William Thomas Emmanuel (Muswellbrook, 31 maggio 1955) è un chitarrista e percussionista australiano.
È noto soprattutto per la sua innovativa tecnica del fingerpicking. Durante la sua carriera ha suonato con molti grandi artisti, tra cui Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Sir George Martin e John Denver.
Iniziò a suonare la chitarra all’età di 4 anni e dall’età di […]

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I tempi in cui i Fab Four stregavano il loro pubblico con concerti di mezz’ora scarsa sopraffatti da grida e lanci di orsetti gommosi sono lontani, o meglio le grida continuano a esserci, ma più gli anni passano, più gli artisti “maturi” si divertono a stare sul palco, a lanciarsi in vere e proprie maratone […]

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Animal Collective will launch their own online radio station tonight (July 29).
Band member Panda Bear will broadcast new mixes alongside guests Black Dice, Haunted Graffiti and Sublime Frequencies at 9pm CST (2am BST) from www.radio.myanimalhome.net. Shows will then air every week until August 19. The group made the announcement via a cryptic video message, which […]

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Universal Music Group has reportedly proposed plans to drop the Parlophone label – but keeping The Beatles back-catalogue – to get their planned takeover of EMI through European competition regulators.
According to Music Week, UMG will sell off the roster and catalogues of artists on the Parlophone, Mute, Chrysalis (excluding Robbie Williams catalogue) and Ensign labels.
Included […]

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Blur have launched their own interactive app for iPad and iPhone.
Blur: The App will be available to download free via iTunes from today (July 23). The software has been designed to serve as a companion for the band’s upcoming 21-disc retrospective, Blur 21: The Box, which will be released on July 30.
The app features rare […]

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