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By now everyone must have heard about the upcoming release from one guitar legend in the shape of Jeff Beck, paying homage to another, Les Paul.
The Celebration of Les Paul show was recorded in New York in June 2010 celebrating what would have been the pioneering guitarist’s 95th birthday by playing his friend and mentor’s [...]

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Lady GaGa lived up to her reputation of being outrageous when she turned up on stage to collect her Best Video Award at the MTV VMA Awards ceremony wearing what some described as a ’side of beef’, a costume that had been designed specifically for the night.
Making the award was veteran singer and actress Cher, [...]

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This sensational film shot by Tony Palmer in 1972 appeared to be lost when Leonard Cohen’s manager Marty Machat died, but 38 years later the film has been retrieved and painstakingly put back together by Marty’s son Steven Machat.
The film was shot over 20 concerts on Cohen’s 1972 European tour and represent a near mythical [...]

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Back before Mick Hucknall became a fanny magnet to the stars, Simply Red released their debut album Picture Book, a brilliant collection of songs which included their first hit single Money’s Too Tight To Mention.
Holding Back The Years was the second of the two standout tracks on the album and was released in 1986, reaching [...]

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Even as a masive Beatles fan, I love this version of the song Across the Universe by Fiona Apple. As you may well know it is from the motion picture soundtrack to the film Pleasantville.
Fiona Apple – Across The Universe

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