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Happy Birthday to NASA Rover Curiosity: Top songs about the Red Planet Mars

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Richard Perkins

Today NASA celebrates the first anniversary of their roving robot, Curiosity, on the planet Mars. As geeks and boffins rejoice and sing happy birthday for this great scientific and technological triumph, I give you a run down of the top … Continue reading →

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Axl Rose Publicly Declines His Induction Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame In Open Letter To All

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Richard Perkins

Axl Rose has put the final nail in the coffin of the rumours of a possible full original line-up Guns N’ Roses reunion at the bands Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday 14th April, 2012, downtown Cleveland, Ohio. … Continue reading →

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Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall 2012 – line-up announced

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Richard Perkins

At last! Here is the line-up for this year’s shows at the Royal Albert Hall.  Stars from the world of rock, pop and comedy will shake the iconic London venue between 29 March and 3 April. Next month’s shows will … Continue reading →

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Guns N’ Roses – Live from The Joint in Las Vegas [30/12/11]

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Richard Perkins

Guns N’ Roses recently finished their current U.S. tour with two shows in Las Vegas. Pro shot footage from their December 30th live show at The Joint has surfaced on YouTube via user channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/gnrmarcel. The band livestreamed the entire concert … Continue reading →

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Guthrie Govan’s Gear Stolen On Tour in Rome, Italy

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Richard Perkins

It has been reported that Guthrie Govan’s band have had their tour gear stolen after a show in Rome, Italy. The band is now appealing for your help in tracking it down. The critically acclaimed guitarist posted on MySpace (20/12/11) that the gear was … Continue reading →

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11/11/11: Nigel Tufnel Day (Spinal Tap) – Once-in-a-century date!

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Richard Perkins

Whether you’re the superstitious type or a bit soppy for special dates in the yearly calendar, be it birthdays, anniversaries or wedding dates, some dates have particular significance within popular culture and catch people’s imagination. Todays date is with no exception: the … Continue reading →

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Monsters of Rock #5

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Richard Perkins

This past weekend saw 17 of my budding Bath Guitar School students gather together for the fifth Monsters of Rock band workshop. The group were backed by a full band of vocals, drums and bass and honed their live performance … Continue reading →

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When Rock Goes Acoustic – BBC Four

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Richard Perkins

The sad passing of Bert Jansch yesterday reminded me of this great BBC Four program that was aired in early September 2011 called “When Rock Goes Acoustic”. The show features Johnny Marr, Joan Armatrading, Nuno Bettencourt, Robert Small, Albert Lee, … Continue reading →

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REM have called it a day as a band

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Richard Perkins

One of America’s biggest bands, REM, have announced on their website that they are to call it a day as a band. “To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call … Continue reading →

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Stage collapses in Ottawa, Indiana, Pukkelpop – Questions?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Richard Perkins

Sudden and dramatic changes in weather conditions, notably high wind speeds of up to 70mph, have caused three major disasters at music festivals across the USA and Europe in the last 30-days. Many questions will be raised about the safety of music … Continue reading →

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