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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Alan York
2 days agoA new documentary about the band’s early days offers a rich backdrop to an unlikely performance of a star on the rise. Back in 2021, I wrote an essay about the great musicians who, surprisingly, had performed at my high school, in Kansas City, in the nineteen-sixties: the Crystals, the Drifters, …
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Alan York
16 hours agoIn fall 2023, Earlie Smith experienced an aortic dissection. Months later, her brother, Larry Smith, also had one. The same doctor helped them both. When Earlie Smith, then 39, woke on October 15, 2023, she felt intense heartburn. She ate something and took an over-the-counter heartburn medication, …
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2 months ago | 
thisisdig.com | Alan York
BackPet Shop Boys will release a Blu-ray/CD of their concert film Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live at the Royal Arena Copenhagen on 2 May 2025. The full concert film, which was screened by Trafalgar Releasing in cinemas worldwide in 2024, will now be available to fans to enjoy at home with a video/audio 1Blu-ray/2CD package.
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2 months ago | 
thisisdig.com | Alan York
BackLegendary rocker Alice Cooper has announced two exclusive UK shows for 2025, his only performances in Scotland and Wales this year. Cooper is renowned for putting on the greatest rock shows on the planet. Last year, he and his incredible band returned to the UK for the first time since 2022.
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2 months ago | 
thisisdig.com | Alan York
Back2025 marks the coming together and closure of some powerful circles in the career of Fish, enigmatic solo artist for the last 37 years and former frontman of the band Marillion. His current Road To The Isles headline tour brings to a close his touring musical legacy, with these final shows acting as the prelude to his retirement and a new life in the Outer Hebrides.
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2 months ago | 
thisisdig.com | Alan York
BackEd Sheeran is celebrating a history-making moment in his career as he has become the first international music artist to perform a concert in Bhutan. On Saturday, 25 January, Sheeran shared a video on his official Instagram featuring highlights of his time in the South Asian country as he reflected on the milestone.
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2 months ago | 
thisisdig.com | Alan York
BackThe Darkness have shared the latest taste of their new album Dreams On Toast courtesy of the song Rock And Roll Party Cowboy which you can hear below. The Justin Hawkins-led band are preparing to release their eighth studio album on 28 March via Cooking Vinyl. They have already previewed it with the singles I Hate Myself and The Longest Kiss.
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2 months ago | 
thisisdig.com | Alan York
Renowned for his virtuosity and showmanship, the late, lamented Eddie Van Halen will always rank highly among the greatest guitarists in history. Yet, while this trailblazing performer’s life and times have been well documented, there are some lesser-known chapters to his story. Here are some Eddie Van Halen facts you need to know…Listen to the best of Van Halen here, and check out our Eddie Van Halen facts, below.
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2 months ago | 
thisisdig.com | Alan York
BackShinedown have released not one but two singles – Three Six Five and Dance, Kid, Dance – today via Atlantic Records. In addition, the band are also celebrating their US tour Dance, Kid, Dance which goes on sale today. You can listen to both tracks below.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
thisisdig.com | Alan York
BackNew Order have launched a new Blue Monday T-shirt in conjunction with CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), the charity for which the band are ambassadors. The new shirt features the iconic die-cut sleeve design and the original synth used to write Blue Monday and the line “I find it so hard to say what I need to say”. £10 from each shirt purchased will go to help CALM be there for anyone who feels they can’t face tomorrow.
