Glass Slipper Ball to raise money for NSPCC Marriott London

On December 10th the London Marriott Grosvenor Square will play host to the Glass Slipper Ball, which will raise money for the NSPCC. Top of the bill will be the much-hyped Jack Savoretti, a singer-songwriter and guitarist with the world his feet.

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Why Do My Slippers Keep Falling From Grace?

I could attribute it to his surgically repaired time traveling cybernetic foot, its association with Cyberdyne Systems' revolutionary neural net-based artificial intelligence or the failure of his ultra-hip discothèque called Club Füt but whatever it is after a life of innocence and blissful ignorance Jack has recently become self-aware.

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WHITE STRIPES, Icky Thump (XL, 2007)

Every White Stripes album has its familiar bits and pieces. The signifiers, talismans, and favorite or fearful things that constantly resurface in Jack White's songs. For example, faith and ruby slippers figure into the lexicon of Icky Thump. But this album is more personal, too. Lyrically, White dwells without metaphor on themes of love and[...]

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