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Robert Kirby: 1948-2009

6053 days ago

Guardian Music — Musical arranger best known for his work with Nick DrakeIn his first year as a music student at Cambridge University, Robert Kirby sought to join Footlights, the undergraduates' fabled arts and drama club. He was turned down, but the events of that d... more info

"Some Of Their Material Is Fine..." (Nashville considers the Beatles)

6054 days ago

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — In August 1964, with an epidemic of Beatlemania sweeping the nation, COUNTRY SONG ROUNDUP asked 13 of Nashville's biggest hit-makers what they thought about the Beatles. Since their answers were surprisingly free of rancor and disdain, my guess i... more info

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SUPER SONIDO SWAPS SOME SOUL

6054 days ago

Soul Sides — Johnny Rivera and the Tequila Brass: Johnny on the WarpathBoogaloo Que La TraigoFrom S/T (Cotique, 1967)Johnny Rivera and the Tequila Brass: Run, Run, RunLight My FireFrom Up, Up and Away (Cotique, 1968)(Editor's Note: Super Sonido is one of my favor... more info

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Happy 50th, Ronnie Scott's

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Guardian Music — Half a decade ago, a nightclub opened that would change British music for ever. John Fordham talks about Ronnie Scott's with some of the jazz legends who played there over the yearsWhen I first heard jazz, I just liked the sound of its voice, the way... more info

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Win Big: The Beatles

6054 days ago

Twangville — Itâ€™s a give-away throwdown here on Twangville this week. Lucero versus, well, the Beatles. To celebrate the recent re-mastered Beatles catalogue, EMI is offering one lucky Twangville reader this special Beatles lithograph. more info

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L.A. conductor, 28, recalls Beatles, Bernstein

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CNN Showbiz — He got a standing ovation before the orchestra even played a single note. more info

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Paul McCartney To Release Good Evening New York City Nov 17

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Altsounds — **Multi-Disc CD/DVD Special Package Features Dazzling Performances of Beatles, Wings and Solo Classics From Citi Field, Formerly Shea Stadium, Historic Site of The BeatlesÃ‚Â’ Landmark 1965 Concert ** Ã‚Â“It was three great nights f... more info

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Album Sales Down in 2009 Despite Huge Jackson, Beatles Numbers

6055 days ago

Rolling Stone — Album sales are down 11.1 percent in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the same period last year, Reuters reports based on figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan. That decline comes even with the influx of sales after Michael Jackson’s death and... more info

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Which bands deserve to have something named after them?

6056 days ago

Guardian Music — Streets named after musicians are ten a penny these days. But the Go-Betweens having a bridge renamed in their honour is a real rock'n'roll accoladeIt is a truth not universally acknowledged that the Go-Betweens are the greatest Australian band that ... more info

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