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Music
10 Iconic Bill Withers Samples in Rap
Complex - Shawn Setaro
The announcement on Friday that legendary singer-songwriter Bill Withers had died was devastating to countless music fans. During Withers’ time in …
16 hours ago
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Music
Remembering Bill Withers With 5 Great Live Performances
Pitchfork
Bill Withers’ legendary catalog came at a price. In the 1970s and mid-’80s, he released several classic albums and some of the most beloved soul songs of all time, appeared on Soul Train, headlined Carnegie
17 hours ago
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Bill Withers
Bill Withers Dead at 81
Pitchfork - Noah Yoo
Bill Withers has died. The legendary singer-songwriter behind enduring hits like “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lean on Me,” and “Lovely Day” passed away on Monday, March 30, as the Associated Press reports. According
22 hours ago
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Culture (UK)
Funky Drummer: How a James Brown jam session gave us the 'greatest drum break of them all'
The Conversation UK - Matt Brennan
James Brown released a seven-inch single called Funky Drummer in March, 1970 – a loosely arranged jam session showcasing the talent for improvisation …
March 26
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Manu Dibango
The saxophone legend who inspired a disco groove
BBC News - Rita Ray
Manu Dibango: The saxophone legend who inspired a disco groove Nicknamed "Pappy Grove", Manu Dibango was a musical innovator whose work over six decades inspired some of the greatest artists of our time.
March 28
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Indie Music
Feeling the funk
the-tls.co.uk - andrew.irwin
Full house at Alexandra Palace. The audience is on its feet, hands in the air, voices raised. Some 700 people are chanting “Hey, hey … I feel …
March 26
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Classic Rock
The 100 Best Beatles Covers
ultimateclassicrock.com - Ryan Reed
“Anyone who covers a song of mine, I love,” Paul McCartney once remarked. That's generous. It's daunting to imagine how many teenage garage bands …
March 27
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Music
‘Standing In The Shadows Of Motown’ Ranks Among The Most Important Music Docs Of All-Time
Decider - Benjamin H. Smith
At the start of this turbulent new century, music documentaries had mostly been relegated to one-hour episodes of VH1’s Behind The Music or the BBC’s …
March 27
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How to Appreciate Jazz: A Beginner's Guide | The Manual
The Manual - Mark Stock
Like a hard-to-pronounce wine or a karaoke machine at a quiet party, jazz can be intimidating. Our nation’s greatest contribution to music can come …
March 27
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Music
Best Motown Girl Groups: 10 Essential Acts You Need To Know
udiscovermusic.com - Hannah Vettese
The best Motown girl groups have become so synonymous with the term “girl group” that it’s easy to think Motown invented the concept. It didn’t, but …
March 8
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Music (UK)
The Who reschedule UK tour for spring 2021 - UNCUT
uncut.co.uk - Sam Richards
The Who have rescheduled their UK arena tour for spring 2021. It was originally due to start this month but was postponed last week due to coronavirus …
March 18
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Music (UK)
Hear Paul Weller's new song, "Earth Beat" - UNCUT
uncut.co.uk - Sam Richards
Paul Weller’s 15th studio album On Sunset is due for release by Polydor on June 12. Listen to a taster from the album, “Earth Beat” – featuring guest …
March 18
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Horns
Charlie Parker – The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection - UNCUT
uncut.co.uk - Richard Williams
Incredible as it might seem to us today, the recording industry’s near-total failure to document the bebop revolution of the 1940s was caused by …
March 20
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Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers has died, aged 81 - UNCUT
uncut.co.uk - Sam Richards
According to a statement, he “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family.” In a career …
March 21
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Willie Nelson
Quarantine Comfort: The Best Livestreamed Performances So Far
Rolling Stone - JONATHAN BERNSTEIN & JON BLISTEIN & PATRICK DOYLE & ANDY GREENE & JOSEPH HUDAK & ELIAS LEIGHT & ANGIE MARTOCCIO & HANK SHTEAMER & BRITTANY SPANOS & SIMON VOZICK-LEVINSON
With the coronavirus continuing to force artists to cancel or postpone tours and festivals, many have taken their shows to social media — …
March 23
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Childish Gambino
Picking The Highlights From Childish Gambino's Latest Album
gq.com.au - Brad Nash
GQ Australia Mens Magazine - Luxury, Food, Sport, Girls, Style and Car articles, galleries, how-tos and competitions. Be a better man. Read GQ. Glover …
March 23
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Music
New Books On Prince, A-ha And Oasis Set For Publication
udiscovermusic.com - Tim Peacock
New books about legendary rock and pop stars Prince, A-ha and Oasis are set for publication via This Day In Music books. The 270-page hardback edition …
March 22
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John Lennon
Live In New York City: John Lennon's Final Full-Length Live Appearance
udiscovermusic.com - Richard Havers
John Lennon has two live albums in his solo catalogue, the Live Peace In Toronto 1969 with the Plastic Ono Band and another that was recorded three …
March 22
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Music
Craft Recordings Begins Digital Rollout Of Gospel Truth Records Archive
udiscovermusic.com - Paul Sexton
Craft Recordings today (13) begins its rollout of the first-ever digital release of 25 albums from the catalogue of Stax Records subsidiary Gospel …
March 13
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Live Music
PREMIERE: Tower Of Power Shares First Music Video In 30 Years For “Look In My Eyes” [Watch]
liveforlivemusic.com - Tom Shackleford
Veteran funk outfit Tower of Power is celebrating the release of the band’s 21st album, Step Up, available on Friday, March 20th on both CD and LP …
March 19
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Music
The best music documentaries to stream while you’re stuck at home
The FADER
Perhaps the tensest (and certainly the most viscerally violent) concert film ever made, Gimme Shelter has secured its place in the critical canon as a …
March 19
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Music
Listen To 'Quick Trick' From Unissued Art Blakey, Jazz Messengers Album
udiscovermusic.com - Paul Sexton
Blue Note Records has announced the 24 April release of Just Coolin’, a never-before-issued studio album by the great jazz drummer Art Blakey & the …
March 20
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Funk Music
Mostly Jazz, Funk Soul announces first wave of acts | Gigwise
gigwise.com - Jessie Atkinson
Festivals scheduled for later on in the summer continue to plan full throttle for their events. Birmingham's Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival is no …
March 17
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James Brown
Winner of James Brown mural announced
wrdw.com - Brooke Zauner
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Expect to see more “funk” in downtown Augusta soon. The Greater Augusta Arts Council presented the final results of the …
March 18
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R.E.M.
Watch Michael Stipe Sing 'It's the End of the World…' in Coronavirus PSA
Rolling Stone - Emily Zemler
There’s a song for every situation and right now R.E.M.’s 1987 hit “It’s the End of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” feels particularly …
March 18
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Guitar
Here's How the Beatles Played the Opening Chord to “A Hard Day’s Night”
guitarplayer.com
The sustained opening chord of the Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night” is the most beguiling in the band’s history. People have been trying to figure it …
March 17
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Glastonbury
Glastonbury cancelled due to coronavirus leaving music fans gutted
chroniclelive.co.uk - Simon Duke
After Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned against mass gatherings in his speech to the nation, a number of big events have been pulled including …
March 18
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Music (UK)
Glastonbury 2020: festival cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak
The Guardian - Lanre Bakare and Steven Morris
The Glastonbury festival, which was due to celebrate its 50th anniversary year in 2020 with headliners including Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar, has been cancelled as a result of the pandemic.
March 18
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Tupac Shakur
Me Against The World: How 2Pac Transcended Hip-Hop’s Trappings
udiscovermusic.com - Patrick Bierut
Me Against The World is the album that made 2Pac artist we know and revere today. While his next two efforts, All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: …
March 14