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'Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead' closer to number one spot as it reaches top five following Margaret Thatcher's death
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Lady Thatcher’s death could propel The Wizard Of Oz track "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead to the top of the charts.
Oh My America!, By Sara Wheeler
Friday 05 April 2013
Funny and feisty, the transatlantic Englishwoman stars in this antidote to middle-aged blues
Martha Wainwright, Shepherds Bush Empire, London
Monday 03 December 2012
Among the prodigal polymath musicians of the Wainwright-McGarrigle clan, Martha seems destined to come second to her brother Rufus.Among the prodigal polymath musicians of the Wainwright-McGarrigle clan, Martha seems destined to come second to her brother Rufus.
Fantasy Band: Graham Coxon, Blur
Saturday 07 July 2012
'Mitch Mitchell wasn't the most accurate drummer ever, but he had that swing...'
Music and drugs - It's a hard habit to break
Friday 29 July 2011
Amy Winehouse's popularity came in part, says Andy Gill, from the honesty with which she sang of her addictions. But pop hasn't always faced up to the dangerous reality of drugs
Back in the groove: Record shops taking on the digital age
Saturday 08 January 2011
HMV, Britain's last big music chain, is closing 60 branches. Yet a new wave of CD stores is thriving. Jonathan Brown finds out why
Croydon – from concrete hell to cutting edge?
Sunday 29 August 2010
A new arts and entertainment initiative aims to do for the unlovely borough what the Guggenheim did for Bilbao
Harry Klein: Baritone saxophonist who dominated his field for two decades
Saturday 28 August 2010
Back in the 1950s the alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, the undisputed king of modern jazz, invited Harry Klein to sit in with him and trumpeter Fats Navarro while they were playing at a New York jazz club.
Herb Ellis: Dextrous and distinctive guitarist who worked with Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday
Saturday 03 April 2010
Les Paul, doyen of guitarists everywhere, was in no doubt about Herb Ellis. "If you're not swinging, he's gonna make you swing. Of the whole bunch of guys who play hollow-body guitar I think Herb Ellis has got the most drive."
First knight of British jazz, Johnny Dankworth, dies
Monday 08 February 2010
Sholto Byrnes bids farewell to a pioneer who shared the stage with Herbie Hancock and Ella Fitzgerald
Jazz legend Johnny Dankworth dies
Sunday 07 February 2010
Tributes were paid today to British jazz legend Sir John Dankworth after he died aged 82.
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Serena Williams apologises after comment that rape victim 'shouldn't have put herself in that position'
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Disability campaigners celebrate 'victory' after government rethink over plans to make it more difficult to claim disability benefits
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Bankers could face jail after report urges the Government to introduce new criminal offence for reckless management
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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