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Mark Ryan 1959 - 2011

Mark Ryan, who was a guitarist in an early line-up of Adam and the Ants and several other Punk bands died on 31 January 2011 in Cardiff.

By Anita Awbi 2 Mar 2011

UK composer steals music Oscar

UK songwriter Atticus Ross and Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor have scooped an Oscar for their soundtrack to the film The Social Network. The pair beat Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech), Danny Elfman (Alice In Wonderland) and A R Rahman (127 Hours) to pick up the Best Original Score prize in Los Angeles last night.

By Anita Awbi 28 Feb 2011

Adele matches Beatles record

Buoyed by her performance at the BRIT Awards last week, Adele has two top-five albums and top-five singles in the charts at the same time, matching a record only held by The Beatles. Adele’s single Someone You Like beat Lady Gaga and Rihanna to the top of the singles chart yesterday, while Rolling In The Deep moved up from number five to four.

By Anita Awbi 21 Feb 2011

Music Makeover

The Royal Oak in Taunton opened its newly-refurbished live music facilities on 17 February thanks to winning a nationwide competition organised by PRS for Music. Last year the pub beat off stiff competition to win the Music Makeover competition run in partnership with the Musician’s Union and the British Beer and Pub Association. The pub received £5000 to spend improving its live music facilities as well as expert advice on staging music events.

By Anita Awbi 17 Feb 2011

Guitar Interactive magazine

Licklibrary have launched Guitar Interactive - the world’s first truly interactive magazine for guitarists worldwide. This new digital magazine is free of charge and takes guitar magazine publishing to a new level with the use of video content provided by the world’s premier on-line guitar tuition providers, Licklibrary.

By Anita Awbi 17 Feb 2011

Lecturer in Commercial Music at Bath Spa

Working with well over 100 students with widely varying musical interests (on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes), you’ll play a direct role in curriculum development, teaching and assessment. Above all, you’ll inspire and nurture students – which will extend to organising tours, overseeing recordings, and supervising research work. Through your involvement with regular live events, you’ll be right at the heart of the music scene in Bath.

By Anita Awbi 16 Feb 2011

Squeeze Musical Heritage plaque is back

Fans of Squeeze and local historians of south-east London will be pleased to know that the PRS for Music Squeeze Musical Heritage Award plaque has been returned to it's rightful place. A crack team of workmen turned up to the Greenwich Dance Agency, arriving in the PRS for Music white van to restore the plaque to the site of Squeeze's first gig.

By Anita Awbi 15 Feb 2011

Soundtrack to London App

The Museum of London have launched the Soundtrack to London App which enables you to expand your musical knowledge of England's capital on your mobile phone. App users can search over 200 locations or 160 artists, or find the sites nearest to them to discover what stories lie just around the corner.

By Anita Awbi 11 Feb 2011

Live At Leeds line-up

The organisers of the Live At Leeds festival have announced that Anna Calvi (pictured by Emma Nathan), Pulled Apart By Horses and The Duke Spirit are to play this year's festival. The acts join a line-up including Young Knives, The Whip, Slow Club and The Chapman Family and many more.

By Anita Awbi 11 Feb 2011
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