Month: March 2022
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Eddie Van Halen
Here’s Why Eddie Van Halen was a Guitar Gear Pioneer
“Since the beginning, everything I picked up off the rack at the music store did not do what I wanted…
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The Beatles
Paul McCartney Pays Tribute to ‘True Rock and Roll Hero’ Taylor Hawkins: A ‘Desperately Sad Shock’
Paul McCartney has shared a heartfelt tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, just months after the legendary star…
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Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones song that was inspired by the cowboy way of life
The Rolling Stones were one of the most original, and engaging, bands of the 1960s. Six decades later, they have…
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The Beatles
The Beatles song that caused their engineer to quit
The Beatles had a tight-knit group that rarely wavered during their decade-long recording process. The four members were joined in…
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Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry: Singer on past heroin use to cope with depression – ‘Don’t really regret it’
Harry’s life has been characterised by both success and dreadful lows. She started Blondie at 29, the band which rocketed…
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Debbie Harry
The first record Blondie’s Debbie Harry ever bought
Debbie Harry’s life has revolved around music for as long as she can remember, and the first record that she…
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Pink Floyd
The reference to Pink Floyd in ‘Children of Men’
Children of Men is Alfonso Cuarón’s finest work. Laced in subtext and situation, the film presents a different view of…
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ABBA
ABBA wins Swedish music export prize
Sweden honored legendary pop group ABBA with a music export prize on Wednesday to celebrate their contribution to the country’s music with…
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Bon Jovi
After footage of Ukrainians rocking out to Bon Jovi goes viral, the band salutes them
Bon Jovi saluted Ukraine this week after footage of Ukrainian civilians preparing for war to the tune of “It’s My…
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Led Zeppelin
How Led Zeppelin embraced prog-rock on ‘House of the Holy’
All the rules fell by the wayside by the time Led Zeppelin recorded ‘Stairway to Heaven’, as the band began…
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