21st April marks eight years since we lost Prince (Prince).
For this Groovelines, I look inside When Doves Cry.
The first single from Purple Rain, it turns forty on 16th May (princevault.com/index.php?titl…).
It is one of his most astonishing songs:
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Could not be prouder to have the names of Paddy McAloon and Sinéad Gleeson gracing the lovely new cover of the upcoming 'remastered' Under the Ivy: The Life & Music of Kate Bush

21st April marks eight years since we lost Prince (Prince).
For this Groovelines, I look inside When Doves Cry.
The first single from Purple Rain, it turns forty on 16th May (princevault.com/index.php?titl…).
It is one of his most astonishing songs:
musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsan…

Last share.
New KB features at the weekend.

On 28th April, 1986, Kate Bush released The Big Sky.
The fourth and final single released from 1985's Hounds of Love, I write why my favourite song from the album warrants more love.
Its thirty-eighth anniversary should introduce the song to new ears:
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Excited to attend The Price of Life with Jenny Kleeman (Jenny Kleeman) tomorrow at Home Grown (@Home_Grown_Club) with The Trouble Club.
('Riveting . . . human stories that make the impersonal intelligible' - The Guardian):
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thetroubleclub.com/schedule

This spring marks seventy years since the Fender Stratocaster was launched.
An iconic guitar that's been responsible for some of the greatest sounds and riffs ever, I have compiled a playlist of songs featuring the legendary Strat:
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open.spotify.com/playlist/0t64o…

With artists like DOJA CAT and ice spice ☆ dominating at Coachella, I think women will define festivals this year.
At a time when there is still massive sexism and misogyny, it is clear that music's queens are challenging a decades-long male dominance:
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There will be an answer.

On 21st April, it will be eight years since we lost the incomparable Prince (Prince).
To mark that, I have compiled a playlist containing hits and deeper cuts from the icon:
musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsan…
open.spotify.com/playlist/02I7Z…

On 21st April, it will be eight years since we lost the incomparable Prince (Prince).
To mark that, I have compiled a playlist containing hits and deeper cuts from the icon:
musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsan…
open.spotify.com/playlist/02I7Z…

28th April is the birthday of the simply wonderful Lauren Laverne.
I have included the BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Radio 4 broadcasting legend for this Saluting the Queens.
(The feature also includes interviews with Myleene Klass and Amelia Dimoldenberg):
musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsan…

In one of the last trips to The Kate Bush Interview Archive, I spotlight a truly fascinating - and sometimes odd - chat Kate Bush had with the Sunday Telegraph's Sebastian Faulks in July 1980.
It was a period where Bush was preparing Never for Ever:
musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsan…

Following a recent article in The Guardian that discussed how music videos are in decline, I debate the fact that they are essential and should be preserved.
With platforms like TikTok taking over, is the music video relevant today?
musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsan…

The Cure's (The Cure) Robert Smith turns sixty-five on 21st April.
To commemorate that, I have made a playlist featuring some of the band's biggest hits and deep cuts:
musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsan…
open.spotify.com/playlist/2VsLU…

In one of the last trips to The Kate Bush Interview Archive, I spotlight a truly fascinating - and sometimes odd - chat Kate Bush had with the Sunday Telegraph's Sebastian Faulks in July 1980.
It was a period where Bush was preparing Never for Ever:
musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsan…

For this Saluting the Queens, I spotlight and celebrate the London-based D.J., Rowena Alice (Rowena Alice).
One of the finest D.J.s on the scene, I look back at past interviews and predict a long and bright future for an incredible talent:
musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsan…