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  Doctor Who's sonic pioneers to turn internet into giant musical instrument

  Doctor Who's sonic pioneers to turn internet into giant musical instrument. The BBC Radiophonic Workshop made the famous science fiction theme tune and worked with the Beatles. Now it is preparing to make history

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  ‘A song of sorrow and grieving’: Mike Oldfield, John Lennon and the myth of Moonlight Shadow

  On the night of December 8 1980 an English rock star was making his way through the mad rush of Manhattan when the unthinkable happened. Mike Oldfield had just arrived at Virgin Records’s HQ at Perry Street in the West Village when terrible news arrived from uptown. John Lennon had been shot dead at 10.50pm entering his apartment at The Dakota building, on Central Park West. Like anyone who loved music, Oldfield was devastated. The Beatles may not have been a particularly discernible influence o

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  Keith Tippett: the jazz great who saw music as a source of goodness

  Keith Tippett: the jazz great who saw music as a source of goodness. He had an alchemical instinct for bringing together progressive rock and a new jazz generation – and the results were magic

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  Nik Powell: Businessman and film producer who capitalised on seismic cultural shifts

  Nik Powell, who has died of cancer aged 69, played pivotal roles in developing Britain’s record shops, record labels and film industry. He was a businessman who approached both music and film with a huge passion aligned with a fierce commitment to the bottom line.Powell was the right age to pick up on and capitalise upon seismic changes in British popular culture. By co-founding the Virgin record shops chain, he helped to launch a revolution on the UK’s high street as the retailer created a shop

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  Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit, Wyndham’s Theatre, review: Theresa May's speeches conquer the dance floor

  Bill Bailey is best known for his TV work. As he reminds us in this splendid touring show, finally arrived the West End, you’ve probably seen him on “Never Mind Have I Got Black Books QI for You”. But the stage is where his mad professor eccentricities truly take flight.

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  Liam O’Flynn obituary

  Revered as a modern master of the Irish uilleann pipes, Liam O’Flynn, who has died aged 72, was a solo performer who commanded deep respect from his fellow musicians, and a collaborator with a wide range of folk, classical, rock and popular music performers. Kate Bush, Enya, Mark Knopfler, John Cage, Mike Oldfield, Emmylou Harris, Sinéad O’Connor and the Everly Brothers were among the artists whose albums benefited from his playing.

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  Virgin Atlantic to host special in-flight gigs above Britain

  Virgin airline Little Red will host in-flight gigs with artists including Emeli Sande and Mike Oldfield

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  Mike Oldfield Describes Olympic Ceremony: 'Danny Debated About The Blue Peter Tune'

  A central part in the £27-million Olympic Opening Ceremony extravaganza, his tunes played to a billion people around the globe – so how did Mike Oldfield manage to keep the secret of his gig of a lifetime?

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