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All hail Macca!
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Sir Paul McCartney turned 80 years of age yesterday. What a beautiful occasion to talk about the greatest living songwriter, perhaps the greatest ever...
19 June 2022
You and Me and Ryan Gosling
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This is the story of a lost group whose song became a hit — with the group remaining a mystery. With Ryan Gosling thrown into the mix.
26 May 2022
Finding Sugar Man
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The story of Sugar Man, aka Sixto Rodriguez, is almost too good to be true. It is (true) though, and the documentary telling it actually got an oscar. In case you didn't know one of the most incredible rediscoveries in modern music, here goes...
6 May 2022
Guess we feel like we do
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Peter Frampton turns 72 today. The veteran guitarist, singer and composer saw a lot in his lifetime, great and less great, definitely enough to make a movie — or two...
22 April 2022
What a still wonderful world
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Legendary singer Joey Ramone passed away 21 years ago today at the tender age of 49. In this short life of his, he was still able to instil change the way very few have...
15 April 2022
Respect, still
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The great Aretha Franklin would be 80 today. For all those who know this but like being reminded, and the many who don't, here are a few highlights of an incredible artistic journey...
26 March 2022
Chuck B. Goode
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Today marks the fifth anniversary of the death of rock and roll giant Chuck Berry. An excuse to chronicle one of the most storied lives in recent popular music...
18 March 2022
Happy birthday Nina!
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Nina Hagen, arguably Germany's biggest female rock star, is turning 66 today. A perfect opportunity to look back on the career of a true trailblazer...
11 March 2022
The many lives of Mark Lanegan
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Mark Lanegan passed away last week at the age of 57. While that is admittedly a very young age, he still managed to cram in a lot in those years — which he was actually lucky to have lived...
4 March 2022
Tipping happiness
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Today marks the release of two interesting new releases: Soft Cell's first album in 20 years, Happiness Not Included, and Tears for Fears' first album in 18 years, The Tipping Point...
25 February 2022