Short Biography
Horslips were a 1970s Irish rock band that composed, arranged and performed their music based on traditional Irish jigs and reels. They were one of the first, if not the first, of the Celtic rock bands. Formed in 1970, they disbanded in 1980, although in 2005 the original line-up reformed and has pe... Read More...
Modern Music Patron Betty Freeman dies at 87 - POLLSTAR Betty Freeman, patron to such contemporary musical masters as John Cage, Philip Glass and Pierre Boulez, has died. She was 87. Freeman died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at her Beverly Hills home, daughter Shelley Butler said Wednesday. Over four ...
Merle Haggard sues environmental group - International Herald Tribune NASHVILLE, Tennessee : Country star Merle Haggard has sued an environmental awareness group, claiming it illegally used his name and likeness to raise money. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Chancery Court against the Green Train and its founder ...
Workers gain as Cuba shifts gears - Financial Times Fifty years ago, Fidel Castro swept into Cuba’s capital on January 8, promising to establish a socialist state that would promote collectivism over individualism. But the anniversary celebrations, which culminated in an evening rally in Havana on ...
