Posts Tagged Whitney Houston

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May 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Whitney, Can I Be Me: Film

Whitney, Can I Be Me Director: Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal Lafayette Films/Passion Pictures/Showtime Networks A subtly powerful documentary that gets its strength and credibility through the use of footage from a never-before-seen fly-on-the-wall 1999 tour doco (that’s Dolezal’s footage, hence the co-directing credit), it seems important to get out of the way, right away, […]

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January 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

She-Bop – All The Best Tunes From The Best Women Making Pop Music: DJ Set

I’m a fan of the 1980s – I’m sure I’ve made that known plenty of times. So for a slight twist on an 80s DJ night I’ve decided to feature only the women. Solo artists, duets, lead singers in bands, cameos – it’s all about the female voice and those soaring anthems and power ballads […]

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June 5, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Cissy Houston: Remembering Whitney

Remembering Whitney: A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss and the Night the Music Died Cissy Houston Harper Collins Considering this is – apparently – about Remembering Whitney, about “the night the music died” there’s not a lot of Whitney in here and not a lot of remembering. Cissy Houston, Whitney’s mum, is of course entitled/qualified […]