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St Vincent: ‘Musicians need to kiss goodbye to making money out of records’

St Vincent has said she believes musicians have to forget the idea of making money out of albums.

Bob Dylan ‘turned away’ by his hero, folk archivist Harry Smith

Bob Dylan was turned away by his hero, Harry Smith, when he went to visit the American folk music archivist in the mid-'80s.

The Troggs’ frontman Reg Presley reveals he is battling lung cancer

Reg Presley, frontman with The Troggs, has revealed that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer.

Barack Obama causes sales of Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’ to go up by 490%

Sales of Al Green's soul classic 'Let's Stay Together' have gone up by almost 500% after US president Barack Obama surprised a packed crowd by singing a couple of lines from the track at a fundraiser in New York last week.

Hot Chip to headline Camp Bestival

Hot Chip will headline this year's Camp Bestival festival in Dorset.

The National ‘wouldn’t have existed without REM’

The National’s Bryce Dessner has revealed that the band wouldn’t have formed without REM.

Paul Simon: ‘I thought about putting political songs on ‘Graceland’, but I’m no good at them’

Paul Simon has spoken out about the making of his seminal 1986 album 'Graceland', in a new documentary film, Under African Skies.

Michael Stipe calls YouTube ‘disgraceful’ over removal of Perfume Genius clip

Former REM frontman Michael Stipe has described the managers of YouTube as ''disgraceful and cowardly'' after they removed a clip which has been made by the singer Perfume Genius.

Etta James album sales increase by 378% after her death

Sales of Etta James' back catalogue have increased by 378% since she passed away last week.

New Order, The Horrors added to Benicassim 2012 bill

New Order and The Horrors have been added to the bill for this summer's Benicassim festival.
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