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Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction – March 21-30
Written by admin on March 22, 2012 – 9:06 pm -The latest Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction from auctioneers Gotta Have Rock ‘n’ Roll features over 700 lots, including stage and video worn costumes, concert played instruments, personal clothing, jewellery and accessories, handwritten lyrics, rare concert posters, signed album covers, contracts, previously unseen photographs, gold album awards and much more.
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McCartney to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Written by admin on February 2, 2012 – 10:25 am - |
Sir Paul McCartney will become the fourth former-Beatle to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame when the tribute is unveiled in a ceremony on February 9. |
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Scorsese wins Critics’ Choice award for “George Harrison – Living in the Material World”
Written by admin on January 13, 2012 – 11:08 am - |
Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed film “George Harrison – Living in the Material World” won the Best Documentary Feature award at the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Awards last night. |
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Abbey Road Studios opens doors for special exhibition
Written by admin on January 4, 2012 – 7:00 pm -Abbey Road Studios is opening its doors to the public for a special event on March 10 as part of its 80th anniversary celebrations.
The Studio Two presentation will include a fascinating talk on “80 Years of Recording at Abbey Road Studios” by “Recording the Beatles” authors Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan. The talk will utilise rare archive photos, film and audio to explore the studio’s decades of landmark recordings and sonic innovations. Artists discussed will include Sir Edward Elgar, The Shadows, Peter Sellers, Helen Shapiro, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Hollies, The Zombies, the Swingin’ Blue Jeans and Kate Bush. There will also be time to consider the magical film scores recorded over the years at Abbey Road, including “Star Wars,” “Lord of the Rings,” and “Harry Potter.”
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History of the UK Christmas Number One
Written by admin on December 22, 2011 – 4:49 pm - |
As the Military Wives take on the X-Factor winners, Little Mix, for this year’s UK Christmas number one single, we look back at the songs that have reached the top spot at Christmas since the inception of the UK singles chart in 1952.* |
Tags: 2 Become 1, Christmas Number One, Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, Harry Belafonte, I Feel Fine, Mary’s Boy Child, Merry Xmas Everybody, Mistletoe and Wine, Robbie Williams, Slade, Somethin Stupid, Spice Girls, The Beatles
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