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Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast was voted top album and (Danny Boyle’ s Trainspotting best film) of the last 60 years, in polls conducted by entertainment retailer HMV. Is this really the case? Altough I have nothing against Iron Maiden I would still think that there are other albums which better deserve this honour.

When in 1983, Frank Zappa worked with conductor Kent Nagano and the London Symphony Orchestra he wanted to create outstanding performances of some of his most challenging contemporary pieces with one of the world's top symphonic ensembles. What...

The gig's been postponed: http://www.elviscostello.com/news/basingstoke-postponement-announcement/334 Hopefully no one will have a wasted journey. Chris

 BBC Four tonight 9pm. Wish You Where Hear new documentary by John Etherington Graham.

Sorry to start a new thread, but no one has started a 'Your 2013 concerts' yet. Anyway, as the title suggests - The Aussies are on tour in 2013 for the 40th anniversary of Dark Side, tickets went on general sale at 10am today.Bagged myself some...

Listening to it right now. It suffered a bit in comparison to the brilliance of Who's Next, Quadrophenia and the rest but it's a first class album in its own right. If you haven't heard it in a while give it a listen.

Anyone going to see Setev tommorow at Shepherds Bush? I'm still undecided.

Congratulations to Mr Giles Lussier of Montreal, Canada, who was drawn at random as the lucky winner of the Meet Me In London ND5 XS competition. Mr Lussier (pictured right) was presented with his new ND5 XS network player by Daniel Jacques, President of Plurison, Naim's Canadian distributor (pictured left) at the shop in Montreal last month. If you haven’t yet experienced it, the remastered 192kHz Super Hi-Def album is available to download from the Naim Label website at...

Google's image and link today celebrate what would have been the late Robert Moog's 78th birthday. There is a Mini Moog on there with working keyboard and filers. Have fun.

Has closed Chris N  

For years i have loved his music.I am a words and music man and would love to know what he is singing about?Melody and nice tunes are great but i want to hear the words.Do any of you on here know of a site where i can get the words in English to his...

Apologies if it has already been mentioned but Zavvi in the UK are offering a boxed set of the above including Vinyl / CD / DVD for £14.95p Regards Ron

 'About YouTube - Playing for ChangeA multi-media charity art project, Playing for Change was created in 2004 by producer/engineers Mark Johnson and Enzo Buono. Hoping to break down musical and social barriers and promote a peaceful worldview,...

We have lost Ms Summer                    Mr Fischer-Dieskau             and  Mr...

Hello all. Is there a good site that I can go on that can tell me or show me how to see if my vinyl is 1st pressing etc an what it's worth. I've got the piper at the gates of dawn scx 6157 it's 1967 the actual record is a reddy psychedelic pattern. An...

I would just like to thank all you bastards that filled my inbox with emails last night.Saying Stu dont miss this great night of tv.Stu set your recorders.And all the other helpful stuff.To think i would of missed it . Stu.

sorry to be harbinger of sad news. now its Dietrich. i have and love Schubert, "Schwanengesang  4 Lieder" RIP

Just starting on BBC 3 live at the albert hall

Dear Colleagues, I’ll be spending some time in South Wales & SW England (Cornwall, Devonshire region ) during my summer holidays. Who can give me some recommendation for record stores, preferably the good old “Vinyl Variety” in this area ? Could also be second hand shops Many thanks & best regards Urs, Switzerland

Hi All In Cold Chain Mission with Ewan McGregor there is a piece of orchestral music used in each episode I have seen so far. It really sounds like Vaughan Williams, melancholy, string dominated. I do recognise it, and as I have a fair bit of...

Just heard she passed away.RIP

Coinciding with the young pianists thread, I'm starting a thread to provide an overview of the best established pianists past and present. Let's hope we can do a better job than Universal with their Greatest Pianists of the 20th Century...

Rush tickets on sale Friday 18th May, only a YEAR AND 4DAYS before the gig!!!! Oh, also ONLY £60 or £75 plus booking fees etc etc. What recession? I think I'll probably pass this time.

I think so! I've been listening to an awful lot to the divine Ms Gentry again these past couple of weeks and it's criminal that she isn't regarded as highly as, say Joni Mitchell. This superb doc on BBC Radio 2 (available to listeners outside the...