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Penguins at the end of the rainbow
On June 27, 2012, the second single from the Danish band Nice Little Penguins - 'Love is a Rainbow' - was released. In a time were well written and well arranged pop songs is in very short supply the popular penguins exceed with their probably best song since 'Flying' in 1994.
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Soluna Samay sings out loud
21 years old, Guatemalan born Dane Soluna Samay recently reached instant fame in Denmark when she won the Danish ticket for the Eurovision 2012 in Azerbaijan in May. But digging beyond the status as TV darling one finds music much more intense and attentive - an almost secret debut album from 2011.
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Part of the way with Nice Little Penguins
Not counting a single-blurp midway the first pop-tunes (in English) from Danish harmony-champs Nice Little Penguins in six years has reached the stores. The EP 'Part Of The Way' takes the band just that far before the release of its sixth full studio expected early 2012.
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Nik Kershaw best with ‘no frills’
The first fully accoustic album by one of Britain's best songwriters, Nik Kershaw, is perhaps the best he ever published. It shows the artist as he really is - no filter, 'no frills'.
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How to enrich Music Class with an iPad
When the younger teachers say, that the iPad can add value to various classes in school, they're absolutely right. Check out how a Music Class can develop, when everybody can play an instrument.
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Duran Duran publishes Rome gig
In a humble attempt to comfort the 1000s of fans across Europe missing out their concert of the year, brummies Duran Duran released the recording of the band's May 12 gig in Rome as a free download. THANK YOU :-)
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Falling asleep to Eurovision 2011
A complete lack of originallity permeated this year's edition of the Eurovision Song Contest held in Düsseldorf, Germany. Lots of sharp looking, young people designed to look and sound just like artists like Andreas Johnson, Cher, Take That and Britney Spears et al.
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Plagiarism in Danish Eurovision entry?
For some reason one of the side-stories to the annual Eurovision Song Contest is always plagiarism. In 2010 the Danish winner sounded awfully like 'Every Breath You Take' by The Police. And this year's A Friend in London was also under siege just few seconds after they've won the Danish qualifier on Saturday.
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Gary Moore dies at 58
Just a month and a half short of his 59th birthday one of the world's most renowned guitarists of the past decades, Gary Moore, passes away.
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Best thing about Ricky Martin is… me?
It's been almost six years since we heard a sound from the Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin. But on February 1st (2011) the world will be 13 latin-inspired pop-tunes richer as the album 'Musica+Alma+Sexo' releases around the world.
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Will you still feed me when you’re 64
Saturday, January 8th, a certain David Robert Jones turns 64. For more than four decades he has not only fed millions of people around the world brilliant music. He's been a key inspiration for thousands of younger artists and has set a standard all pop music is measured against. Dear David Bowie, please don't stop.
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Duran TV-doc remastered and online
"I started a band when I was 9 - specifically because I wanted to play 'Wild Boys' at the school talent show. And I wanted to play bass, cause I wanted to be John Taylor". A very honest Mark Ronson appears on a newly remastered edition of 'Duran Duran - Behind the music'.
