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21 Apr 2025 10h00
by Melissa Hekkers
Born on April 21: Robert Smith (The Cure), the melancholic singer hiding behind a stroke of eyeliner
The third of four children, Robert Smith was born in the United Kingdom on April 21, 1959.
20 Apr 2025 11h00
by Melissa Hekkers
Born on April 20: Avishai Cohen, the jazz double bassist with Middle Eastern roots
Not to be confused with his namesake trumpeter, he was born in 1970 and grew up in a small town near Jerusalem in Israel.
20 Apr 2025 09h10
by Michael Leahy
Eurovision: RIP Clodagh Rodgers (1971)
Singer was chosen to ease tensions between Northern Ireland and Great Britain
17 Apr 2025 18h55
by Michael Leahy
Why AI generated music has doubled in four months
Streaming platform Deezer tries to manage the musical tsunami
17 Apr 2025 16h00
by Melissa Hekkers
Born on April 17: Victoria Beckham, the icon who never stopped reinventing herself
Victoria Adams, her maiden name, was born in 1974 in Harlow and spent her childhood in Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire.
17 Apr 2025 10h00
by Melissa Hekkers
Born on April 17: Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks), an "Uncommon Homosapien"
He was born in 1955 in Leigh in the Manchester area under the birth name of Peter Campbell McNelsh. He chose his stage name in tribute to Percy Bysshe Shelley, his favourite poet known for his radicalism.
16 Apr 2025 10h00
by Melissa Hekkers
Born on April 16: Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil), rockstar one day, activist forever
Peter Garrett was born in Sydney, Australia in 1953.
16 Apr 2025 09h00
by Melissa Hekkers
In Memoriam: Christophe, already five years without the dandy artist
Like Manu Dibango, Meat Loaf and many others, Christophe is among the artists who were taken by the Covid pandemic. It was five years ago...
15 Apr 2025 10h00
by Melissa Hekkers
Born on April 15: Dave Edmunds, British rock's quiet gentleman
He was born in 1944 in Cardiff, Wales and has now, in his own words, taken a well-deserved retirement.
14 Apr 2025 10h00
by Melissa Hekkers
Born on April 14: Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), guitar hero extraordinaire
Like Van Morrison and a few other rock legends, the English guitarist born in 1945 is also celebrating his 80th birthday.
13 Apr 2025 10h00
by Melissa Hekkers
Born on April 13: Julia Stone, a family affair with her brother Angus
Julia Natasha Stone was born in Sydney, Australia in 1984. Her partnership with her younger brother Angus since 2006 is well-known but an older sister is also part of the family.
12 Apr 2025 12h00
by Melissa Hekkers
Born on April 12: Herbie Hancock, the world's most eclectic jazzman
He was born in Chicago in 1940 and, throughout his career, he has never hesitated to venture into uncharted territory.
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