The charity which fights to protect and grow the UK’s grassroots music venues has welcomed the first step by the new Burnham administration to help do likewise by announcing a 20 per cent reduction in business rates for live venues in England, and has called on the three devolved administrations to do the same.
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The head of the organization which represents the UK’s music industry has challenged new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to maintain his support for the £8 billion sector and implement a five-point plan for its continued growth.
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Earlier this month, Mongolian folk metal horde The HU achieved something their most famous ancestor, Genghis Khan, could never have imagined, by not only once again sweeping triumphantly into the heart of the UK but also into the inner sanctum of one of its most heavily guarded landmarks – the home of King Charlie himself.
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Back in 1977 the punk revolution was in full swing, railing against the opulence, excess and self-indulgence of the rock superstars of the day, especially the progressive rock ones. So what were archenemies Emerson, Lake & Palmer doing at the time? A world tour with a full 70-piece orchestra and a choir, that’s what. That tour is captured on ‘Works Live’, a 1977 recording culled mainly from the Montreal Olympic Stadium performance, which now gets an updated and remastered release.
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Jennifer Finch, the long-serving bass player with LA grunge veterans L7, has died at the age of 59, following a short battle with brain cancer.
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