics of the songs come from prose writing (not poetry or spoken word) and the material is performed live, solo, with Adam on banjo or four-string guitar, generally unamplified, sitting or standing in the middle of the crowd.
Yes, the person writing this is indeed Fayth Hope (and not someone I paid to do my little odds and ends). Who is Fayth Hope? Depends on what time of day it is. But to further break it down, I AM: a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a cousin, a friend, a student, a counselor, a poet, a singer, a songwriter, and a lover of music. Next question: What does Fayth Hope sound like? That's a loaded question lol. Overall, it's a combination of soul and spoken word. But you might also catch me doing something within the jazz, alternative, and folk music realms.
Eugene Robinson, is a polymath in the best of all possible ways, jacking all trades and mastering a ton. While his articles have appeared in GQ, The Wire, EQ, Harp, Plan B, Grappling, the LA Weekly, Huh, Vice Magazine, SF Weekly, Raygun, Code, Decibel, Art Forum, Corporate Computing, Highways, Mac|Life, Hustler, Hustler's Busty Beauties, Skullgame.com, and a handful of European music magazines, Robinson is also a habitue of stage and screen.
Based in Halifax, but a Prince Edward Island-native, Tanya Davis can be often found scribbling thoughts in her notebook at neighbouring cafes. Part poet, part songwriter, all performer, she dabbles in all aspects of art-making. Davis' creativity is as fluid as her sexuality and as eclectic as her work. She writes and loves from the same place - her hopeful heart. Davis' 2006 self-released _Make A List_ garnered 4 nominations for both the PEI and Nova Scotia Music Awards.
http://www.onelifeleft.com One Life Left is a podcast focusing on Video Games based in London, UK
They normally don't talk a lot about games, and their news isn't exactly NEWS but that's the joy of OLL. People involved: Ste Curran used to be Editor-at-Large at Edge Magazine, where he was predominantly responsible for writing wordy, over-earnest features, living life as RedEye, and acting like a petulant teenager. He now works as Creative Director at games studio Zoë Mode. He’s written three books about videogames, most recently ‘Game On!’ with his Triforce co-authors.
Matt Dalby is a poet and writer based in Manchester, UK since 2002. In 2008 he started to turn away from the more usual spoken-word style of poetry performance in favour of sound poetry. His technique normally involves looping his voice, either to build up many layers of sound and a lot of volume, or to establish a rhythm over which other vocal sounds can happen. In January 2009 Matt Dalby announced his intention to release one CD-R of sound poetry every month for the whole year.