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Rock guitar master Jeff Beck dead at 78
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» NEW YORK - Jeff Beck, the influential guitarist who rose to rock and roll stardom with 1960s supergroup the Yardbirds and later enjoyed a prolific solo career, has died, his official website said Wednesday. He was 78 years old.
Punk laureate Patti Smith granted France's highest honour
AFP, Published on 22/05/2022
» As a child, punk-poet icon Patti Smith was instructed never to accept anything from strangers -- which meant one day she was forced to decline a campaign button she coveted and everyone else had.
China cancels Keanu Reeves
Published on 25/03/2022
» Chinese streaming platforms including Tencent Video and iQiyi have taken down films and video content starring actor Keanu Reeves after he participated in a Tibet-related concert.
'Be My Baby' singer Ronnie Spector dies at 78
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» NEW YORK: Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed rock 'n' roll singer behind the 1960s group the Ronettes, whose era-defining hits included the classic "Be My Baby," died Wednesday. She was 78 years old.
New York expects thousands for star-studded concert
AFP, Published on 21/08/2021
» NEW YORK:c Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Paul Simon are set to headline a massive Central Park concert Saturday meant to signal New York City's "homecoming" in the wake of the pandemic's worst devastation there.
World begins ushering in locked-down New Year
AFP, Published on 31/12/2020
» SYDNEY: The world began ushering in the New Year Thursday, with pandemic controls muting celebrations for billions of people eager to bid farewell to a virus-ridden 2020.
World marking locked-down New Year's Eve
AFP, Published on 31/12/2020
» SYDNEY: The world readied to usher in the New Year on Thursday night, with pandemic controls muting celebrations for billions of people eager to bid virus-ridden 2020 farewell.
Dalai Lama channels 'Inner World' in album to mark 85th birthday
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» NEW DELHI: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama launched an assault on the music charts on Monday by releasing his first album to mark his 85th birthday.
Balcony banners, e-rallies as pandemic curbs May Day demos
AFP, Published on 02/05/2020
» HAVANA - Workers of the world scaled back their traditional May Day demos Friday with coronavirus lockdowns forcing many to rally online while a determined few hit the streets in face masks.
A glow of satisfaction
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 18/08/2019
» In 2017, the world got to know singer-songwriter Mattiel Brown and her band (guitarist Jonah Swilley, bassist Travis Murphy and drummer Jordan Manley) for the first time. Collectively called Mattiel, the up-and-coming quartet made quite an impression with their self-titled debut -- so much so that they garnered an endorsement from Jack White. Since then, the hype surrounding the band has been nothing short of palpable. People are genuinely excited by Mattiel's sound, which takes cues from rock'n'roll legends like The Ramones, The Rolling Stones and The Velvet Underground, and garage/punk icons like Patti Smith and The Clash.