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For readers, music offers both discovery and connection: a chance to find new voices, revisit familiar favourites and understand how artists build their work and careers. Disputes over samples, reunions and the changing business of entertainment show how creativity, money and cultural influence intersect.

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NYC ‘principal’ — who’s also a rapper — being paid nearly $200K to run a school that doesn’t exist

  • Haraguchi-Combs earns $192,374 despite the proposed school never opening.
  • The education department says he now supports other school proposals.
  • Anonymous principals have called for an investigation into department concerns.

Caleb Haraguchi-Combs, a New York City education official, is being paid a principal-level salary to direct proposals for a high school that was never approved or opened. The case has drawn scrutiny over how the city’s education department assigns and pays staff when planned schools do not go…

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Watch Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus join Jimmy Eat World for ‘A Praise Chorus’ at The Hollywood Bowl

  • Mark Hoppus joined Jimmy Eat World for “A Praise Chorus” at the Hollywood Bowl.
  • The guest appearance was part of *Bleed American*’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
  • Hoppus has credited Jimmy Eat World as an influence on Blink-182.

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus made a surprise appearance with Jimmy Eat World at the Hollywood Bowl on 7 November, joining the band to sing “A Praise Chorus”. The performance took place during Jimmy Eat World’s celebration of the 25th anniversary of their album *Bleed American*, which they played in…

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Born 99 Years Ago Today in the Sooner State, the “Singing Rage” Who Became the Best-Selling Female Artist of the 1950s and Sold Over 100 Million Records

  • Patti Page was born in Oklahoma in 1927.
  • She sold more than 100 million records.
  • “Tennessee Waltz” topped the chart for 13 weeks.

Patti Page, born Clara Ann Fowler in Claremore, Oklahoma, on 8 November 1927, became one of the most successful female recording artists of the 1950s. Her blend of country and pop, along with pioneering recordings in which she overdubbed her own harmonies, helped shape her career and gave…

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In 1975, Queen released a song they were told nobody would play. It sold 1,750,000 copies and had grandmas grooving

  • Queen defied warnings and released a six-minute single.
  • “Bohemian Rhapsody” sold over 1.25 million copies in Britain.
  • Kenny Everett played the track despite being told not to.

Queen released the six-minute “Bohemian Rhapsody” in 1975 despite music industry figures warning that it was too long for radio and that nobody would play it. Its success helped propel the band to international stardom and showed that an unconventional, ambitious song could reach a huge audience. The…

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4 Unforgettable Hard Rock Hits From 1978 That Take Baby Boomers Back in Time

  • Foreigner’s “Hot Blooded” reached No. 3 in 1978.
  • Boston’s “Don’t Look Back” peaked at No. 4.
  • Van Halen’s track charted at No. 84.

The article highlights four hard rock songs released in 1978 that it says remain evocative for baby boomers: Foreigner’s “Hot Blooded”, Boston’s “Don’t Look Back”, Heart’s “Straight On” and Van Halen’s “Runnin’ With The Devil”. Their chart results show how the year’s popular rock ranged from major Top…

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Steve Vai said Brian May was inimitable, but the Queen guitarist was copying a 1960s icon all along

  • Brian May says Steve Cropper influenced his guitar style.
  • “Green Onions” helped inspire May to make guitar sound like a voice.
  • May appeared on Cropper’s final studio album in 2024.

Brian May has credited Steve Cropper, the Stax Records guitarist, with shaping much of his approach to guitar. His account adds context to Steve Vai’s praise of May as an inimitable player: May himself says an important part of his sound began with learning from another musician. May…

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How a hit-and-run led to a labour of love for maps artist

  • A hit-and-run injury led Joshua Tabti to pursue mapmaking.
  • Tolkien’s maps inspired his detailed pictorial style.
  • His latest work depicts Yorkshire and Lancashire.

After being injured in a hit-and-run in 2019, Joshua Tabti could no longer work as a climbing instructor and began making maps while recovering at home. Inspired by JRR Tolkien’s maps of Middle-earth, the hobby grew into a career that brings together his interests in art, geography, language…

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Leo Sayer recalls music that shaped his life and career

  • Bob Dylan gave Sayer a youthful moral compass.
  • His father threw “Great Balls of Fire” out of the window.
  • Sayer remembers seeing Bob Marley record “No Woman, No Cry”.

Leo Sayer recalls the songs that shaped his life and career, from Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” to Buddy Holly’s “Oh, Boy!”. His memories show how music offered him a sense of direction as a young rebel and helped him imagine becoming a performer. Sayer…

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“One, two, three, four”: Why was the count-in kept on 1963’s ‘I Saw Her Standing There’?

  • George Martin kept the count-in to capture the Beatles’ live energy.
  • McCartney’s count from take nine was joined to take one.
  • Vee-Jay’s US release started on “four”.

The Beatles’ count-in at the start of ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ was deliberately kept to preserve the excitement and immediacy of the band’s live performances. Producer George Martin had seen them play at Liverpool’s Cavern Club and wanted the recording to capture that energy. The song began…

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“They will blow your mind”: the band Noel Gallagher called “modern-day geniuses”

  • Gallagher praised Amorphous Androgynous as “modern-day geniuses”.
  • Their 2008 compilation made a strong impression on him.
  • He said he immediately wanted to work with the duo.

Noel Gallagher said the electronic duo Amorphous Androgynous were “modern-day geniuses” after hearing their 2008 compilation, *A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding in Your Mind: Volume 1*. The record impressed him enough to seek out the musicians and ask to work with them. Gallagher told *The Quietus* in 2011…

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