“King Charles.” I’m still not used to that. But time marches on and he’ll be coronated in May along with Camilla, the Queen Consort. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport–yes, this was
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I don’t know what you can do with this information, but if you ever must go in for surgery, you might want to keep this in mind. A series of studies have concluded
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Now that we’re getting into the holiday season, you might already have plans to have people over for a meal. A new UK survey (okay, it’s one of those patented British ads that
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When Netflix first appeared online in 2008, most people didn’t get it. “So lemme get this straight. You rent music by paying a monthly fee? And when I stop paying I lose all
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He may have sang in front of 250,000 of his compatriots at Knebworth in 1996 but when it comes down to it, Liam Gallagher is just like the rest of us. The co-Oasis
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One debate I don’t think music fans will ever be able to resolve amicably is which decade produced the best songs/albums or artists. Before any blood is shed over whether the 1960s, ’70s
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Last week, a story emerged from the US about the best songs for housecleaning. Some 2,000 people were surveyed and 66% said that they listen to music while they tidy up around the
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Led Zeppelin, the eponymous debut album from the former “New Yardbirds” that redefined blues rock while acting as a precursor to heavy metal first came out in the US on the twelfth day
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When I was a 16-year old Run-DMC and GN’F’nR-listening nascent ROCKthusiast, I remembered friends of my dad being so excited over The Rolling Stones’ impending Steel Wheels tour. “You don’t understand,” they tried
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February 7 marks the eighth annual International Clash Day, celebrating the music and rebellious influence of The Only Band That Matters. KEXP out of Seattle may be the de facto presenter of “This
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What do you get for the dude who has absolutely everything on their milestone 50th birthday? How about a know-it-all critic telling everybody what he thinks are said individual’s greatest tunes? How big
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