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“So this is the Third Coming. Their first was at the much-mythologised tail-end of the 80s, when indie and dance music swaggered together, and the Stone Roses’ debut album became the baggy-trouser-wearer’s bible. Second Coming – their December 1994 follow-up – came at Britpop’s high-water mark. Singer Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Gary “Mani” […]
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1982 Vinyl Box Set ” In 1977, after the ‘Wind & Wuthering’ album, guitarist Steve Hackett left, feeling that he was not getting his fair share of music recorded. The others understood but that wasn’t the way Genesis operated. Phil Collins came out from behind the drum kit to be the new singer. The critics […]
Born in London, Yusuf Islam, 66, began his career as Cat Stevens and became a star in the 1970s with songs such as Morning Has Broken and Moonshadow. In 1977, he converted to Islam and left the music business to concentrate on his family and charity work. He began recording again in 2006; his latest […]
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Sean O’Hagan writes: As a book of interviews and box set of songs from Joni Mitchell’s career are released, long-time fan Sean O’Hagan argues that her run of five classic albums, from Blue in 1971 to Hejira in 1976, surpass the work of her more celebrated male contemporaries Please click HERE to continue:
Nordoff Robbins music therapists are skilled practitioners. They are trained to help people in need to build communication and other core skills. We work with people of all ages – babies, children, adults, those nearing the end of their lives; everyone can be reached through music. No one course of music therapy is the same, […]
More than one piece of headily romantic music was inspired by Richard Dehmel’s 1896 poem Verklärte Nacht, or Transfigured Night. The most familiar remains Schoenberg’s string masterpiece, first conceived as a sextet in 1899, reworked for string orchestra nearly two decades later and rarely very far from its composer’s mind for the rest of his […]
This Blue Oyster Cult live radio broadcast, from Sherman Oaks’ 1,000-capacity Reseda Country Club, was sponsored by Los Angeles’ top hard rock FM station, KMET – aka ‘The Mighty Met’. Although BOC had recently completed an extensive 60-plus date nationwide tour, this one-off gig was without a support, and all tickets were given away free […]
With her raw, anguished voice, Joplin – who would have been 75 this month – was a hippy icon. But on Piece of My Heart she became something darker still Continues HERE
Yusuf Islam has reconciled himself to his work as Cat Stevens, to his fans’ relief, says Patrick Smith Please click HERE to continue
Previously published: Martin Chilton writes: Randy Newman is touring the UK this month and has a new album out next year. In additional extracts from a recent interview with the 71-year-old Oscar-winning songwriter, Martin Chilton presents 10 answers to questions about music. Please click HERE to continue
Jimmy Page: the defining figure of a thousand heavy metal tropes, pioneer of stage and studio and the visionary who conjured rock’s greatest ever album sequence. What’s more, he’s been his own archivist since the day he first picked up a guitar. From the creation of Led Zeppelin’s modern mythology to the true story of […]
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The Basement Tapes have never before been heard in their entirety. Now, with the official release of all 138 songs, Dylan expert Clinton Heylin examines the myth and the reality of one of rock’s seminal long-lost masterpieces. In June 1975, between Blood on the Tracks and Desire, Bob Dylan approved the release of the most […]
The jazz crooner on partying with Dean Martin, meeting 10 US presidents, and why Charlie Parker made him puke Continues HERE
Liisa Henriksson-Macaulay writes as follows: Children who learn music from a young age find it easier to learn languages even in adulthood, research has found. Today’s economic environment demands that our children become the very best they can be. A lot of demands are placed upon us as parents, and whether we like it or […]
Anyone choosing the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s new recording of Verklärte Nacht (Chandos), conducted by Edward Gardner, will get a subtle and urgent account of Schoenberg’s early work for string sextet, in the composer’s orchestral version. This imaginative album of Austro-German late Romanticism also acts as a showcase for the Australian tenor Stuart Skelton. He is […]
Bryan Ferry premieres his new music video for Loop De Li on Telegraph.co.uk Catherine Gee writes: It may be 43 years since glittery cool kids Roxy Music exploded on to the British music scene but singer Bryan Ferry remains as prolific as ever. The 69 year-old is soon to release his 14th solo album, Avonmore, […]
“Rock n’ roll was born in the 1950s, and has since left an unquestionable mark on the world. It didn’t just heavily influence the music scene; it also transformed many cultural norms, having an influence on fashion and even wider human behaviors. But which rock n’ roll bands were the most influential of them all? […]
We are told: He has been a member one of one of Britain’s most significant rock bands and one of the world’s biggest male solo stars, but Phil Collins was always eager to collaborate with an eclectic range of artists. Spanning drums, vocals, production, songwriting and more, Phil Collins’ many talents have been employed by […]