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From sleepy Taunton to the world
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/02/2021
» As the latest artist to be signed by Universal Music with hit songs topping the charts on both Spotify and Apple Music along with music videos with over 14 million views under his belt, Gen Z bedroom pop-star Finn Askew has just dropped his first major release, Peace EP, as he embarks on his break-out year.
World's longest-running TV soap, Coronation Street, turns 60
AFP, Published on 09/12/2020
» LONDON - The world's longest-running TV soap opera, Britain's cosy working-class series "Coronation Street," celebrates 60 years on screen on Wednesday, defying social changes and the pandemic.
Death Becomes Us
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 03/11/2019
» Well, what do you know -- Foals have managed to pull it off after all. The English indie-rock mainstay finally follows up their Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1, released back in March, with the second and final instalment. In Part 1, frontman Yannis Philippakis and co got political with tracks like Exits and Sunday while dutifully filling the quota for danceable indie bangers with On The Luna and In Degrees. On the production side, it swung from indie rock and new-wave to funk and disco -- a classic Foals album through and through.
At Sundance, a fresh look at man's first walk on the Moon
AFP, Published on 26/01/2019
» PARK CITY, United States: It's easy to think that 50 years on, we know everything there is to know about the Apollo 11 mission and man's legendary first footsteps on the Moon.
Oscar nominations: all the fun facts
AFP, Published on 23/01/2019
» LOS ANGELES: The nominations for the 91st Oscars were announced Tuesday, with "Roma" and "The Favourite" leading the pack.
Farewell to a punk pioneer
Life, John Clewley, Published on 11/12/2018
» Manchester in the mid- to late-1970s was dark and moody. The International Monetary Fund bailed out the UK economy with a £3.5 billion loan in 1976 as the pound sunk to record lows. There was bitter infighting in the Labour-led government and strikes were in the news headlines.
John Mahoney, who played cranky dad on 'Frasier,' dies at 77
Associated Press, Published on 06/02/2018
» LOS ANGELES: John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad in "Frasier" played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, has died. Mahoney was 77.
Still sounding oh so Super
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 24/04/2016
» Synth-pop veterans the Pet Shop Boys pick up where they left off three years ago, luxuriating in the glittery sparkle of a disco ball.
Thai pianist plays Ravel
Life, Published on 25/08/2015
» The future of classical music may well be in the hands of Asian musicians. Evidence of this was again demonstrated by a Thai pianist, Kwanchanok Pongpairoj, the featured soloist in Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto In G Major, which she performed in the Prince Mahidol Hall with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra on Aug 15. Kwanchanok is yet another Thai who is currently studying abroad -- in her case, in Manchester, England. Her early talent was rewarded with the Valedictorian Award from the College of Music at Mahidol University and after graduation, she collected more awards, including First Prize at the Princess Galyani Vadhana International Ensemble Competition in 2014.
Get into the groove
Life, John Clewley, Published on 29/04/2014
» Record Store Day was held at events at record stores around the world on Saturday. The event, which began in the USA in 2007 to encourage record stores and fans of vinyl in the US and UK to buy more records, was a huge success. Media ratings agency Neilson said it was “the most successful Record Day ever for vinyl”.