Singer and actress Lio’s first appearance with a live band The AB/Ancienne Belgique venue has just celebrated its 35th anniversary, and released […]
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Shell Shock: opera by Nick Cave, Nicholas Lens and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Shell Shock: Nicholas Lens, Nick Cave and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui “Some arsehole”. The first two words of the opera “Shell Shock” set the […]
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Are One Direction’s lyrics creepy?
Does One Direction sound creepy to you? A fun piece on Britain’s Independent claims, “Spoken word One Direction lyrics are actually quite […]
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RIP: Bob Crewe
Another incredible “man-behind-the-songs” died recently. After years of ill-health, veteran songwriter and producer Bob Crewe died on September 11, 2014 at the […]
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US man imprisoned for 8 days for posting lyrics to Facebook
8 days prison for posting lyrics In another weird case of over-reaction, a man in the US has been in prison for […]
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Ian Curtis notebooks to be published by Faber
Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis remains one of the most enigmatic figures of rock. The band’s songs were a reflection of Manchester […]