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All of the drummers that ever played in Pearl Jam, from Dave Krusen to Matt Cameron, who just announced his departure.
Matt Cameron has departed from Pearl Jam. In a social media statement, the drummer announced he would be leaving the band ...
After serving in the role for more than two years, History Theatre artistic director Richard D. Thompson has stepped down ...
Liam and Noel Gallagher will reunite for Oasis’ first gig in almost 16 years when they perform in Cardiff on Friday as part ...
Bob Geldof told Freddie Mercury: 'Don't get clever. Just play the hits' before Queen's 1985 Live Aid set ...
The musician's songs feature in a hit play about the ups and downs of being in a major rock band. They may have been sued, he says - but the story is 'brutally realistic' ...
Richard Thompson is a longtime guitarist, folk musician, British rock god and celebrated singer-songwriter, in no particular order. From the ‘60s English folk-rock band Fairport Convention, he ...
On its first American tour, the British jangle-rock band with a cheeky-dirtbag edge is trying to unite the states, one gig at a time.
“In 1969, no one thought of counselling or therapy,” Richard Thompson wrote in his 2021 memoir Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975, “With British fortitude, you soldiered on”.
Actor Matt Davis is 47. Actor Domhnall Gleeson is 42. Drummer Patrick Meese of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 42. Actor Julia Whelan is 41. May 9: Producer-director James L. Brooks is 88.
Released 40 years ago this week, Across A Crowded Room was pivotal for Richard Thompson. It was his first solo album for a major label (and his second since parting from Linda Thompson, his wife and ...
Richard Thompson may not be a household name. But he’s the kind of songwriter and guitarist revered by many music legends. He played a pivotal role in Britain’s late 1960s folk music revival.