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‘He was a titan of of the music world – and my teacher’: Benjamin Appl on Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

www.wakaticket.com – Appl was the great singer’s final pupil. As the musical world celebrates Fischer-Dieskau’s centenary, his friend remembers lessons with ‘FiDi’…
‘He was a titan of of the music world – and my teacher’: Benjamin Appl on Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Jamie Muir obituary

www.wakaticket.com – Percussionist best known for his work with King Crimson and his delight in exploring the boundaries of improvisation…
Jamie Muir obituary

‘The killers I met in jail didn’t scare me’: singer Rokia Traoré on why prison was ‘a privilege’

www.wakaticket.com – After serving time in Paris, Rome and Brussels, the Malian star is ready to perform again – and planning a book and a stage show about her fellow inmates and her own prison experiences…
‘The killers I met in jail didn’t scare me’: singer Rokia Traoré on why prison was ‘a privilege’

Pink Floyd to rerelease restored 1972 Pompeii concert film in Imax

www.wakaticket.com – Iconic performance amid Roman antiquity has been restored from original negatives, with a soundtrack newly mixed by prog star Steven Wilson…
Pink Floyd to rerelease restored 1972 Pompeii concert film in Imax

Tony Kinsey obituary

www.wakaticket.com – Drummer, bandleader and composer who was a leading figure in the world of postwar British jazz…
Tony Kinsey obituary

On side A, our baby’s first words! The vinyl-carver sparking a craze for cutting records at home

www.wakaticket.com – Using a diamond needle, lathe-cutters can turn blank vinyl discs into your very own record – with a pressing run of however many or few you fancy. We report on a booming business…
On side A, our baby’s first words! The vinyl-carver sparking a craze for cutting records at home

‘It makes you feel like the hero of your own quest’: the dark, delightful magic of the dungeon synth scene

www.wakaticket.com – Amid dinosaurs, swords and leather armour, we visit the UK’s first festival for dungeon synth – a fast-growing black metal spinoff dedicated to fantasy and escape…
‘It makes you feel like the hero of your own quest’: the dark, delightful magic of the dungeon synth scene

Grace Slick on sex, drugs and Jefferson Airplane: ‘I was sober in the 80s. That was a mistake’

www.wakaticket.com – She topped the charts, dropped the F-bomb on US TV, was ghosted by Jim Morrison and planned to spike Richard Nixon’s tea with LSD. Now 85, the legendary singer tells all…
Grace Slick on sex, drugs and Jefferson Airplane: ‘I was sober in the 80s. That was a mistake’

Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself

www.wakaticket.com – The soul singer was ambitiously diverse in her musicianship, and enthralled at every turn – whether doing desolate folk cover versions or lighter, sophisticated pop…
Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself

Roberta Flack obituary

www.wakaticket.com – Singer with a reserved, intimate style on hits such as The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Killing Me Softly With His Song…
Roberta Flack obituary

No longer ‘forever’? Wu-Tang Clan hint at breakup with final world tour

www.wakaticket.com – The hip-hop legends will kick off US tour in June, and hint at further dates to ‘spread the Wu swag, music, and culture’…
No longer ‘forever’? Wu-Tang Clan hint at breakup with final world tour

The UK may be waning as a pop superpower – but a new generation is being nurtured

www.wakaticket.com – No British artists were in the top 10 biggest albums and singles globally last year. But big acts were between projects, and Charli xcx and Central Cee are hitting their stride…
The UK may be waning as a pop superpower – but a new generation is being nurtured

Roberta Flack, soul and R&B icon behind Killing Me Softly, dies aged 88

www.wakaticket.com – Much-loved singer known for Killing Me Softly With His Song, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and duets with Donny Hathaway and Peabo Bryson, had suffered a stroke in 2016…
Roberta Flack, soul and R&B icon behind Killing Me Softly, dies aged 88

The Capulets and the Montagues review – stylish staging sees ETO’s Bellini go gangster

www.wakaticket.com – Eloise Lally’s Little Italy take on Bellini’s Romeo and Juliet opera has, in Samantha Price and Jessica Cale, strong and powerful leads. In the pit however, things are less assured…
The Capulets and the Montagues review – stylish staging sees ETO’s Bellini go gangster

UK pop stars fail to reach global Top 10 albums and singles chart for first time since 2003

www.wakaticket.com – Global chart dominated by US acts including Benson Boone, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter, with K-pop bands also strong…
UK pop stars fail to reach global Top 10 albums and singles chart for first time since 2003

Jerry Butler obituary

www.wakaticket.com – Singer nicknamed ‘the Iceman’ whose hits included Only the Strong Survive and Hey, Western Union Man…
Jerry Butler obituary

‘I hope you enjoy the show. I hope I’m not dead’: how Feelgood star Wilko never saw the play about his life

www.wakaticket.com – The musician lived a wild story of many acts: Jonathan Maitland turned it into a play and read it to him just a year before he died. This is how their encounter went ……
‘I hope you enjoy the show. I hope I’m not dead’: how Feelgood star Wilko never saw the play about his life

Fish review – euphoric opening to a prog hero’s farewell tour

www.wakaticket.com – The former Marillion singer was on rousing form as he delivered power ballads and intricate rock anthems spanning a career of more than four decades…
Fish review – euphoric opening to a prog hero’s farewell tour

Fatboy Slim: ‘I was in the same class as Keir Starmer – he’s one up on me now’

www.wakaticket.com – The electronic producer and DJ Norman Cook talks about learning the violin with Keir Starmer, his love for his label maker and crossing swords with Moby…
Fatboy Slim: ‘I was in the same class as Keir Starmer – he’s one up on me now’

One to watch: Antony Szmierek

www.wakaticket.com – The Manchester wordsmith’s joyous blend of the surreal and the sentimental is winning admirers across the board…
One to watch: Antony Szmierek
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