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The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte has died aged 65, the legendary British dark rock band announced on ...

Stevie Nicks was seriously considering giving up on her dream of being a rock star, when Joni Mitchell helped pull her back from the brink.

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CharliXCX is releasing new work inspired by a Brontë sister, while Lucinda Williams is set to release and tour her 16th album ...

The 21st century has seen the release of some amazing albums, including David Bowie's Blackstar, Robyn's Body Talk, and ...

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Matthew and Gunnar are glass-half-full guys. Positivity runs through the conversation and the book. So Matthew went backstage ...

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