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Katy Perry 'Unplugged' songs to premiere on MTV.com
MTV.com announced November 9 that it will premiere Katy Perry's Unplugged performance online on November 16, one day before the singer's MTV Unplugged album hits shelves worldwide.
Lou Reed: Photographer
As frontman with the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed epitomised the rock'n'roll lifestyle. But a book of his photographs reveals a quieter, more reflective figure. He tells Hannah Duguid what inspired him
The Cinematic Orchestra, The Roundhouse, London (Rated 4/ 5 )
The Cinematic Orchestra defy classification. Is it jazz? Electronica? Hip-hop or trip-hop? Or movie soundtrack music? What is obvious, though, is that the shape-shifting outfit formed by John Swinscoe in the late 1990s does not lack musical conviction. Which other band could perform an hour-long instrumental accompaniment to an 80-year-old silent Soviet movie and be confident of a capacity crowd?
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