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Cafe Oto Has Helped Transform East London: 'Very, Very Good For the Music'

Cafe Oto Has Helped Transform East London: ‘Very, Very Good For the Music’

By day, it is just another cafe. However, at night Cafe Oto is a very different place.

Something Else! columnist Kit O'Toole to speak at international Beatles conference

Something Else! columnist Kit O’Toole to speak at international Beatles conference

Something Else! columnist Kit O’Toole is set to speak at a conference called “It Was 50 Years Ago Today: An International Beatles Celebration,” to be held this week at Penn State-Altoona. You May Also Like: Something Else! columnist Kit O’Toole featured at Fest for Beatles Fans

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Long-awaited Jack Bruce solo release to include collaborators from Cream, Spectrum Road

Cream legend Jack Bruce’s first solo album in a decade finds him collaborating with Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music/Pink Floyd fame, the Scorpions’ Uli Jon Roth, Robin Trower, John Medeski and Cindy Blackman Santana. Steam a sample of “Fields of Forever” here! You May Also Like: Jack Bruce and RobinRead More

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‘Wanted to keep that good feeling going’: Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham announce post-Black Country Communion group

Glenn Hughes will once again by working with drummer Jason Bonham in a just-announced post-Black Country Communion band called California Breed. The trio is rounded out by Andrew Watt You May Also Like: How Black Country Communion’s Debut Brought Back ’70s-Style Hard Rock Glenn Frey’s music gave us a peaceful,Read More

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‘No reunion plans’: Journey’s management forcefully denies Steve Perry rumors

Journey’s management is pushing back on the impression that a reunion with Steve Perry is in the works, days after quotes from their former frontman sparked a series of overhyped headlines. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘This is short, but it needs to be’: Charlie Watts says new tour suits aging Rolling Stones

Gone are the days when the Rolling Stones mounted globe-trotting, seemingly never-ending tours. And that’s just fine with Charlie Watts, the now-72-year-old founding drummer. You May Also Like: Bill Wyman has no regrets about leaving the Rolling Stones: ‘That worked, briefly’ Keith Richards on the ’80s argument that saved theRead More

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‘Roger and myself and who knows who else’: Is Adam Lambert part of Brian May’s plans for Queen tour?

Queen seems set to play some concert dates in 2014 — Brian May says he and Roger Taylor have even toasted the idea — but, in a surprise move, no mention is being made of Adam Lambert. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘They probably play those Beatles songs better than the Beatles’: Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer on Paul McCartney’s band

Joey Kramer says there wasn’t much to draw him into the Grammys broadcast save for a partial reunion of the Beatles. That, he says, was enough to endure a show that didn’t have nearly enough rock music. You May Also Like: Paul McCartney says the Beatles used Motown as aRead More

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Steve Perry fondly remembers his time with Journey: ‘They certainly brought a lot out of me’

As Steve Perry eases back into music after a cancer scare, he can’t help but look back fondly at the things he accomplished with Journey — even if a reunion still appears to be a remote possibility. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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‘It will be really interesting to see’: One song seems to be a lock for Hall and Oates’ Hall of Fame setlist

Now that the sense of wonder has subsided for Hall and Oates, who waited through more than 15 years of eligibility, new questions arise for their belated Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. Namely, what they will play — and who will induct them? You May Also Like: What’sRead More