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(Vocal/instrumental group, 2004–present) Brighton’s Kooks – Luke Pritchard (vocals), Hugh Harris (guitar), Max Rafferty (bass) and Paul Garred (drums) – are the next in a long line of British acts that can be traced as far back as The Kinks, taking in the likes of Supergrass, Blur and even The Coral on their list of influences. Formed and ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

prestigious Mercury Music Prize. Their blend of dance and electro mixed with rock had crossed over into the mainstream. Styles & Forms | Twenty-First Century | Rock Personalities | The Kooks | Twenty-First Century | Rock ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

As a schoolgirl, Adele had music constantly on the brain. She even persuaded her mother to make her a sequined eye patch to wear to school so she could channel pop star Gabrielle. Adele’s natural musicality saw her take up clarinet and guitar, but her ultimate devotion was reserved for vocals. She used to queue for hours to get ...

Source: Adele: Songbird, by Alice Hudson

Bowie’s mega-success with his artistic low point was followed by what can only be described as a lost decade. A Homeland No. 1 At Last In 1979 Bowie had a non-album UK Top 10 hit with ‘John I’m Only Dancing (Again)’, a song that – the old rascal – bore no relation to his 1972 non-album No. 12 hit ‘John I’m ...

Source: David Bowie: Ever Changing Hero, by Sean Egan
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