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Lou Reed confirms UK gigs

Written by admin on May 25, 2011 – 6:00 am -

Lou Reed will play two gigs in the UK this summer, either side of his appearance at the Hop Farm Festival.

Reed has announced that he will play:


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Eagles to headline Hop Farm Festival in July

Written by admin on February 22, 2011 – 6:34 pm -

Hop Farm Festival 2011 The Eagles will headline the fourth Hop Farm Music Festival this summer. The back-to-basics festival takes place from July 1 to July 2 at Paddock Wood in Kent.

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Bob Dylan’s voice – the debate

Written by admin on July 9, 2010 – 6:19 am -

Reading highly contradictory reviews of Bob Dylan’s performance at last weekend’s Hop Farm Festival left me wondering if there is anything more polarizing in popular music than Dylan’s voice.

It’s fair to say – and I think even the most faithful Dylan fan would agree – Dylan’s voice has much less range now than in his early years as a performer. The mysterious thing is that, while some listeners clearly believe that he still adds gravitas to the material and sings with authority, others hear nothing more than a tuneless noise.

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