Posts Tagged Sarah Bettens
K’s Choice and Channel Zero announce reunion
Posted by JayAre in Big in Belgium, FFWD to the Past, Music News on June 14th, 2009
Reunion announcements are hot. At least, that’s what K’s Choice and Channel Zero must have thought last week. Both bands announced they will be teaming up again for a small comeback. K’s Choice will be playing live at the Dranouter Festival in August and Channel Zero will be performing live at least once in January 2010 in the Ancienne Belgique (Brussels).

Sarah and Geert Bettens, original founders of K’s Choice and brother and sister, have both been working on their own projects for the last six years. Sarah went solo (and moved to the U.S.) and Geert tried to conquer the world with his band Woodface. Rumours are they are also working on a new album that will be released in 2010. Watch them perform their biggest hit song so far, Not An Addict (live at Pinkpop 1996 with Skin from Skunk Anansie):

Franky DSVD and his Channel Zero metal compadres will play one concert in January after 12 years of inactivity. They were the one-and-only big Belgian metal band for several years, but after five succesful albums they decided to call it a day in 1997. Maybe Channel Zero didn’t get the public attention they deserved, but other metal bands enjoyed taking them on tour as support act. Among others Channel Zero toured with Biohazard, Bodycount, Napalm Death, Life Of Agony and Danzig. Hope they will be playing this song in Brussels, Black Fuel:
Coverville goes Belgian: Covers from Belgium podcast
Posted by JayAre in Big in Belgium, Music News on May 2nd, 2009
On April 7th, Coverville, a podcast that focuses on cover songs, had an entire episode with Belgian covers. International songs covered by Belgian artists or groups that is.

Brian Ibbot, host of Coverville, put these songs on the playlist:
- Insensitive by Jasper Steverlinck (Orig.by Jann Arden)
- I Don’t Wanna Dance by Lady Linn and Her Magnificent Seven (Orig. by Eddy Grant)
- Crazy by Jasper Erkens (Orig. by Gnarls Barkley)
- All the Young Dudes by Arno (Orig. by Mott The Hoople)
- Ayo Technology by Milow (Orig. by 50 Cent/Justin Timberlake)
- I Alone (Acoustic) by Anouk & Sarah Bettens (Orig. by Live)
- Take On Me by Janez Detd. (Orig. by a-ha)
- Je Suis Venue Te Dire Que Je M’En Vais by Jo Lemaire & Flouze (Orig. by Serge Gainsbourg)
Really worth the download. Check here and here (direct link to podcast).
Some suggestions for episode II of the Coverville Covers from Belgium podcast: Rocking in the free World by The Scabs, Are Friends Electric by An Pierlé, Starfish & Coffee by Soulwax, …
More ideas? Feel free to post them in the comments section.