Music
When David Bowie was turned down…
The Guardian reports that a skinny 16-year-old with ambitions to be a saxophonist agreed to do lead vocals on a demo track,…
Now The Music Soundtrack of many releases 100th edition
The 100th Now That's What I Call Music compilation is released on Friday. From the first one in 1983 they have all…
23 years of the ‘Mp3’
The History Channel: Representatives of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) were not in attendance at the 1995 christening of the…
Live Aid Concert took place on this day in 1985
Live Aid was a dual-venue benefit concert held on 13 July 1985, and an ongoing music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was…
Now… That’s What I Call Music! reaches its 100th edition
Now… That’s What I Call Music, the music compilation series celebrates its 100th edition later this year. To commemorate this anniversary it…
Fleetwood Mac’s guitarist Danny Kirwan dies at 68
Musician Danny Kirwan, one-time guitarist for British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, died on Friday at the age of 68. Former bandmate Mick…
Alanis Morisette’s Jagged Little Pill to become a Musical
Alanis Morissette's multi-million-selling breakout album "Jagged Little Pill" has been transformed into a musical for the stage by its creator and Diane…
Sony to buy 60% EMI for $2 billion
Sony is buying EMI Music Publishing, adding two million songs from artists like Alicia Keys, Kanye West and Queen to its already-vast…
Eurovision – All set for tonight’s second semifinal
The eighteen countries performing tonight, in running order, are: Norway, Romania, Serbia, San Marino, Denmark, Russia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Australia, Georgia, Poland,…
Eurovision – First finalists announced
The following ten countries have qualified for the Grand Final (in order of announcement): Austria : Nobody But You by Cesár Sampson…
The political innuendos in the lyrics of this year’s Eurovision song contest
The Irish Times reports that after a year when politics threatened to engulf the Eurovision Song Contest, the sabre-rattling is quieter in…
Music – Adele turns 30
Adele, by far a pop phenomenon of the last decade turned 30. Adele is the only singer, in times of physical disruption,…