Bach also borrowed from other sources, notably Lutheran chorales. But what would he have have made of others, centuries later, dipping into his vast back catalogue? He could not have anticipated the ...

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The White House is now home to umbrellas shipped from Mar-a-Lago that administration officials were quick to show off as the president's own playlist blared over the speakers during a recent tour.

The outpouring of emotion and love towards Ozzy Osbourne after he died aged 76 is testament to the impact his life and music had on the world. And, unsurprisingly, he's just like the rest of us - as ...

A unique version of Procol Harum’s ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ featuring late singer Gary Brooker is among the songs on new charity album ‘Think Loud 4 Parkinson’s’. The LP was put together by esteemed ...

In May 1967, the band’s debut single changed the musical world. Nearly six decades later it’s developed a long and protracted legacy When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Lately, I’ve found myself deep in the labyrinth of YouTube, where one video leads to another, and suddenly you’re watching something you didn’t even know you were looking for. That’s how I stumbled ...

Back in 1966, Southend-based group The Paramounts split. They’d scored a hit single in 1964 with their version of Poison Ivy while they were still all teenagers, but time was showing that was likely ...

At the height of the psychedelic movement, songs didn’t really have to mean anything anymore. For every great rock band with something to say about society or the fellowship of humanity, there were ...