Drummer Zak Starkey describes performing at the venue where his father Sir Ringo Starr started out.
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The Beatles: Ringo’s son on playing at famous Fab Four venue
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Ringo’s son on playing at famous Beatles venue
Drummer Zak Starkey describes performing at the venue where his father Sir Ringo Starr started out.
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Original Music Awards celebrate Dorset’s music scene
The third annual red-carpet event saw many local acts receive recognition and awards for their creative work.
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Author: Louis Pulford
“I know it, but I don’t know the drum bits… But as soon as I walked on it was like being picked up and carried by the music”: How Zak Starkey overcame nerves to play drums in a Beatles tribute band at the Cavern Club
He got by with a little help from his famous friends
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Author: Will Simpson
Beatles song was ‘most stunning performance of all time’ but John Lennon was ‘ashamed’ of it
About recording it, John said: “I was always bitterly ashamed of it, because I could sing it better than that”
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Author: Dan Haygarth
Snow Patrol to headline Cannock Forest gig this summer
The Northern Irish band already have sold out dates at Delamere Forest and Westonbirt Arboretum.
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Snow Patrol to headline Cannock Forest gig this summer
The Northern Irish band already have sold out dates at Delamere Forest and Westonbirt Arboretum.
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Snow Patrol announced as latest headliners for Forest Live 2025 at Forestry England Cannock Chase
One of the top names in indie-rock music has been named as the latest headliner for the 2025 Forest Live concert series at Cannock Chase Forest.
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Author: James Vukmirovic
Chris Kamara launches BBC Radio Leeds challenge to Bradford City fans
BBC Radio Leeds is taking on the challenge, launched today by Chris Kamara, to see if a group of Bradford City fans can be taught to sing opera.
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Author: Steve Collins
Indie-rock legends to perform in Scarborough this summer
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Author: Rachel Rogers
Marko Hietala on leaving Nightwish: “I was already having regrets when I left’
In a recent interview with Metal Global’s Jorge Botas, former Nightwish bassist/vocalist Marko Hietala discussed his feelings about leaving the band four years ago.
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Author: Arto Mäenpää
The Queen song Brian May wanted recorded in one take
A look into how Queen made News of the World, with particular focus on Sleeping on the Sidewalk and how much simpler the band were in the studio than normal
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Author: @FarOutMag
The Weather Station Shares Video for New Song “Mirror”
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Author: By Mark Redfern
Watch Johnny Marr join Franz Ferdinand for The Smiths’ ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ in Manchester
Johnny Marr joined Franz Ferdinand in Manchester last night for a trio of songs including The Smiths’ ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’.
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Author: Max Pilley
The hit Queen song Brian May always hated
When Freddie Mercury first wrote ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, Brian May hated the song to start, but slowly, he came round to the track and its joyous lyrics.
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Author: @lucyharbron
BBC defends Radio 3 drama cuts against stars’ protest
Luminaries such as Dame Judi Dench and Bill Nighy say they fear Britain’s theatrical talent pool will shrink — the BBC says it is ‘refocusing’ drama on Radio 4
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Author: Alex Farber, Media Correspondent
Franz Ferdinand Cover “Bigmouth Strikes Again” With Johnny Marr: Watch
Franz Ferdinand just put out their new album The Human Fear, and to celebrate, they played a set for Amazon Music UK’s Sounds In The City Sessions. It was a true melding of UK indie rock greats, as the Scottish band brought out ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr for a rendition of a song he helped make famous, “Bigmouth Strikes Again.”
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Author: Abby Jones
The only musician Jeff Beck called “the first shockwave”
Jeff Beck considered this one guitar player as “the first shockwave”, reshaping and shaking up the London music scene through his mere presence.
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Author: @lucyharbron
‘It Had Gotten Worse Over the Years’: Marko Hietala Reveals Why He Really Left Nightwish, Opens on ‘Regret’ He Felt About It
‘I was regretting it already when I was leaving.’
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Author: Vladimir Nikolić
MARKO HIETALA On Leaving NIGHTWISH: ‘I Was Regretting It Already When I Was Leaving’
In a recent interview with Jorge Botas from Portugal’s Metal Global, Marko Hietala was asked whether he has any regrets about departing from NIGHTWISH back in 2021.
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Author: Reeder
Robbie Williams hints at ‘Better Man’ sequel?
Robbie Williams recently hinted at a sequel of his own biopic, Better Man.The former Take That band-member in an interview with Australian DJ Sean Brown expressed that he is hopeful of getting the chance to make another movie because he…
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Author: Web Desk
‘Twelve jobs to be lost’ as Global set to close Wrexham radio studio
The Gwersyllt studio was previously home to Marcher Sound radio group, Heart and now run by Capital.
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Author: Marko Vranic
How many number one songs has Ringo Starr had?
He may have been the Beatles’ drumming master, but Ringo Starr was a bonafide hit-maker in his own right. How many number ones has he had
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Author: @FarOutMag
‘Massive’ Beatles song that made Paul McCartney ‘dejected’ but John Lennon defended
It was the final song The Beatles’ all worked on in the studio
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Author: Dan Haygarth
