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4 When taking an evening stroll in Notting Hill my curiosity pulled me to a record store called Music and Video Exchange.I have seen my parent's collection of countless records dating back to the seventies.To my amazement, the shop was busy with loud music and a great atmosphere.There were people of all ages sifting through the records like in a comic book store.

Ryuichi Sakamoto memorial (Image: Adobe Stock/Ned Snowman) One month ago today, the world of Avant Garde and electronic music was shocked to its very core by the sudden death of a distinguished contemporary pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto, who had from suffered terminal cancer and passed away at the age of 71 on March 28th, 2023, 8 years after his initial cancer diagnosis.

There is so much joy in a wedding, and music is a big part of it.Last month, we asked readers to submit their favorite wedding songs.As I read through hundreds of submissions, I could sense the emotion and joyful nostalgia from readers reminiscing on their own first dances or fun times on the dance floor.

With blond braids looped over her ears, dressed in a long black skirt and black jacket accessorized with a riding crop, one of the best-selling female recording artists of all time stepped into the spotlight at the 65th annual Grammy Awards Sunday night.Madonna was there to introduce Sam Smith and Kim Petras, a nonbinary performer and a trans woman.

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Perhaps believing he had no gas left in tank after two straight poor seasons, the White Sox swapped starting pitcher Hollis "Sloppy" Thurston along with reliever Leo Magnum to the Washington Senators for Roger Peckinpaugh.Peckinpaugh was just two years removed from his AL MVP season, but, at nearly 36 years old, was at the end of the road.

By Kristin M. Hall | Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn.She was dubbed a rock princess, but Lisa Marie Presley staked her own musical claim as a singer-songwriter, allowing her to express herself apart from but sometimes alongside her megastar father.Presley, who died Thursday at 54, bore a heavy weight: The daughter of musical royalty, the face of the Elvis estate and fodder for tabloid gossip about her marriages.

Culture Day! Hannah Ison, Surbiton High School (Image: Hannah Ison) On Friday 28th April, students at Surbiton High flocked to school in multicultural mufti- sporting flags, traditional cultural clothing and face paint.In a celebration of the vibrant diversity within the community, they were invited to take part in a range of events and learn more about their peers and teachers.

RIO DE JANEIRO Gloria Maria, considered Brazil's first Black television journalist, who toppled barriers for Black women in television at a time when the country's anchor chairs were mostly filled by white men, died in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 2.She was 73.Globo, her longtime employer, said in an announcement that the cause was a cancer that she had seemingly beaten in 2019, but that returned last year and had spread to her brain.

A poignant irony came wrapped in the news that Harry Belafonte had died of congestive heart failure Tuesday at age 96.Surely, one easily imagines, the iconic singer, actor and activist would take issue with that diagnosis.Although his body had failed after almost a century of history-making activism and award-winning artistic achievements, his spirit never did.

††† (Crosses) - the duo featuring Deftones singer Chino Moreno and producer/multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez - have released their much-anticipated new EP, PERMANENT.RADIANT, via Warner Records.The release marks their first proper collection of new material since 2014.In addition to the release of PERMANENT.RADIANT, Crosses have unveiled a music video for the song "Holier."

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Ever wondered what Elon Musk or Che Guevara would look like as cats?No, neither have we.But someone out there has, and the advances in AI-art generators mean they no longer have to only imagine what the resulting feline would like.They've created Inspired Cat Daily, an entire YouTube channel dedicated to AI-generated images of cats inspired by celebrities.

So, Mae Muller has been officially revealed as the UK's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.The 25-year-old heads to Liverpool in May to perform I Wrote A Song - a daft-but-catchy revenge song, written about her ex-boyfriend and teased heavily on her social media channels.Muller follows hot on the heels of Sam Ryder, who came second in Turin last year - giving the UK its best result in more than two decades.

Tributes are pouring in for Lisa Marie Presley after her death was announced late on Thursday (12 January).The only daughter of the late rock n' roll legend Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie died aged 54 after being taken to hospital for reasons yet to be disclosed, her mother Priscilla Presley said in a statement.

Austin Butler said his heart is completely shattered by news of Lisa Marie Presley's death and he would forever cherish moments they spent together.The US actor, who played the singer's father in Baz Luhrmann's award-winning biopic Elvis, said Presley's warmth and authenticity would always be remembered.

Nicolas Cage said his ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley lit up every room and had the greatest laugh of anyone I ever met.The Hollywood actor said he was heartbroken by news of the US singer's death, but found solace in the belief that she had been reunited with her son, Benjamin Keough.The pair were married briefly in August 2002, though Cage filed for divorce shortly after in November, which was finalised in 2004.

From busking on the streets of London, to becoming a platinum-selling songwriter and supporting Ed Sheeran on his stadium tour, Cat Burns had a pretty incredible 2022.It was all thanks to Go, a defiant break-up song she first released three years ago, but which found a second life on TikTok,


A slow-burning smash, it entered the chart at number 57 last January, gradually moving upwards until it peaked at number two in June.

While Speight preached and lived the bebop gospel, trumpeter and vocalist Rich Armstrong embodied jazz's populist possibilities as a charismatic entertainer.He was the kind of player who became a centerpiece in any band he joined, providing a steady live-wire current with his musical ebullience.His sudden death at 55 on Oct. 7 inspired an outpouring of memories and tributes reflecting how widely he circulated on the Bay Area music scene.

Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin revolutionized fashion photography from the late 1960s through the '70s with sexy pictures that were kinky and edgy.They rejected genteel proprieties and posed women with full-frontal nudity, in lesbian seductions, as victims of murder, in bondage restraints and as killers of hapless men.

Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin revolutionized fashion photography from the late 1960s through the '70s with sexy pictures that were kinky and edgy.They rejected genteel proprieties and posed women with full-frontal nudity, in lesbian seductions, as victims of murder, in bondage restraints and as killers of hapless men.