Just as pop singing wasn't the same after Elvis or the guitar didn't recover after Hendrix, neither was rock orchestration the same after Paul Buckmaster, the half-British, half-Italian string arranger who died Tuesday at age 71 of undisclosed causes. Even if his name doesn't ring any bells (or, more appropriately, triangles), the records Buckmaster arranged and orchestrated will. Starting with his work on David Bowie’s "Space Oddity," Buckmaster's alternately lush and brooding string arrangements ...
Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood will release his 2014 orchestral piece "Water" on vinyl November 10th via the Australian Chamber Orchestra and ABC Classics. The Australian Chamber Orchestra commissioned the piece, which Greenwood wrote after serving as the company's composer in residence in 2012. The composition features strings, piano, flutes, keyboards ...
Kelly Clarkson, Meaning Of Life The American Idol winner's Atlantic debut captures the vibe of her live shows, showing off her powerhouse voice and effervescent personality on songs that evoke R&B's golden periods, from the Sixties to the Nineties. "It was essential – at least for me – to make a record that almost sounded like [my live show]," ...
Liam Payne explores the power dynamics of a couple on the verge of breaking up in the video for new ballad, "Bedroom Floor." The One Direction singer narrates the loss of romance in his satiny croon and hovering ghostlike in the tense scenes. The clip opens in a bedroom where a woman looks down regretfully at clothes scattered across the floor. ...
Meek Mill received a sentence of two to four years in prison after the Philadelphia rapper violated his probation with a pair of arrests earlier in the year. The rapper, born Robert Williams, was arrested in March following a fight at a St. Louis airport, although those charges were dropped. Meek Mill also pleaded guilty to reckless driving in October after ...
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