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The Beatles
Emerging out of the Liverpool, England, rock scene of the 1950s, the Beatles became the most successful and best known band of the twentieth ......(Continue Reading) Elvis Costello: he's gone from being the "angriest man in music" to one of the busiest, collaborating with bigwigs, composing orchestral pieces,
ELTON JOHN: You've always been the sort of artist who's willing to experiment and change your tune, from your rock "n' roll albums to your orchestral ......(Continue Reading)From craft to corporate interfacing: rock musicianship in the age of music television and computer-programmed music
Introduction John Shirley's cyberpunk story "Freezone" describes a future in which leather-clad "rock classicist[s]" keep alive ......(Continue Reading)Beatles fans thought him "cute"; he saw himself as avant-garde, showing Lennon the way. And Oasis, who adore him? "Really they mean nothing to me." - interview
Paul McCartney hated the fact that he has not received enough credit for his musical innovations and is tired of living within the shadows of the late John Lennon. He wrote an avant-garde song called...(Continue Reading)Culture bandit: Adam Ma'anit meets up with the banned Zimbabwean music legend Thomas Mapfumo in the most unlikely of places - Sounds of dissent: Zimbabwe
IF Swedish furniture-chain IKEA made a city, it would probably look something like Milton Keynes. This bizarre British 'garden city', conjured up by ......(Continue Reading)
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