Hong Kong’s Mirror releases English song, revives Cantopop
by HONG KONG — One of the major drivers behind the revival of the local pop music scene, Hong Kong’s most popular boy band Mirror released …
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Famous drummer Jim Gordon, who killed his mother, dies
LOS ANGELES — Famous session drummer Jim Gordon, who backed Eric Clapton and The Beach Boys before being diagnosed with schizophrenia and going to jail …
In an unconventional step, U2 reinterprets 40 of their best-known songs
NEW YORK — As U2 redesigned their 40 best-known songs, they realized that many fans would experience them with headphones connected to a device in …
Review: U2 revisits the past in exciting ‘Songs of Surrender’
“Songs of Delivery,” U2 (Universal) Imagine you walk into your living room and all your stuff is there, but this is different. The sofa moved, …
Toni Morrison honored with new stamp unveiled at Princeton
PRINCETON, NJ — Nobel laureate Toni Morrison has been immortalized forever on a stamp honoring the prolific author, editor, scholar and mentor, unveiled at a …
Gary Rossington, Last Surviving Original Member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dies at 71
Gary Rossington, the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and who helped found the band, died Sunday at the age of 71. The cause …
Gary Rossington, founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies at 71
Gary Rossington, the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and who helped found the band, died Sunday at the age of 71. The cause …
Murakami’s first novel in 6 years will hit shelves in April
A new Haruki Murakami novel will be released in April, and the publisher says little about it, except that the Japanese manuscript is about 1,200 …
Ukraine concert by Slovenian band Laibach canceled due to friction
Slovenian popular band Laibach’s concert, scheduled for next month in Ukraine, was canceled after the band angered Ukrainians and their words were interpreted as being …
V&A museum bought Bowie’s archive, will display it
LONDON — From Major Tom to Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, David Bowie’s many faces and inspirations are gaining a permanent home in London. British …