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How the darkness learned to control their egos
Justin Hawkins has said bands like The Darkness depend on big egos - but admitted it got them in trouble earlier in their careers and has the potential to do it again.After meeting success in 2003 with his first album Clearance to land, the…
4BR Christmas quiz – test your musical knowledge – 4barsrest
We have a fantastic prize package for the person who gets the right answers in our festive quiz - a Besson Prodigy cone plus a set of mutes and a music pack worth ...It's time to think if you have the chance to win a fantastic Christmas…
The great rock’n’roll is dwindling
And it looks so peaceful from the outside. Tradition has it that Led Zeppelin requisitions up to six floors of what is now the Andaz Hotel in LA for their parties. Further down the Sunset Strip is Whiskey-a-Go-Go, where Oasis once…
Burning Ambulance streaming festival announces lineup
Burning Ambulance, the independent arts and culture center launched in 2010 by writer Phil Freeman and artist IA Freeman, will kick off 2022 with an extraordinary one-day event: an online streaming festival featuring exclusive performances…
The pandemic gave young people time to explore different instruments
Summary Guitar, violin, tabla, sitar, keys - young musicians sharpened their skills…
Longtime Roots bassist Leonard “Hub” Hubbard (2021)
Leonard "Hubbard" Hubbard was the bassist of the famous hip-hop group The Roots from 1992 to 2007.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvFkcHLb4IAMusical careerHubbard joined the Roots at the start of the band, when…
URI graduate Ben Shaw goes classic with new album ‘Op. 1 ‘| Arts and life
Ben Shaw is not the kind of musician to get in the box. The Portsmouth native and University of Rhode…
Fife jazzman receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Scottish Jazz Awards
The acclaimed pianist received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his varied career, including his pioneering work with the Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra, where he influenced the development of many of Scotland's top musicians such as Calum…
James Taylor and Jackson Browne put on a satisfying show for Columbus fans
James Taylor and Jackson Browne's calming concert at Nationwide Arena on Saturday night offered a gripping study of different ways to grow after achieving success as a singer-songwriter 50 years ago.Browne, who is still best known for his…
Prolific reggae bassist Robbie Shakespeare dies at 68
Robbie Shakespeare, a Jamaican bassist who, as one half of the rhythm duo Sly and Robbie, has performed with and produced some of the biggest names in music while transforming reggae with daring infusions of rock, blues and jazz, died…