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	Nik Kershaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nik Kershaw is a UK singer-songwriter, popular during the 1980s.
		Kershaw, who was married to long-time love and backing singer Sheri, then released a single called "The Riddle", which would send fans, journalists and linguists into overdrive, as each tried to establish what the meaning was behind the strange set of circumstances and clues which Kershaw put in the verses and chorus.
		In the 2000s, the onset for 1980s nostalgia brought Kershaw back into the public eye to discuss the heights of his career and it was at this point that he revealed that "The Riddle" meant, in fact, nothing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nik_Kershaw (701 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Nik Kershaw: Human Racer. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Kershaw left school in 1976 and worked as a shop assisstant and in the Department of Employment for several years, playing in a jazz-funk outfit, called Fusion, in the evenings.
		Kershaw goes on to relate that it didn't actually work out that way, and that writing for somebody else was, really and truly, a totally different kettle of fish.
		The promise of the song 'Elisabeths's Eyes' is realised on an album that is intrinsically Nik Kershaw, but a more mature, self-analytical Kershaw; a man who is writing the songs that, as he says himself, he fekt unable to write during the eighties, for fear of being labelled 'self-indulgent'.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A513956 (1328 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Nik Kershaw - Singer/Songwriter
		Nik's blend of good, solid pop songs, woven with synthesiser and memorable guitar riffs, was, it seemed, just the sort of thing the music-buying public had been waiting for.
		The promise of the song 'Elisabeth's Eyes' was realised on an album that was intrinsically Nik Kershaw, but a more mature, self-analytical Kershaw; a man who was writing the songs that, he said, he felt unable to write during the 1980s, for fear of being labelled 'self-indulgent'.
		Nik continues to write, and his most recent album of new material, called To Be Frank, was released in 2001, and there is word that another album is in the pipeline, likely to be released in summer 2006.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A9913971 (1337 words)

	Nik Kershaw
		Nik Kershaw is missed not only by the army of fans who were seduced by his moody good looks, but also by an invisible audience of New Men who empathised with his right-on politics, and nerdy musicians who appreciated his original way with chords.
		Nik Kershaw was the quintessential eighties artist whose songs embody the dynamics of the decade.
		Nik Kershaw’s harmonic logic was intelligent and sophisticated, and it needed to be.
	www.patrickdailly.f9.co.uk /KERSHAW.htm (2601 words)

	Nik Kershaw
		Kershaw - "I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't disappointed with the response to the last two albums, but that wasn't the reason.
		The second album was recorded in about 10 weeks, which is really quick for me, but the songs were written in about three weeks.
		The songs on my album were recorded on my own in the studio with me as the engineer, so that was quite a wall to climb.
	www.pauseandplay.com /kershaw.htm (2280 words)

	Nik Kershaw Bio - Nik Kershaw Biography - Nik Kershaw Stories
		Kershaw began his musical career by learning to play guitar when he was a teenager.
		Nik wrote the lyrics for the song "The One and Only" which is sung by Chesney Hawkes.
		Nik went on to work at the Department of Employment in Ipswich, and after several years jumped at the chance of joining FUSION as guitarist.
	www.tv.com /nik-kershaw/person/109447/biography.html (594 words)

	Nik Kershaw - Somebody Loves You @ Soundbug
		His music has changed quite drastically since 1989 when his ill-fated "The Works" album was released and his synthesisers have been thrown out the window in favour of a more acoustic sound.
		This single also features an acoustic version of Wouldn't it Be Good, one of Nik Kershaw's most popular songs of the 80s, and it's interesting to see that his voice has hardly changed in the 15 odd years since the original came out.
		This single shows that Nik Kershaw is still fresh after 10 years of absence from writing his own music and if he can continue with tracks like this, he might prove that his 15 minutes of fame aren't over yet.
	www.soundbug.com /asin/B00000IHD5 (239 words)

	'Don't lie'
		Nik started to work solo after quitting FUSION but, in 1985, ELTON JOHN asked him to perform some guitars on his album ICE ON FIRE (check the record credits on the sleeve and you'll be amazed).
		Nik appears on SATELLITE, NIKITA (released as a single) and ACT OF WAR (this single doesn't appear on the vinyl album but was added on the CD later on).
		Nik also appeared as co-singer on projects such as LET IT BE (by FERRY AID in 1987) and LIVE IN WORLD (by The Anti-Heroin Project in the late 80s).
	spazioinwind.libero.it /nik_kershaw/records/loucoll.html (1323 words)

	Nik Kershaw in general - Review - Unsung Hero
		Born in 1958 in Bristol but raised in Ipswich in Suffolk, Nik is not only a brilliant songwriter but also a talented instrumentalist, adept at not only lead and bass guitars but also keyboards and percussion.
		Not content with that, Nik was straight back into the studio and before the end of the same year released his second album, "The Riddle".
		Nik’s latest album, “To be Frank”, was released in April this year.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /archive-music/nik-kershaw-in-general/303666 (621 words)

	www.nikkershaw.it
		With 1989's The Works, Nik Kershaw's album sales topped 8 million; a lucrative end to a decade whose highlights included several triumphant world tours taking in Canada and Australia, a stadium support tour with childhood hero Elton John and a memorable performance at Live Aid.
		Free from the fear of being found out, and having done more than his share for the charts, Nik Kershaw's only real concern now is pleasing and being himself; a singer-songwriter in the classic sense of the word.
		Nik's new album, 'To Be Frank' was released on April 23rd, preceded by the single 'Wounded', released April 9th
	www.nikkershaw.it /press/interviews/2000interview.php?id=8 (1274 words)

	Gusworld: Single Of The Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Even as we speak, Wounded Knee, the Nik Kershaw mailing list, is working on assembling a complete list of his production and songwriting credits.
		It's from this latter album -- which was released with so little fanfare that a CD copy is now as scarce as hen's teeth -- that 'One Step Ahead' was drawn, to more or less no public response.
		Nik's gift for witty lyrics and catchy melodies hadn't deserted him on this track, which wasn't even the album's standout track (for my money, that goes to the closing tune, 'Walkabout').
	www.gusworld.com.au /singles/onestep.htm (327 words)

	ezFolk Media Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Kershaw has admitted that they were wholly meaningless.
		Having seen Nik Kershaw 'live', I was quite surpised by the draw he had on young, screaming, teens, especially in light of the fact that his songs are more complex in arrangement and in performance than one might first suspect.
		Nik Kershaw is a master at songwriting and that's already the case on this cd, one can tell back then that this musician is about to put out masterpieces...and that will be the case with his 2 following CD releases:
	www.ezfolk.com /cgi-bin/ae.pl?asinsearch=B0000071BP (289 words)

	To Be Frank Music at Shop Ireland
		This album is, by far, the very best I have bought in years.
		Nik Kershaw's skills as a song-writer in constructing these delightful pieces of music and melody, as a lyricist in working the words in such an original, clever and witty way, and as a producer in contributing to arrange them so superbly, are to be marvelled at.
		The truth is that while Nik has gone for familiar harmonies and progressions, he has inputted enough subtlety into the arrangements to make each and every track highly catchy and memorable.
	www.shopireland.ie /music/reviews/B000056X5D/4 (805 words)

	Background music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		For the novel, I settled on the works of Supertramp.
		He felt inspired and was able to work his way through a plot problem that had been impeding his progress for days.
		He went out and bought several different movie soundtrack albums - not the kind that are pop song showcases, but thematic albums filled with lush instrumentals, moody, evocative pieces that evoke emotions from movie viewers.
	www.bevvincent.com /WWG-September.html (529 words)

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		Nik Kershaw was never as huge as Level 42 when it came to international sales and celebrity status, although, he did have large success in the U.K. and Europe and a cult fan base in North America.
		Nik's band intro in the eighties was purely a joke, and the joke was on him.
		nik is a lovely modest person with a funny british sense of humour and i'm sure he never meant to sound horrible about his backing band or mark.
	www.level42digest.com /archive/1999/161.txt (6033 words)

	REVIEW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The last time we heard from Nik Kershaw, the songwriter, was his penning the 1991 Chesney Hawkes #1 U.K. hit "The One And Only".
		That album owes more to the latter part of Kershaw's first solo foray than to his initial start.
		Nik Kershaw, however, was staying behind the scenes and out of the spotlight - until now.
	www.westnet.com /consumable/1999/04.12/revkersh.html (414 words)

	Nik Kershaw - The Riddle @ Soundbug
		Kershaw's Masterful Second Album Attempted to Capitalize on the Success of his Debut 'human Racing'.
		Anyway, I'd never even heard a Nik Kershaw song, but 'Riddle' was included in the playlist from 17 July, 1996, and I thought it sounded veeeeery close to Level 42.
		Nik Kershaw is one of the most brilliant pop craftsman of the 80's.
	www.soundbug.com /asin/B0000071BP (613 words)

	Annika's Homepage - Nik Kershaw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Nicholas David Kershaw was born i Bristol on March 1st 1958.
		His next album "The Works" was released in 1989.
		Nik has also done duets with Tony Banks (on the album "Still") and Elton John (on the album "Duets").
	hem.passagen.se /annikac/nik.html (311 words)

	People in Room Number 8 - People
		Once again his "Maffay '96" album and tour proved his continuity and set new standards, as evidenced by 700.000 sold albums and 550.000 people visiting his concerts, which for the first time were performed on a guitar-shapedstage in the center of the arena.
		He played pop, jazz and rock on over 500 albums, many of which were awarded gold or platinum and is perhaps the most innovative bass-player of our time.
		Since their risky escape from what was the communist Hungary the two friends have been working together, initially at live gigs all over the world, and morerecently in their own Park Studios in Munich.
	www.eurodancehits.com /manppl.htm (920 words)

	HM - Internet Exclusives
		I have a tendency to work alone, constructing the songs and writing the melodies.
		Window Dressing is the first album where all the lyrics were written after the melodies.
		We spend quite a bit of time working on the vocals - they are the heart and soul of the music.
	www.hmmagazine.com /exclusive/tiles_interview200410/index.php?page=2 (1026 words)

	Amazon.com: The Essential: Music: Nik Kershaw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Having been underrated as both a songwriter and performer, these songs give a nice overview of the various hits he's had and the variety of styles in which Nik kershaw can be recognised.
		Nik Kershaw been one of the finest songwriters and best producers of powerpop material since the middle eighties.
		I saw Nik in concert in Bristol March 1999 and he was brilliant.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004U66Z?v=glance (801 words)

	Hostboard.com, Your Message Board Partner:: Top 5 Vinnie Recordings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The entire album was recorded live in the studio, with no overdubs whatsoever, and featured Warren on guitar, Vinnie on drums, and fellow Zappa alums Pino Palladino and Nick Beggs on bass.
		The sense of humor displayed by all 3 of the core musicians on this album (Vinnie, John Patitucci and Randy Waldman) is fantastic.
		- And all the Patitucci's album with Vince.
	www.hostboard.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=609&t=4140 (2642 words)

	vinnie colaiuta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		the "the the" album mentioned in vinnie's "whatever happened to...." was dusk, and he only played on one track; "dogs of love".
		one of my favorite albums he's on (besides joe's garage and ten summoners tales) is the 1991 release by brazillian singer/songwriter/pianist ivan lins (perhaps best known for his standards "the island" and "love dance." the album is called "awa io" and it's on reprise records.
		david garibaldi was the drummer for the first two albums (wishful thinking and thinking again), but was going to leave and vinnie was supposed to be the replacement.
	www.united-mutations.com /c/vinnie_colaiuta.htm (11964 words)

	TWAS 337: Prefab Sprout, Nik Kershaw, Neil Finn, Mark Seymour, Ian McNabb
		Were it not for Aimee Mann's ingenious use of her record-label travails as a publicity device, I'm fairly certain that we'd be able to agree that the current grand master of gracefully grown-up pop songwriting is, and has probably been for most of a decade, Neil Finn.
		This is a good album, filled with good songs, and I can't imagine a single reason to recommend it to you unless you already love HandC enough that their memory alone is worth an album purchase.
		Everybody has to do their best work sometime, and the combination of statistics and the opaque future means that for most of us, our best work will not be our last.
	www.furia.com /twas/twas0337.html (2954 words)

	Gusworld: Single Of The Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This is the kind of stuff collectors like, and the same kind of logic was applied by MCA executives to Nik Kershaw's fourth single of 1984, 'Human Racing', when the pop wonderboy was at the peak of his chart prowess.
		Although Nik was a prolific songwriter, there was no non-album material available for B-sides at this stage, since he was well into the recording of his second album, The Riddle.
		It still reached #19, though, which was a perfectly respectable placing in those days, and one which outstripped anything released from Nik's Radio Musicola and The Works albums.
	www.gusworld.com.au /singles/racing.htm (417 words)

	XTC Forum - New albums in 2005
		Level 42 are rumoured to release a new album in 2005.
		There should be a new Big Star album, which is ridiculously exciting for some of us.
		I'm not aware of any Ryan Adams fans on here besides me (Whiskeytown maybe?) but he's going for a 70's thing and releasing 3 albums in 2005, the first of which will be a double album due out in April.
	www.xtcidearecords.co.uk /cgi-bin/ikonboard/topic.cgi?forum=36&topic=789 (890 words)

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		Maybe I'm just getting old...there was a time that new albums by her, REM and U2 would have been eagerly anticipated and bought on release...but now I'm just not too worried.
		Other personal highlights this year are the new Eels album (35-track double album, release in April) and Suzanne Vega´s new album that should be out before the end of the year.
		I'm also very relieved to read that their last album, the distinctly poor Shootenany, was a sort of a stopgap album thrown out quickly.
	www.xtcidearecords.co.uk /cgi-bin/ikonboard/printpage.cgi?forum=36&topic=789 (3937 words)

	Hostboard.com, Your Message Board Partner:: Nik Kershaw - The Works (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		im not for downloading albums off the net, but if i cant find this one then i guess i'll have to...
		Nik signed a new deal with Universal which will see a new best of coming in the next month, it will have at least 1 new track, in the deal it has been said the older cds would see the light of day again.
		I had no idea vinnie had played with nik kershaw.
	www.hostboard.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=609&t=4854 (1144 words)

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		This album, called Her Handwriting, is as beautiful as it is fragile...
		Nik Kershaw was never that great but was still pretty good.
		His four albums, 'Human Racing', 'The Riddle', 'Radio Musicola' and 'The Works' were all quality synth pop music in an age where the concept of a pop star actually writing and playing their own material was fast dying out.
	monkey.org /~laps/ceremony/digests/_1997/v97.n061 (5510 words)

	HyperRust: Evening Coconut
		The album also strikes a chord of empathy with soldiers separated from their families, and features lyrics ridiculing America's consumer culture, political corruption and religious fundamentalism.
		The recent album has been receiving accolades since its release in September, and is cited on many critical lists as one of 2005's best albums of the year.
		With nearly fifty albums to his credit, Neil Young has proved to be one of the most prominent and influential artists of his time.
	hyperrust.org /News/Coconut/Current.html (14770 words)

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