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Watch Amy Winehouse ‘Tears Dry On Their Own’ Unseen Footage

A new lyric video for the classic single, ‘Tears Dry On Their Own’, the latest in an ongoing series of videos celebrating the genius of Amy Winehouse, is now available to view online.

Tagged as: 00s, Amy Winehouse, R&B, soul, UK

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Sir Tim Rice On The ‘Miserable’ Lyrics of Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo

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Sir Tim Rice has criticised the likes of Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift for their “miserable” and “me, me, me” lyrics.

Tagged as: 70s, Bruce Springsteen, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, theatre, Tim Rice, UK

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Ringo Starr To Release Another EP In April

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Ringo Starr has announced the first single, ‘February Sky’, from his forthcoming EP, ‘Crooked Boy’.

Tagged as: 20s, Ringo Starr, rock, The Beatles, UK

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Lulu performs at Hamer Hall on Friday 24 June 2016. This is the first time Lulu has toured Australia.

Lulu To Play One Last Time Ever At Glastonbury

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Lulu is set to perform at Glastonbury this summer for her last live gig.

Tagged as: 60s, Lulu, pop, UK

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Amy Winehouse Biopic Slammed By Fans After Teaser Release

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Amy Winehouse’s fans have declared a new movie biopic “cursed” after seeing a new teaser.

Tagged as: 00s, Amy Winehouse, soul, UK

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Charli XCX To receive ASCAP Global Impact Award

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Charli XCX is to receive the ASCAP Global Impact Award.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, ASCAP, Charli XCX, pop, UK

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Robbie Williams at A Day On The Green Geelong 2023 photo by Winston Robinson

Robbie Williams Wants To Upset People Like Matty Healy

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Robbie Williams has lamented the “boring” state of the current music scene, whilst hailing The 1975’s Matty Healy the “only commercially viable Pop/Rock star” who is “willing to be something other than beige.”

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Matty Healy, pop, Robbie Williams, UK

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Billie Piper Said To Me £9m In Debt To Virgin Records

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Billie Piper is said to have an estimated debt of “£9 million” owed to Virgin Records.

Tagged as: 00s, Billie Piper, pop, UK

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Glenn Hughes To Perform 50th Anniversary Burn Tour For Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Glenn Hughes will return to Australia for the Burn tour in October to mark the 50th anniversary of his classic album induction into Deep Purple.

Tagged as: 70s, Burn, Deep Purple, Glenn Hughes, metal, rock, UK

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John Sinclair, MC5 Manager and Subject of John Lennon Song, Dies At 82

by Paul Cashmere

Activist John Sinclair, the poet, producer and manager of MC5, has died at the age of 82.

Tagged as: 70s, John Lennon, John Sinclair, MC5, rock, UK, USA

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Ultravox Bass Player Chris Cross Dies At Age 71

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Cross, the bass player for Ultravox, has died at age 71.

Tagged as: 80s, Chris Cross, UK, Ultravox, Vienna

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Anita Pallenberg ‘Catching Fire’ Doco Premieres

by Paul Cashmere

‘Catching Fire’ is a new documentary about the life of Anita Pallenberg, who was the partner of not one but two Rolling Stones.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Anita Pallenberg, Catching Fire, documentary, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Pink Floyd ‘Speak To Me’ Video Created By Young Melbourne Stop Motion Director Lucy Davidson

by Paul Cashmere

Pink Floyd have awarded a young Melbourne director Lucy Davidson the winner of the ‘Speak To Me’ video for the Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary Animation Video Competition.

Tagged as: 70s, Dark Side Of The Moon, director, Lucy Davidson, Melbourne, Pink Floyd, rock, UK

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Elbow Score UK No 1 For Fourth Time

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Bury boys Elbow earn their fourth Official Number 1 album with AUDIO VERTIGO this week.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, art, Audio Vertigo, Elbow, indie, rock, UK

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Peter Gabriel To Release ‘Back To Front – Live In London’ DVD

by Paul Cashmere

Australia missed out on the Peter Gabriel tour but we will get the DVD.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Back To Front, DVD, Live In London, Peter Gabriel, UK

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There Is Activity In The Jamiroquai Camp

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Jamiroquai have reunited to work on their first album in eight years.

Tagged as: 90s, Jamiroquai, op, R&B, rock, UK

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The Who Roger Daltrey. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Roger Daltrey Closes Princes Trust 2024 Event With Plant, Vedder, Weller

by Paul Cashmere

Closing a week of incredible shows last night was Ovation – A Celebration of 24 Years of gigs for Teenage Cancer Trust, a show featuring Roger Daltrey’s friends and fans, many of those who helped establish these gigs as a celebrated annual event: Roger himself, alongside Kelly Jones, Robert Plant with Saving Grace, Eddie Vedder and Paul Weller.

Tagged as: 60s, Eddie Vedder, Kelly Jones, Paul Weller, Princes Trust, Robert Plant, rock, Roger Daltrey, The Who, UK

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Former Singer Songwriter Cosmo Jarvis Is The Star Of Shōgun

by Paul Cashmere

One time singer songwriter Cosmo Jarvis plays the starring role of John Blackthorne in the hit series ‘Shōgun’ currently streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

Tagged as: 10s, Cosmo Jarvis, Disney, folk, Hulu, indie, Shogun, UK

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The Damned + The Hard Ons, Northcote Theatre, Friday 22nd March 2024

by Anna-Maria Megalogenis

The Damned released the first ever UK punk single, “New Rose” off album Damned, Damned, Damned, in 1976, and were often overshadowed by their English punk counterparts. Now in their late sixties and still touring world-wide, featuring the original line up of Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Paul Gray, they are the ones having the last laugh and have left their old rivals for dead, in certain respects, quite literally!

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Paul Gray, punk, Rat Scabies, The Damned, UK

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Amy Winehouse ‘Back To Black: Sounds From The Original Motion Picture’ To Be Released In May

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UMR/Island Records follow the opening of Sam Taylor-Johnson’s film BACK TO BLACK, based on the life of Amy Winehouse, one of the greatest artists of our time, with the release on 17 May of the compilation, “Back To Black: Songs from the Original Motion Picture”.

Tagged as: 00s, Amy Winehouse, Back To Black, jazz, movie, pop, Sam Taylor-Johnson, UK

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Lemmy’s Ashes To Be Enshrined At The Rainbow Bar

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Lemmy’s ashes will be “enshrined” at his favourite boozer, the legendary Rainbow Bar and Grill.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Hollywood, Lemmy, Motorhead, Rainbow Bar, UK

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Coldplay To Headline BBC Big Weekend 2024

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Coldplay are the final headliners confirmed for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend.

Tagged as: 00s, Coldplay. rock, UK

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UB40 Preview ‘UB45’ With Second Single ‘Home’

by Paul Cashmere

UB40 have dropped a second track from the upcoming ‘UB45’ album with a new song called ‘Home’.

Tagged as: 80s, Home, pop, reggae, UB40, UB45, UK

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Roger Daltrey To Do Most Acoustic Tour of UK

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Roger Daltrey has announced a “mostly acoustic” solo tour this summer.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, rock, Roger Daltrey, The Who, UK

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Jeff Lynne photo from Jefflynneselo website

Jeff Lynne’s ELO Announce Their Final Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Lynne solo outing of his Electric Light Orchestra songs, has announced a final farewell tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne, rock, UK

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BBC To Screen Rare ABBA Footage

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ABBA footage previously thought to be lost will be aired as part of the BBC’s celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Swedish pop icons’ Eurovision win.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, BBC, pop, Sweden, UK, When Abba Came to Britain

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Philip Oakey of The Human League Melbourne 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

The Human League Wrap Up Australian Tour In Perth

by Paul Cashmere

The Human League have completed their fifth Australia tour with eight shows on this current tour where they performed the classic album ‘Dare’ from start to finish.

Tagged as: 80s, Dare, electronica, Philip Oakey, pop, The Human League, UK

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Steve Harley Passes Away At Age 73

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Harley, best known for his song ‘Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)’ has died from cancer at the age of 73.

Tagged as: 70s, Duran Duran, Make Me Smile, Nick Barker, Phantom of the Opera, rock, Steve Harley, Suzi Quatro, UK

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Josh Homme Suggest Them Crooked Vultures Could Reform

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Josh Homme wants Them Crooked Vultures to reunite.

Tagged as: 10s, Dave Growl, Foo Fighters, John Paul Jones, Josh Homme, Led Zeppelin, metal, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, Them Crooked Vultures, UK, USA

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Mark Knopfler’s Supergroup Version of ‘Going Home’ Heading for UK No 1

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Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes – a super-group containing everyone from Nile Rodgers and Sting to Joan Jett and Ringo Starr – and their cover of Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) is right now challenging Beyoncé for the UK’s Number 1 single.

Tagged as: 20s, Going Home, Guitar Heroes, Mark Knopfler, rock, UK

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Voice of Baceprot photo by Winston Robinson

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