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Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars of music group Silk Sonic perform onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards broadcast on March 14, 2021. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

The refreshing nostalgia of Silk Sonic

Silk Sonic’s adventurous nostalgia is not a testimony to older music being better but rather the artists offer a listening experience that is refreshing because it is so…

Dignity and Pride, Hackney, London, 1973. (Photo: Dennis Morris)
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Babylon By Bus: How Bob Marley influenced Dennis Morris’ photographic career

The photographer got his first big break touring with The Wailers in the 1970s, after skipping school to meet the band

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JUNE 24:  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp looks on prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace at Anfield on June 24, 2020 in Liverpool, England. (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Klopp and his Beatles move on from ‘Yesterday’

The wait was long and painful, from the endless jokes to that Steven Gerrard slip. But after 30 years Liverpool are finally Premier League champions of England

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A ghostbusting care package

A multimedia care package of reading material, series, movies and music to indulge in if you’re ghosted

Soul icon Percy Sledge has died after suffering from liver cancer.

Soul icon Percy Sledge dies at 74

American soul icon Percy Sledge, best known for the 1966 hit "When a Man Loves a Woman," died Tuesday at the age of 74.

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Private memorials planned for Ravi Shankar in the US and India

Private memorials will be held in India and California for legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, a publicist has said.

Motlanthe accepts nomination for ANC presidency

Weekend 101: McCartney and Nirvana get cozy

Motlanthe accepts nomination for ANC presidency, Mandela remains in hospital, and Nirvana performs for Hurricane Sandy survivors.

Paul McCartney weds US heiress (She loves you

Paul McCartney weds US heiress (She loves you, yeah?)

Former Beatle Paul McCartney has married New York heiress Nancy Shevell, three years after settling his acrimonious divorce with Heather Mills.

Photos of Beatles’ first US concert to be auctioned

Photos from the Beatles’ first US concert in Washington in 1964 will be auctioned as silver gelatin prints.

Magazine publishes Lennon’s last print interview

Magazine publishes Lennon’s last print interview

<i>Rolling Stone</i> magazine is publishing an interview with John Lennon, conducted three days before the former Beatle was gunned down in New York.

Beatles ‘coming to Apple’s iTunes’

The Beatles on Apple’s iTunes? Let it be. The Fab Four’s music is expected, finally, to be available for sale at Apple’s online music store.

Start a web business in a few minutes

When David Pangelinan isn’t logging 14-hour days driving a fuel tanker, he’s at his computer indulging his latest hobby: building a succession of online stores in minutes.…

Afghans unite to cheer brave new stars

The people of Afghanistan came together in a moment of cultural unity on Friday. The vast majority of them watched — some nervously in secret, others openly, gathered outside…

Start a web business in minutes

When David Pangelinan isn’t logging 14-hour days driving a fuel tanker, he’s at his computer indulging his latest hobby: building a succession of online stores in minutes.…

Beatles’ Indian guru Maharishi Yogi dies

The guru to the Beatles who introduced transcendental meditation to the West, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, died at his Dutch home on February 5, aides said on February 6. He was said…

Beatles to be beamed across the universe

The songs of The Beatles have always enjoyed a global appeal. Now one of their best-loved recordings is to be beamed into the galaxy in an attempt to introduce the Fab Four’s…

Swedish prosecutor indicts Pirate Bay file-sharing site

A Swedish prosecutor filed charges on Thursday against four people suspected of running one of the world’s most popular websites for illegal downloading of films, music and…

Prolific music modernist dies aged 79

Karlheinz Stockhausen, a controversial giant of musical modernism whose works were seldom embraced by mainstream concert audiences, died on Wednesday at his home in…

Take a chance on ABBA at new museum

Fans of legendary Swedish disco group ABBA can dance down memory lane when the world’s first ABBA museum opens in Stockholm in 2009, featuring the quartet’s costumes, instruments…

Spector judge, jury struggle to resolve impasse

The judge in the murder trial of Phil Spector on Wednesday abandoned the idea of presenting the deadlocked jury with a reduced charge of manslaughter against the music producer.…