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Susan Boyle gets her Perfect Day with permission to cover Lou Reed classic

5177 days ago
Guardian Music — After initial refusal to perform the song live on America's Got Talent, a version will appear on Boyle's second album, The GiftSusan Boyle may have been forbidden from singing Perfect Day on America's Got Talent, but the bonnie warbler has got the la... more info
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Lou Reed lets Susan Boyle cover 'Perfect Day' after all

5178 days ago
NME — After 'crying' over TV snub, Britain's Got Talent singer includes Velvet Underground man's song on new album more info
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Band of art brothers: does great music inspire great art?

5178 days ago
Guardian Music — From Pollock to Warhol, and now Jeremy Deller, artists have had a creative connection to music. But does great music imply great art (and vice versa)?At the end of Chris Morris's film Four Lions, a striking piece of music judders the soundtrack. Is i... more info
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the final monday batch of updates

5179 days ago
Totally Fuzzy — Mr Tear said... Q: What to get for the girl who has everything? A: Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 - Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (1986) Of course! http://snapcrackleandpops.blogspot.com zero said... Blogger.com deleted the good old Zero G Sound blog. So we... more info
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Lou Reed Puts An End To Susan Boyle’s “Perfect Day” On ‘America’s Got Talent’

5189 days ago
Idolator — Believe what you will with this one, but the Sun is reporting that chart topper Susan Boyle flew to Los Angeles to tape a performance of Lou Reed’s 1972 ballad “Perfect Day” (a song, mind you, often thought to detail the onetime Velvet Undergro... more info
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Lou Reed made Susan Boyle cry over 'America's Got Talent' refusal

5190 days ago
NME — Former Velvet Underground man refused to let her sing 'Perfect Day' more info
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WOW...AT LAST....A NEW BAND THAT HAS GOT ME ALL EXCITED

5203 days ago
The Vinyl Villain — At lunchtime yesterday, an e-mail arrived letting me know that Sons & Daughters were playing a 'secret' gig at the tiny venue of the Captain's Rest in Glasgow. There were no advance tickets on sale..simply turn up at the door and pay your £7 on a f... more info
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Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll

5204 days ago
Guardian Music — There's no greater joy than singing with your family, when it doesn't matter whether you're in tune, or if you don't know the wordsWe were floating in canoes down the Aveyron valley in southern France, the water shining and still, the banks silent. ... more info
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Morrissey picks his 13 favourite albums to mark 'Friday the 13th'

5218 days ago
NME — Roxy Music, The Velvet Underground, Jeff Buckley feature among his selections more info
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Introducing: Factory Floor – industrial post-ravers

5221 days ago
Nialler9 — Dirty, gritty, dystopian, hypnotic, trance-inducing, industrial, loud. All of these words can be applied to London trio Factory Floor who channel the spirit of ’90s techno in their own way, sounding like The Velvet Underground on pills. There’s ... more info
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