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Eric Clapton, Royal Albert Hall - music review
As he celebrates 50 years as a performer, Eric Clapton could be excused for becoming rather set in his ways. Every two years, at the exact same time in May, he's back in the Albert Hall. The number of shows varies, at least.
standard.co.uk (16 hours ago)
The Great Gatsby, Beware Of Mr Baker, Fast And Furious 6: this week's new films
No one's disputing that Luhrmann can put on a show, but can he tell a story? In a way, F Scott Fitzgerald's 1920s parable is a perfect fit: a study of surfaces and seduction and the hollowness of the wealthy. The hedonism and vulgarity are ravishing to behold and the hand-tinted-photo aesthetic is gorgeous. When the...
guardian.co.uk (2 days ago)
'Lorain's Got Talent' comes to the Charleston Coffee House
LORAIN - So, you think you can play guitar like Clapton or belt out a song like Whitney or bring canvasses to life like a Picasso?
morningjournal.com (3 days ago)
Beware of Mr Baker – review
A refreshing aspect of this film about Ginger Baker, the legendary 73-year-old rock and jazz drummer, and former smackhead given to smacking people in the head, is that it doesn't mention the phrase "national treasure". This status is traditionally conferred on England's ageing rebels whose cantankerous and...
guardian.co.uk (4 days ago)
Beware Mr Baker
The video above doesn't really capture the full horror of my thankfully brief time with Ginger Baker. It was an onstage Q&A at the Curzon Soho cinema in London, after a screening of the excellent documentary Beware of Mr Baker, and the best that can be said is that – having already seen the film – I knew what to...
guardian.co.uk (5 days ago)
Jack Bruce: The Man Who Turned on the “Sunshine” Turns 70
Jack Bruce, who turns 70 years old today, remains one of the great unclassifiable figures of rock music. A brilliant instrumentalist who upended the role of the electric bass with his wildly inventive and virtuosic playing in the late 1960s, Bruce is also a distinctive vocalist, idiosyncratic songwriter and daring...
time.com (6 days ago)
Eric Clapton, O2, Dublin, review
Clapton the bluesman was granted the most stage time during a fine show at the O2 in Dublin, says Ed Power.
telegraph.co.uk (10 days ago)
Stabbed man questioned over knife death in Clapton
A man who was treated in hospital for stab wounds is being questioned on suspicion of the murder of a shop worker in east London at the weekend.
standard.co.uk (13 days ago)
Stabbed man questioned over Clapton knife death
A man who was treated in hospital for stab wounds is being questioned on suspicion of the murder of a shop worker in east London at the weekend.
standard.co.uk (13 days ago)
'Game of Thrones' Costume Designer Michele Clapton on Dressing for Ice and Fire
Now in the sixth week of its much anticipated third season, HBO's Game of Thrones has made fantasy cool to hordes of individuals who would rather watch the action play out in a big-budget production than read more than 5,000 pages of George R...
spin.com (14 days ago)
Man stabbed to death in Clapton
A 30-year-old man has been stabbed to death in east London.
standard.co.uk (15 days ago)
The great and powerful guitar solo returns
In the past few weeks, Madison Square Garden has presented something in abundance it hardly ever showcases at all. It happened first at Eric Clapton’s “Crossroads Festival,” a two-night genuflection to the guitar featuring no fewer than 30 of the greatest living ax men.
nydailynews.com (15 days ago)
Marshall Monitor Headphones Review: Exemplary Audio from Tiny Cans
It’s possible — heck, even probable — that you’ve heard of Britain-based sonic powerhouse Marshall before. After all, the company’s guitar amps are practically iconic in music-dom. Take its “Bluesbreaker,” which you probably haven’t heard of by name, but you’ve almost surely heard it — well, if you’re familiar with...
time.com (20 days ago)
Blues Legend Gets Hall-Of-Fame Nod
As Brownie McGhee once said, "The blues is life." Nowhere knows that life better than Chicago, which has been the world's blues mecca for more than a century. And this weekend, a slew of legendary musicians were recognized in a special ceremony at the city's premiere blues club. The Blues Hall of Fame ceremony at...
huffingtonpost.com (21 days ago)
Is one of these yours? 250 stolen bikes recovered in raid on Clapton underworld workshop
Police have uncovered one of London’s biggest hauls of stolen bicycles hidden in a house.
standard.co.uk (21 days ago)
Quinn Sullivan, 14-Year-Old Blues Prodigy, Impresses the Masters
Last week's Crossroads Guitar Festival featured blistering sets from road veterans like BB King Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy but some of the biggest cheers of the festival went to a kid who is still in middle school 14-year-old Quinn Sullivan The young player traded fiery licks with Guy on...
rollingstone.com (27 days ago)
Q&A: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy
'To whom would I most like to say sorry? You. My answers are silly'Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was born in Turin in 1967 to concert pianist Marisa Borini and composer Alberto Bruni Tedeschi; her biological father was Maurizio Remmert, an Italian guitar player. She went to the Sorbonne, but at 19 left to become first a...
guardian.co.uk (30 days ago)
Jimmy Dawkins, Fast-Fingered Blues Guitarist, Dies at 76
Mr. Dawkins, who did most of his touring in Europe and Japan, counted Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton among his fans.
nytimes.com (1 month ago)
The Lunchtime Listen: 'Born Under a Bad Sign,' by Albert King
Albert King, a blues guitarist and vocalist who has influenced scores of musicians from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Thursday. King died in 1992.
cleveland.com (1 month and 2 days ago)
Albert King: A blues guitar great who left a monumental imprint on rock 'n' roll (Rock and Roll...
Albert King's Stax Records years, starting in 1966 with the single "Crosscut Saw" and continuing through the albums "Born Under a Bad Sign" and "Live Wire/Blues Power," cemented his legacy -- both for their mastery and for the influence that they would have on his contemporaries, including Jimi Hendrix and Eric...
cleveland.com (1 month and 2 days ago)
Keith Richards, John Meyer, Keith Urban rock with Eric Clapton
Clapton assembled some of rock's most famous guitarists in New York's Madison Square Gardefor for latest edition of his Crossroads Guitar Festival.
cbsnews.com (1 month and 2 days ago)
Video: Keith Richards, John Meyer, Keith Urban rock with Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton assembled some of rock's most famous guitarists in New York's Madison Square Garden for the latest edition of his Crossroads Guitar Festival.
cbsnews.com (1 month and 3 days ago)
Eric Clapton's triennial fest
The veteran brought together over 30 musicians for his Crossroads Guitar Festival. Alicia Powell reports.
reuters.com (1 month and 3 days ago)
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival -- Evening One: Concert Review
Nearly three dozen guitar virtuosos perform in a two-part Madison Square Garden benefit concert.
hollywoodreporter.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
Keith Richards joins Eric Clapton onstage at Madison Square Garden
Rolling Stones guitarist makes appearance in New York at Crossroads Festival
nme.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
Eric Clapton hosts star-studded Crossroads festival
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Ricarhds made a surprise appearance at the two-night concert event in New York
cbsnews.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
Procession of six-string heroes meet at the Crossroads Guitar Fest
B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Keith Richards, John Mayer, Robert Cray, the Allman Brothers, and many other expert soloists made appearances at Madison Square Garden for Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival.
nj.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
Richards joins Clapton at Crossroads Festival
recordpub.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
Keith Richards performs with Eric Clapton at 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival (Photos)
On April 13, 2013, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards joined Eric Clapton on stage during the second day of the 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival at Madison Square Garden in New York City. During the surprise guest appearance, Richards sang...
examiner.com (1 month and 5 days ago)
