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The Strange Connection Between Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan That Caused Rumors of a Curse

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“Misfortune seemed to follow Roy Orbison around the highest points of his life. The house fire that took the lives of his two oldest sons as his star was rapidly rising is no small exception. The “Only the Lonely” singer was across the pond in Birmingham when he received the news that his house in Hendersonville…

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“What technology has done to disrupt the music business in terms of not only how people listen to music but the value they place on it is defeating.” Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor offers damning critique of the state of music in 2024

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I’ve been saying this about the music business for years. I guess that’s one reason I don’t sell many records. Music, because it’s so easy to get now is like breakfast cereal. Pour a bowl and if you’re full, just dump the rest. Some music doesn’t keep well in the fridge. “Music feels largely relegated…

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David Gilmour vows to “absolutely not” ever perform with Roger Waters again

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Better Days She continued: “Also a Putin apologist and a lying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching, misogynistic, sick-with-envy, megalomaniac. Enough of your nonsense.” Gilmour re-shared Samson’s tweet, adding that “every word [is] demonstrably true”.Waters himself issued a statement in response, Source: David Gilmour vows to “absolutely not” ever perform with Roger Waters again

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Ministry’s Al Jourgensen on the night he worked as a “man-slave servant” for Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant, and how it screwed up his love life | Louder

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“The thing that impressed me about both of them is their genuine enthusiasm for music, even after being bombarded with it daily for so many years. They were constantly talking about their favourite records and bringing in new discoveries. Robert alone probably buys as many as fifteen records a week.” Source: “It was a case…

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Iggy Pop Sings Stooges Songs For The First Time In 11 Years With Nick Zinner, Matt Sweeney, & More: Watch

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At No Values, Iggy Pop only sang two of his songs, and both are classics: “Lust For Life” and “The Passenger.” The rest of the bill was given over entirely to Stooges tracks, including a few, like “1970” and “I Got A Right,” that Pop hadn’t performed at his solo shows in decades. Iggy Pop…

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Roger Daltrey questions Big Pharma as he nears the end of his time at the Teenage Cancer Trust | Louder

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Roger Daltrey questions Big Pharma as he nears the end of his time at the Teenage Cancer Trust | Louder

“I don’t think they’ll ever find a cure for cancer,” says Daltrey. “I don’t think they want to find a cure. I’m being cynical here, but scientists look after the science but they also look after themselves. You do imagine if they did find a cure tomorrow it would be fabulous for the country, but…

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Brian Eno on The Great Escape boycott: “I want to salute the courageous artists who passed up a chance to play in support of the people of Gaza”

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Brian Eno on The Great Escape boycott: “I want to salute the courageous artists who passed up a chance to play in support of the people of Gaza”

My only comment is that anyone speaking up for either side is either brave or stupid. There is no in between imo. “The Great Escape has yet to comment on the Bands Boycott Barclays movement, while Barclays have directed criticisms to a response made during a recent Q&A session. “We have been asked why we…

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Bill Nelson on Jimi Hendrix, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the brilliant five-album career of art-rockers Be-Bop Deluxe

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Bill Nelson on Jimi Hendrix, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the brilliant five-album career of art-rockers Be-Bop Deluxe

For the follow-up, Nelson unveiled a slimmed-down new line-up, with bassist Charlie Tumahai and drummer Simon Fox. EMI duly teamed up Be-Bop with producer Roy Thomas Baker, who was then shaping the sound of another of EMI’s bands, Queen. But it wasn’t quite the harmonious union they’d hoped for. “We recorded most of Futurama down…

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‘Catching Fire’: Trailer Shows Rolling Stones Muse Anita Pallenberg

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“Pallenberg met the Stones in 1965, when they were giving a concert in Munich (back in the era, she says, before Mick was dancing; he was still playing the maracas). ” Documentary ‘Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg,’ about the Rolling Stones’ muse, released a trailer voiced by Scarlett Johansson. Source: ‘Catching Fire’: Trailer…

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