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Bestival 2011: Five things we did on Saturday

4875 days ago

Guardian Music — Mark Beaumont was wowed by the pop stars and divas in the fancy dress parade, ate lunch in a sinking pirate set, ruined some jeans and caught the Cure and PJ Harvey's Bestival sets1. Watch the Cure"It's Sunday," says Robert Smith, the high stage-fron... more info

Paul McCartney 9/11 film: 'I started thinking: what can I do?'

4877 days ago

Guardian Music — Documentary The Love We Make, filmed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, to premiere at Toronto film festivalEarly on in the new documentary film that records the days that Paul McCartney spent in New York in the immediate aftermath of 9/11... more info

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Space Oddity picture book is viral hit

4877 days ago

Guardian Music — Illustrated reading of David Bowie song widely enjoyed, but lyrics redacted after rights complaintAn illustrated version of the 1969 David Bowie song Space Oddity, featuring Major Tom "sitting in a tin can far above the world", has become a surprise ... more info

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Ladytron: Gravity the Seducer – review

4878 days ago

Guardian Music — (Nettwerk)Ladytron have been ploughing their icy furrow for a dozen years now, first as lonely outliers for their brand of synthpop, latterly as elder statespeople of a sound that's become increasingly common. Their fifth album cleaves to their Mit... more info

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Fight between David Bowie and Lou Reed revealed

4879 days ago

NME — Bowie: The Ultimate Music Guide gives details of the 1979 punch up more info

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Freddie Mercury at 65: what would he be doing today?

4881 days ago

Guardian Music — It's hard to imagine the former Queen frontman aged 65. But to celebrate Freddie Mercury's immortalisation as a Google doodle, we thought we'd give it a try ...Freddie Mercury would have been 65 today. But what would have happened had he not died? Fo... more info

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This ‘Space Oddity’ Children’s Book Interprets the Song Way Differently Than I Did

4882 days ago

Big Apple Music Scene — I'm sure most of you know the David Bowie song "Space Oddity." It's possible that you call this song "Ground Control to Major Tom," which makes a certain amount of sense, given the number of times that phrase is repeated throughout it. But you know w... more info

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Tom Hibbert obituary

4885 days ago

Guardian Music — Journalist known for his softly ruthless interview techniqueTom Hibbert, a former Observer columnist and mainstay of both Smash Hits and Q magazines, has died aged 59, from complications brought about by diabetes. His cavalier humour and softly ruthl... more info

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JACK WHITE PRODUCES INSANE CLOWN POSSE (AND MOZART)

4886 days ago

Altsounds — In the grand tradition of peanut butter meeting Iggy's chest or Bing Crosby getting down with David Bowie, Third Man Records is ecstatic to present the latest in a long-line of unexpected musical pairings...Insane Clown Posse and Mozart. Back ... more info

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