Cautionary Wife

No connection for my Mac. Boo Hoo. Very glad someone got thare/heard it. Any chance of a download? CW.

Hi Erosatire Thanks for all that. Well I put the CD in my Intel Mac and have all those applicaions, but could find nothing other than the orignal CD tracks. Any instructions? Thanks CW.

Thanks for the info Strudel. CW.

The sleeve notes of "The Pilgrims Progress", title him as Mica Penniman. *ADDITION: Mica was at the time a pupil of Westminster School. Also in 1998 he is billed as "Children" for boy soprano and orchestra Lutoslawski Radio Concert Hall in Warsaw (1998) performed by The Polish Radio Orchestra, Mica Penniman (boy soprano), Zsolt Hamar (conductor) CW.

Well - it WAS in the Daily Mirror... !!! ?? Personally, I am not convinced. This could be confusing with Mika's father, who is called Michael. Mika would surely be down on the roll of Westminster School by his formal name? CW.

HA!!! SM, when I opened this topic I thought you were going to suggest we send anonymous Valentine texts to our young prodigy. ) CW.

Thanks - tried that too. I mean 'Page Cannot Be Found' when I click LISTEN LIVE. Maybe they have taken off their audio feed? CW.

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OHMY NEWS South Korea ART & LIFE British critics agree that 2007 will be the Beirut-born singer's year Elisa Etzberger Viali Published 2007-02-14 They've said he sings just like Freddie Mercury, plays the piano as smoothly as Elton John, is as flamboyant as the Scissor Sisters and has that characteristic British sense of humor. But let no mistake be made: Mika is doing his own thing. The 23-year-old pop singer/songwriter/virtuoso pianist can compose a catchy song unlike no other. After listening to his music once, you feel the urge to sing along. After hearing his music twice, it's impossible to stop humming it all week long. Mika's second released single, Grace Kelly (video), proves the point. The moment it hit U.K. radio charts last January it made number one, staying there for a whole two weeks. And here's the catch: the song was only available for download. The only other singer to have a number one single without first releasing it on CD was Gnarls Barkley, with Crazy, in 2006. Better yet: in January Mika was considered the best new talent in the BBC's Sound of 2007 music poll. About 130 music critics and broadcasters from the U.K. agreed that this year would have his name written all over it. But who is this man they're making all the fuss about? Michael Holbrook Penniman was born in 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon. To escape the horrors of the war, his mom moved to Paris when Mika was only a baby. He lived there for eight years, until his family went to England, which has been his home up to this day. In the U.K., Mika found out for certain that his life belonged to music. During the first years living in London, he struggled with bullying throughout his period at Westminster School. "I was called the typical fag and all those other homophobic, horrible little comments the kids throw at each other," he recalls. Wise men say you can always take something good out of everything, and Mika's bad experience ended up being a decisive moment in his soon to be entertainment career. "That was when music really became important," he says. "It got me back to my feet." Mika started being educated at home by his mom, who also hired a Russian singing teacher to complement his studies. It didn't take long for the little boy to perform in the chorus line of a Strauss opera at the Royal Opera House. A few years later, he made it in the Royal College of Music and began working as a songwriter for jingles. Of course there were doubts along the way. At 19, Mika made an attempt to study geography in the London School of Economics, only to find out that it didn't suit him at all. Back on track, he landed a deal with an unreported record company. It would take a little longer for his big break, though. The executives weren't very happy with his rather unique style and demanded a change. "They would try and twist me into a direction that went totally against my nature; basically, they wanted me to follow whatever was popular," Mika remembers. As payback, the singer wrote Grace Kelly, an operatic, upbeat, funny tune that satirizes what the business men wanted him to transform into. "Shall I bend over/ shall I look older/ just to be put on your shelf?" He asks. Ironically, it was this vengeful song that got him the right deal, this time with Universal Island Records. His debut album, "Life in Cartoon Motion," released Feb. 4, is a mixture of dancefloor beats and ballads, with influences from Prince, Michael Jackson, Queen and Elton John. Mika isn't embarrassed to show his frivolous, disco, extravagant side. Instant hits like Grace Kelly, Lollipop and Big Girl (You are beautiful) have all of that in them, besides being hilarious and soulful, making it impossible to stand still. Pop is definitely Mika's thing, but his ultimate goal is to make records that can't be done by anyone else, "non-karaoke records", as he himself defines it. Judging by the unanimity he's harvested among the critics, Mika's done it. (Besides, try imitating his five-octave range voice. All you'll get is a squeak, that is if you aren't an operetta singer yourself, dear reader.) The question is: will he survive this year? --- CW,

Thanks for confirming Lauda78. So - 5.30pm EST in Atlanta shoule be 10.30pm here. (5 hrs difference)...Can anyone get a connection DaveFM radio 92.9 Atlanta, we should get something? Well worth a shot. http://www.z93.com/ I'm getting The Page Cannot Be Found... but could be a Mac thing? CW.

Gonna cry !! This club is pretty special. Thanks Ocean Fairy and everyone. You are all "my new best friend". CW.

Downloading that last one - is their a 2nd? Real good of you to do this. CW.

Brilliant. Thanks - I've loaded those down. Appreciated. CW.

Downloaded and playing now. Happy to say that it worked. Much appreciated. CW.

Thanks so much. It's downloading now. Didn't ask for registration or a password or anything. Perhaps I am subscribed. Don't remember. Well thank you AYNIP a lot for that. CW.

Hmm... I thought Mika looked ready to punch the photographer in the eye in that pic. Looks rather caught off guard. CW.

The Observer wasn't kind either. Mr Petridis at the Guardian needs to WASH HIS EARS OUT and quote correctly ('And they'll be calling you Baby') if claiming to quote someone's lyrics. He must have an evil little mind to make up his own lyric and then put his own disgusting spin on it. Total Sicko!! Drowned In Sound - there is absolutely no justification for calling someone a 'diseased Leo Sayer'. DiS also came back with a 2nd report commenting on the double number one. Again, true to their form... and their reader comments just as nasty. Not recommended reading. I don't think it is a coincidence that their site also known as 'DiS'. That's exactly what it does. Angry CW. PS Still, I'm glad that the Big Guy saw fit to stand in Mika's corner. Totally commendable.

Stupid Yahoo always gives me an error message. Not Mac-friendly. Grrr... CW.

The link to gigsandtours.com doesn't go to a specific booking page. Strange. METRO Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Flamboyant pop star Mika has announced a string of live dates - including a headline show at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire. The 23-year-old's gig on May 14 will be his biggest live date so far and follows on from dates in Glasgow, Birmingham and Leeds. This is Mika's second tour in 2007, having sold out his forthcoming February dates. He also recently announced he will be playing Glastonbury Festival, alongside The Who, Arctic Monkeys and Bjork. The Beirut-born star has nailed a double coup this week after his debut album Life In Cartoon Motion went straight in at No 1 with over 100,000 sales. His single Grace Kelly has been at the top of the singles chart for four weeks, selling over 220,000 copies. All tickets are available from www.gigandtours.com The full dates are as follows: May 14 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London 16 Barrowlands, Glasgow 17 Academy, Birmingham 18 University, Leeds --- CW.

It seems so odd that Mika HQ is not giving out info about radio performances for us to listen to live - and get the stations visitors. Rather pathetic to have the official mySpace Blog today (Tuedsay) of Saturday's Maida Vale radio broadcast. Far too much after the fact. Is someone sleeping? We need to know about things BEFORE they happen. (That was a RANT !! - in case not obvious) CW.

I was asleep. DUH! CW.

I thought, Brylcreem, he must've had his hair plastered down for the part. Though his pic on the Vaughan Williams 'A Pilgrim's Progress' sleeve notes at age 14 he has no curls. CW.

12) Having forgotten to press Record on DVD machine... repeat from Step 1. ) CW.