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Five decades of radio requests

4390 days ago

Guardian Music — For nearly 50 years, Radio 3's Jazz Record Requests has been broadcasting the best of the genre. Now a new chapter in its history begins with a show from the London jazz festivalJohn Taylor runs England's most northerly jazz club at Ashington, near N... more info

John Lennon letter to Eric Clapton up for auction

4398 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A letter John Lennon wrote urging Eric Clapton to start a new band with him shortly after the Beatles broke up will go up for auction next month. The letter is one of several pieces of correspondence from some of the world’s greatest musicians, inc... more info

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Miles Davis: 'Coltrane was a very greedy man. Bird was, too. He was a big hog' – a classic interview from the vaults

4399 days ago

Guardian Music — To mark the London jazz festival, here is an NME encounter with the great trumpeter in 1985 courtesy of Rock's Backpages, the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism"Man," says Miles Davis, "I haven't been sketching in so long. Maybe two,... more info

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Playlist: Colton Dixon, Louis Armstrong, The Doors

4414 days ago

USA Today Music — The 'American Idol' alum has the song of the week with new single 'You Are.' more info

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Readers recommend: songs about rodents - results

4418 days ago

Guardian Music — RR contributor Chris Bishop gives us the best answers to last week's gnawing question: what are the best rodent songs?This week's playlist has been selected by Chris Bishop.Given that they account for 40% of all animal species and inhabit every conti... more info

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Voyager space mission: what would be on your interstellar playlist? | Open thread

4428 days ago

Guardian Music — Voyager has left our solar system along with its record of life on Earth. Tell us the sounds and scenes you'd send into spaceIt's (almost) official: the Voyager 1 spacecraft has left the solar system for good. It is now navigating through unknown ter... more info

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Louis Armstrong House in New York hires first curator

4433 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Louis Armstrong House and Museum took a step toward further raising its profile by hiring its first curator in David L. Reese. more info

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Readers recommend: songs about miracles – results

4446 days ago

Guardian Music — The Guardian reader commonly known as llamalpaca gives us his choices from last week's threadThis week's playlist has been selected by llamalpaca.Biblical, spiritual, mysterious and sometimes downright unbelievable: miracles have been two a penny thi... more info

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World’s Worst Songs: “What a Wonderful World” by Kenny G with Louis Armstrong

4447 days ago

Popdose — Louis Armstrong is one of the most important figures in the history of music. Critic Gary Giddins says he “invented modern time.” Kenny G is one of the most polarizing figures in jazz. Although he sells records by the zillions, critics and seri... more info

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Illegal music filesharing is now mainstream | Lanre Bakare

4447 days ago

Guardian Music — The Digital Music Index shows just how popular illegal downloading – particularly of Ed Sheeran – has becomeIf you're like me and the vast majority of people in the UK, on Monday morning you discovered many people in your area risked legal action... more info

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Five decades of radio requests

John Lennon letter to Eric Clapton up for auction

Miles Davis: 'Coltrane was a very greedy man. Bird was, too. He was a big hog' – a classic interview from the vaults

Playlist: Colton Dixon, Louis Armstrong, The Doors

Readers recommend: songs about rodents - results

Voyager space mission: what would be on your interstellar playlist? | Open thread

Louis Armstrong House in New York hires first curator

Readers recommend: songs about miracles – results

World’s Worst Songs: “What a Wonderful World” by Kenny G with Louis Armstrong

Illegal music filesharing is now mainstream | Lanre Bakare

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