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‘I saw lightning between their fingers’: DJs on the magic of unusual dancefloors

Post Views: 5 ‘I saw lightning between their fingers’: DJs on the magic of unusual dancefloors ‘Can take place anywhere and everywhere’ … an illegal student rave in East Sussex. Photograph: Chloe Parker/Alamy As new book Dance Your Way Home explores dancing beyond nightclub confines, A Guy Called Gerald, Eliza Rose …

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Post your questions for singing legend Darlene Love

Post Views: 4 One of the most powerful voices in music … Darlene Love at the 2021 Tony awards. Photograph: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Post your questions for singing legend Darlene Love As well as having her own timeless hits, Love has sung with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Cher – …

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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: the Ethiopian nun who was one of history’s most distinctive pianists

Post Views: 5 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: the Ethiopian nun who was one of history’s most distinctive pianists Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, pictured aged 23. Photograph: Kate Molleson Guèbrou, who has died aged 99, was a classically trained musician and society girl who turned towards faith – and cultivated a style of playing …

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Will an Oasis reunion finally happen – and do we really need it?

Post Views: 5 Will an Oasis reunion finally happen – and do we really need it? ‘We live in an age where no band is allowed to leave the stage without an encore’ … (L-R) Liam and Noel Gallagher. Photograph: Niels Van Iperen/Getty Images Recent proclamations by the Gallagher brothers …

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Music to eco-conscious ears: 10 sustainable festivals in the UK and Europe

Post Views: 9 Music to eco-conscious ears: 10 sustainable festivals in the UK and Europe The Roaming theatre group at Green Gathering. Photograph: Nathan Eaton-Baudains With festivals attempting to clean up their shocking environmental record, we pick the best planet-friendly events, all accessible without flying Plastic cutlery, abandoned tents, artists flown …

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Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin to stage first UK visual art show

Post Views: 7   Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin to stage first UK visual art show Frank Sinatra – It came from Hoboken, Mixed media 50x 33.5 Photograph: Terry O’Neill/Iconic Images, reimagined by Bernie Taupin. Artist discusses reworking famous 60s images, and why he ‘couldn’t do the kind of things’ Rocket …

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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Ethiopian nun and pianist, dies at 99

Post Views: 6 Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Ethiopian nun and pianist, dies at 99 Emahoy Tsegue Maryam Guebrou Photograph: Gali Tibbon The musician, who spent nearly the last 40 years of her life living in a monastery in Jerusalem, has died Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, an Ethiopian nun, composer and pianist, has …

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‘I saw lightning between their fingers’: DJs on the magic of unusual dancefloors

Post Views: 7 ‘I saw lightning between their fingers’: DJs on the magic of unusual dancefloors ‘Can take place anywhere and everywhere’ … an illegal student rave in East Sussex. Photograph: Chloe Parker/Alamy As new book Dance Your Way Home explores dancing beyond nightclub confines, A Guy Called Gerald, Eliza …

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‘I’m a messenger. That’s my calling’: 80s hitmaker Billy Valentine on his socially conscious comeback

Post Views: 11 ‘I’m a messenger. That’s my calling’: 80s hitmaker Billy Valentine on his socially conscious comeback ‘I’m a vocalist, and just like a runner has to run, a singer has to sing’ … Billy Valentine. Photograph: Atiba Jefferson Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) made him a star, but …

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Snoop Dogg review – highs and lows from the D-O-double-G

Post Views: 8 Snoop Dogg review – highs and lows from the D-O-double-G ‘There aren’t enough hyphens to describe him’: Snoop Dogg at the O2 Arena. Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty Images O2 Arena, London The rapper drawls his way through his greatest hits and some cheesy near-misses in this long-delayed show. Shame …

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