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‘Look Ma, No Mike!’ N°39 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of The Beautiful South, D-Side, Idlewild, Willy Mason, Noah And The Whale, Captain, David Jordan, Orson, The Von Bondies, Hell Is For Heroes,...

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Randy Weston records ‘The Spirits Of Our Ancestors’ for Verve (1991)

Randy Weston's 'The Spirits Of Our Ancestors' is an album recorded on May 20, 21 & 22, 1991 with an all-star cast of musicians and released the same year by...

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Alanis Morissette releases her sixth album : ‘So-Called Chaos’ (2004)

Alanis Morissette's 'So-Called Chaos' is her sixth studio album released on May 18, 2004.Track Listing : 1.Eight Easy Steps (Alanis Morissette) - 02:52 . 2.Out Is Through (Alanis Morissette) -...

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Chrysalis Records release Guru’s ‘Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1’ (1993)

Guru's 'Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1' is one of the first albums combining a live jazz band with hip hop, released on May 18, 1993 by Chrysalis Records.Track Listing : 1.Introduction- 01:20...

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We Remember Elvin Jones. ‘Heavy Elvin’

This day (May 18, 2004), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Elvin Jones, an American jazz drummer.Tracklist : 1 . Night In Tunisia (1999) 2 . A Love Supreme (1997) 3...

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John Coltrane finishes the recording of ‘The John Coltrane Quartet Plays’ with Mccoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Art Davis and Elvin Jones (1965)

'The John Coltrane Quartet Plays' is an album (full title 'The John Coltrane Quartet Plays Chim Chim Cheree, Song of Praise, Nature Boy, Brazilia') recorded on February 17-18, March 28...

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McCoy Tyner records ‘Time for Tyner,’ his ninth album with Bobby Hutcherson et al (1968)

McCoy Tynerr's 'Time for Tyner' is his ninth album recorded on May 17, 1968 and released the same year by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.African Village (Mccoy Tyner) - 12:11...

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This week In Jazz Legends 20/52

Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, The Marsalis Family, Hank Jones, Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner Quartet, George Benson, Earl Klugh, Miles Davis, John Scofield, Elvin Jones Trio, Esperanza Spalding, Bobby McFerrin, Miles...

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‘We Are Live’ N°131 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Caro Emerald, Vampire Weekend, Stereophonics, Loveable Rogues, Eleni Foureira, Cover Drive, Demi Lovato, Emmelie De Forest, Linkin Park, Florence + The Machine,...

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Steely Dan release their fifth album : ‘The Royal Scam’ featuring ‘Kid Charlemagne’ (1976)

Steely Dan's 'The Royal Scam' is their fifth album produced by Gary Katz and released in May 1976 by Abc.Track Listing : 1.Kid Charlemagne (Walter Becker, Donald Fagen) - 04:38...

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Dire Straits release their fifth album : ‘Brothers in Arms’ including ‘Money for Nothing’ (1985)

Dire Straits' 'Brothers in Arms' feat. 'Money for Nothing' is their fifth studio album released on May 13, 1985 by Vertigo Records.Track Listing : 1.So Far Away (Mark Knopfler) -...

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We remember Bob Marley. ‘Leaving Babylon’

This day (May 11, 1981), in Miami, Florida, died Robert Nesta Marley a.k.a Bob Marley, a Jamaican singer and songwriter.Tracklist : 1 . w/ The Wailers – Coming In From...

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Bi-Weekly Music Chart Highlights: Top 20 Tracks Across 16 genres May 8, 2025 edition

The May 8, 2025, edition of the Bi-Weekly Music Chart highlights the top 20 tracks across 16 genres. Alt Z welcomes new entries from Zolita and Alan Walker, while Faouzia's...

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Blur release ‘Modern Life Is Rubbish,’ their second album (1993)

Blur's 'Modern Life Is Rubbish' is their second studio album released on May 10, 1993 by Food / SBKTrack Listing : 1.For Tomorrow (Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave...

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This week In Jazz Legends 19/52

Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Arturo Sandoval, Branford Marsalis, Dexter Gordon, Thelonious Monk, Joshua Redman, Sonny Rollins, Mal Waldron, Woody Shaw , Pharoah Sanders, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Andy Sheppard, Keith...

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Happy Birthday Joe Bonamassa. ‘Hey Joe’

This day (May 8, 1977), in New Hartford, New York, is born Joe Bonamassa, an American blues rock guitarist and singer.Tracklist : 1 . Walk In My Shadow (2020) 2...

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Factory publish New Order’s second album : ‘Power, Corruption And Lies’ (1983)

New Order's 'Power, Corruption & Lies' is their second studio album released on May 2, 1983 by Factory Records. Track Listing : 1.Age Of Consent (New Order) - 05:16 ....

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Vietnamese “Nhac”

Streets hum with the echoes of Hát Xẩm's itinerant tales, while Chầu Văn invites spirits with the haunting melody of the đàn nguyệt. Villages and courts converge in ca nhạc,...

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Chvrches perform in London (2013)

April 29, 2013 - Electronic pop band Chvrches will be at the Village Underground in London

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Impulse! publish John Coltrane’s ‘Impressions’ featuring Eric Dolphy on one track (1963)

John Coltrane's 'Impressions' is an album (both live and studio) recorded in November 1961, on September 18, 1962 and April 29, 1963 and released in 1963 by Impulse!Track Listing :...

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