The late Sky Saxon and The Seeds stop by this now-forgotten sitcom entitled The Mothers-In-Law to deliver a particularly...errrmmm...."gassy" performance. Tolerate the aw...
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As Carnival comes round again, Radio 1's Benji B reminisces about raving under the Westway with Tim Westwood, Norman Jay and RampageI was seven the first time I went to C...
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The corporation that runs the Bloodstock metal festival in Derbyshire is of the very oldest kind. Meet Paul Gregory and his kids Vicky, Rachael and Adam – Britain's...
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Stile Galante/Aresi (Pan Classics)Nicola Porpora (1686-1768) was a Neapolitan composer, predominantly of operas, who enjoyed a long, itinerant and fashionable career. He ...
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When I saw that Edguy had made a video for the song “Robin Hood,” I got really, really excited. Not because I’m an Edguy admirer — I’m not a...
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Bret Saxon's movies — when released — have sold few tickets. Investors sue, claiming he lives a life of luxury using their money. He says he's done nothing wr...
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Williams/BBC Singers and SO/de Ridder(NMC, 2 CDs)Robert Saxton's "radio opera" took a long time – more than 20 years – to reach fruition. Commissioned by the ...
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St David's Hall, CardiffPrior to opening the big music festival in their home city this week, the Dresden Staatskapelle whirled their way round Europe, with concerts in C...
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Having sold over 35,000 copies of their debut, "Stairway To Fairyland", FREEDOM CALL`S tour with Saxon, Angra and Edguy turned into a triumphal march. The tour culminat...
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Pioneering voice of British rapThe reggae star and rapper Smiley Culture – real name David Emmanuel – who has died aged 48 during a Metropolitan police raid o...
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The reggae star who died in a police raid paved the way for Tinie Tempah and Dizzee RascalFew people are surprised any more by a reggae artist's untimely death, not even ...
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I once managed to get Dream Mclean to read George Orwell’s 1946 essay ‘A nice cup of tea’. The wonder of Twitter perhaps, but it proves that this 1...
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In honor of this week’s SXSW Music Conference, here is John Dee Graham performing “Beautifully Broken.” No trip to Austin is complete without catching a...
→ Posted 14 March 2011 12.49pm — Comment on this
Heavy metal band Saxon were forced to work overtime when they recorded their new album last year (10) after falling behind schedule when they became stranded by snowstorm...
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