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Vienna's musical message to aliens: One, two, three. One, two, three
Life, Valeriya Safronova of the New York Times, Published on 04/06/2025
» VIENNA - What would aliens make of the waltz?
Farewell to a legend
Life, John Clewley, Published on 05/12/2023
» News of the passing of frontman and singer of The Pogues, Shane MacGowan, on Nov 30 sent shockwaves of sadness around the world of Irish music. Tributes were published across media, from the Irish president to his former bandmates.
Womad festival returns in style
Life, John Clewley, Published on 30/08/2022
» In 1982, the first Womad music festival was held in Shepton Mallet, UK. The organisation, which stands for World Of Music Arts And Dance, was set up in 1980 by English rock star Peter Gabriel (Genesis), Thomas Brooman, Bob Hooton, Mark Kidel, Stephen Pritchard, Martin Elbourne and Jonathan Arthur.
The craic was 90
Life, John Clewley, Published on 15/03/2022
» Bangkok's resident Irish music expert Prof Mick Moloney recently journeyed back to his old stomping ground in New York to perform with his musical mates at the annual Irish Heritage Concert at St Patrick's Cathedral. The concert is held each year to celebrate St Patrick's Day. This year it was held on March 10.
At home in the mud and the blood
Life, Glenn Whipp©2021 The Los Angeles Times, Published on 06/09/2021
» Anya Taylor-Joy posted a brief Instagram video a few weeks ago during a car ride, her hair damp, her face smeared with dirt and her smile radiant as she laughed and announced, with a hint of astonishment: "Wow … today was a very good day." There were no words in the post's caption, just a volcano emoji bracketed by two ice cubes.
New, safe home for the Louvre's unseen treasures and artefacts
Life, Elaine Sciolino of the New York Times, Published on 17/02/2021
» PARIS: It is the most ambitious move in the history of the Louvre -- a five-year project to transfer a quarter of a million artworks to an ultramodern storage site 193km away in northern France.