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Buyers of Liza Minnelli memoir claim it was not signed by hand
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Buyers of Liza Minnelli memoir claim it was not signed by hand

Premium editions of Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! cost up to $250 but some say signatures are unnaturally identicalLiza Minnelli fans who bought signed copies of her memoir are seeking refunds becaus...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
Arts and cultural engagement ‘linked to slower pace of biological ageing’
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Arts and cultural engagement ‘linked to slower pace of biological ageing’

Research from UCL suggests visiting art galleries or museums, singing and painting can help improve health outcomesSinging, painting or visiting a gallery or museum helps people age more slowly, accor...

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Royal Opera House calls for release of Georgian bass singer jailed over democracy protests
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Royal Opera House calls for release of Georgian bass singer jailed over democracy protests

Casting director urges Keir Starmer to intervene in case of Paata Burchuladze, 71, jailed for seven years after singing at anti-regime demonstrationsThe Royal Opera House in London has urged Keir Star...

The Guardian - UK News5 months ago
‘Using his Terminator voice, Arnie said: “Your song. Give it to me. Now”’: Bad to the Bone’s creation – and aftermath
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‘Using his Terminator voice, Arnie said: “Your song. Give it to me. Now”’: Bad to the Bone’s creation – and aftermath

‘There was a lot of fighting and drinking at our shows. We played for bikers, for Hell’s Angels. We would break records for beer sales everywhere we played’ Before Bad to the Bone, we just played obsc...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
Angine de Poitrine review – alien rock duo’s UK debut is hypnotic, harebrained and 100% worth the hype
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Angine de Poitrine review – alien rock duo’s UK debut is hypnotic, harebrained and 100% worth the hype

Brudenell Social Club, LeedsThe polka-dotted phenomenon land their spaceship in Leeds for an ecstatic show that balances supremely complex musicianship with ridiculous good funThe proud tradition of b...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
Get back: Beatles’ Apple Corps to turn former London base into seven-storey visitor attraction
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Get back: Beatles’ Apple Corps to turn former London base into seven-storey visitor attraction

Paul McCartney hails plans for 3 Savile Row, which include access to rooftop where the band played their final gig The address may not sound familiar, and the street name is best known as the heart of...

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Super Furry Animals review – stirring reunion showcases immaculate songcraft
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Super Furry Animals review – stirring reunion showcases immaculate songcraft

Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow The Welsh band with a weird edge mostly let their formidable music speak for itself, lent a transcendent power by frontman Gruff Rhys’s rich voiceIn the gloom of an underl...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
‘I will sing at the drop of a hat’: Jeff Goldblum’s honest playlist
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‘I will sing at the drop of a hat’: Jeff Goldblum’s honest playlist

The actor and pianist swapped playing Beethoven for Deep Purple and knows what to put on at a party, but which of his movie themes has he put words to?The first song I learned to play When I was eigh...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
Split Enz tease new album ahead of first tour in 17 years: ‘We’d make a really good record now’
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Split Enz tease new album ahead of first tour in 17 years: ‘We’d make a really good record now’

Always one step ahead, the new wave innovators are not done yet – and their hair is bigger than everMany things can kill you in the music business. For Split Enz, New Zealand’s first internationally s...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
PinkPantheress review – singer proves she’s ready for pop’s A-list at sensational New York show
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PinkPantheress review – singer proves she’s ready for pop’s A-list at sensational New York show

Brooklyn Storehouse, New York CityThe viral star electrified Brooklyn with winking visuals, self-aware humor and a slew of special guests From the look of the crowd at PinkPantheress’s show in Brookly...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
Are Katseye transforming K-pop or making ‘skibidi toilet music’? Either way, fans will tearfully wait hours for a glimpse
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Are Katseye transforming K-pop or making ‘skibidi toilet music’? Either way, fans will tearfully wait hours for a glimpse

Katseye blends US sensibilities with the hard-hitting choreography, branding and relentless perfectionism of Korean pop music – and ‘Eyekons’ can’t get enoughTen-year-old Luna and 12-year-old Asha wer...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
Paul Simon review – at 84, back on stage after hearing loss, his resolute artistry is inspiring
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Paul Simon review – at 84, back on stage after hearing loss, his resolute artistry is inspiring

M&S Bank Arena, LiverpoolWhat Simon has lost in vocal power he has added in intimacy and authority – and this hushed performance makes for an arena concert like no otherIn 2018, Paul Simon’s triumphan...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
Add to playlist: the magnetic, uncanny songwriting of Frances Chang and the week’s best new tracks
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Add to playlist: the magnetic, uncanny songwriting of Frances Chang and the week’s best new tracks

The Brooklyn-based artist’s songs seem to follow private trains of thought, which shift their subtle musical colours in a way that will slink in to your head, tooFrom Brooklyn, New YorkRecommended if...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
Olof Dreijer: Loud Bloom review – the Knife star’s debut solo album is a garden of earthly delights
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Olof Dreijer: Loud Bloom review – the Knife star’s debut solo album is a garden of earthly delights

(DH2)On a floral-themed LP, squiggling melodies and quizzical distortion banish the winter gloom Dreijer brought to the Knife and his tracks with Fever RaySwedish producer Olof Dreijer is best known f...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
Ana Roxanne: Poem 1 review | Safi Bugel's experimental album of the month
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Ana Roxanne: Poem 1 review | Safi Bugel's experimental album of the month

(Kranky) ​Essaying a broken heart, the New Yorker puts her voice front and centre for her most accessible work yet, though still with unexpected details – and a Schumann coverThe new album from Ana Ro...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
‘We’re not Lady Gaga and Elton John’: unmasking Angine de Poitrine, the year’s buzziest, dottiest band
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‘We’re not Lady Gaga and Elton John’: unmasking Angine de Poitrine, the year’s buzziest, dottiest band

Their microtonal rock has been a huge viral hit – but are they really 333-year-old aliens inspired by Borneo monkeys? The Quebecois duo tell allRecently, Angine de Poitrine had to get new heads. The a...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
Bonnie Tyler in induced coma after emergency intestinal surgery
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Bonnie Tyler in induced coma after emergency intestinal surgery

Spokesperson for Welsh singer shared further update on her health after she was rushed to hospital in Faro, PortugalBonnie Tyler has been placed into an induced coma to aid her recovery after emergenc...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour review – style trumps substance in James Cameron’s 3D oddity
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Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour review – style trumps substance in James Cameron’s 3D oddity

Eilish and Cameron are mismatched in flashy pop documentary that misses the subtlety of her music For a long time concert tour films were seen as a cash-in. Ask a music fan for their favorite, and the...

The Guardian Music5 months ago
Flutes, freestyles and infectious fun: Lizzo’s greatest songs – ranked!
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Flutes, freestyles and infectious fun: Lizzo’s greatest songs – ranked!

Ahead of her new album, B****, we rate the best of a singer who expertly suffuses self-empowerment anthems with humour and party-starting energyLizzo’s contribution to the Barbie soundtrack fitted the...

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Post your questions for Beth Orton
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Post your questions for Beth Orton

Ahead of a new album in June, The Ground Above, the versatile singer-songwriter will answer your questionsCareworn and careful, yet also full of romance and vitality, Beth Orton has one of the most di...

The Guardian Music5 months ago