Must be the genes. At his first-ever public playdate in New Zealand, with 10 other children his same age, Prince George showed he was king of the room as he boldly grabbed toys and crawled confidently across the floor as proud parents Prince William and Kate chatted with other moms and dads. The royal 8-month-old also seemed to be unperturbed by the cameras whirring from the sidelines and showed he was happy to take center stage. Sharing their recollections of the party, the lucky parents whose babies met George at the special Government House gathering in Wellington managed to shed some...
- 4/10/2014
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
London — Indie pop quartet Alt-j has won Britain's prestigious Mercury Prize, beating more established acts to the 20,000 pound (roughly $32,000) prize at the Roundhouse in north London.
Formed of four Leeds University students who met in 2007, the band's sharp but spare vocals, genre-bending sound and occasionally bizarre, nasal lyrics propelled them onto the charts well before its members found fame.
Critical reception to their debut album, "An Awesome Wave," was extremely favorable and the band was heavily tipped to beat artists including rapper Plan B and singer-songwriter Richard Hawley, who were also among the prize's 12 finalists.
Music journalists have praised the group's idiosyncratic song-building skills (and few failed to dwell on their bizarre name – it's the command needed to get a triangle shape on a Mac).
Jenny Stevens of NME praised their "bookish sensibility and penchant for a sexual metaphor," while the Guardian's Paul Lester said their music was "rich and...
Formed of four Leeds University students who met in 2007, the band's sharp but spare vocals, genre-bending sound and occasionally bizarre, nasal lyrics propelled them onto the charts well before its members found fame.
Critical reception to their debut album, "An Awesome Wave," was extremely favorable and the band was heavily tipped to beat artists including rapper Plan B and singer-songwriter Richard Hawley, who were also among the prize's 12 finalists.
Music journalists have praised the group's idiosyncratic song-building skills (and few failed to dwell on their bizarre name – it's the command needed to get a triangle shape on a Mac).
Jenny Stevens of NME praised their "bookish sensibility and penchant for a sexual metaphor," while the Guardian's Paul Lester said their music was "rich and...
- 11/2/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
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