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Bill Frisell/John Taylor – review

5062 days ago

Guardian Music — Cheltenham jazz festivalGuitarist Bill Frisell's demeanour is one of amiable bafflement in most circumstances. Commendably, it stayed with him on Sunday at Cheltenham despite a big chunk of his audience noisily coming in late from another show and b... more info

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From the Observer archive, 5 May 1974: Abba? I can't see them lasting long

5063 days ago

Guardian Music — This week's Top 30 is more like a shamble than a triumphal marchFor one definition of pop music you need look no further than the Hit Parade, although this week's Top 30 is more like a shamble than a triumphal march. Included in the procession are se... more info

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Duran Duran: I've hated them for 30 years but they're the perfect band for the Olympics

5064 days ago

Guardian Music — The veteran New Romantics would not have been the choice of all music-lovers to showcase English culture to the world. But they have a gift for empty spectacle that suits this gigAll through the 80s, I hated Duran Duran, when for some they were the k... more info

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Fox family actors return to great-grandfather's glittering hall

5065 days ago

Guardian Music — Edward, Emilia & Co are on stage at Harrogate's former Kursaal built by great (and great-great) grandad Samson Fox, inventor of the corrugated boiler flueFox hunters can have a field day in Harrogate this weekend when pretty much the entire acting dy... more info

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Old music: Chuck Berry – My Ding-a-Ling

5065 days ago

Guardian Music — Scoff all you like at the song – but have you ever featured on a No 1 hit? No? Pipe down thenHere's a quiz question: which Chuck Berry single was the only one to go to No 1 in the UK? Was it Maybelline, No Particular Place to Go, or Johnny B Goode?... more info

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Adele's 21 overtakes Michael Jackson's Thriller

5066 days ago

Guardian Music — London singer's 4.2m-selling album enters top five bestsellers of all timeAdele's album 21 has outsold Michael Jackson's Thriller, becoming the fifth biggest-selling album of all time in the UK.Figures from the Official Charts Company show the singer... more info

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DVD Review: Strange Fruit: The Beatles’ Apple Records

5066 days ago

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Mobile Roadie revamps apps platform with iPad and mobile web

5066 days ago

Guardian Music — Apps created using the DIY service are reaching 20m usersThere are plenty of companies trying to help non-coders create mobile apps with do-it-yourself services, but few have the traction of Mobile Roadie.Its initial focus on music has seen the platf... more info

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"A lot of Japanese bands seem to be obsessed with being the new Beatles or Nirvana": DiS meets Taffy

5066 days ago

DrownedInSound — Tokyo based four-piece Taffy are something of a unique entity in being possibly the only Japanese band this past ten years to stir up any kind of interest in western territories. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

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Bernard Cribbins recalls Right Said Fred

5067 days ago

Guardian Music — Bernard Cribbins' records have been loved by such unlikely champions as Danny Baker and Noël Coward. He explains how his best-known hit came to beThe children of 2012 probably know Bernard Cribbins best for his recent role as Doctor Who's sidekick W... more info

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