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After two epic, extraordinarily brave, principled art-and-politics albums against the tyranny of the Covid lockdowns and the spineless betrayals by pop-music culture (Latest Record Project, Vol. 1 and ...

Through a catalog of classic albums, including Moondance, Astral Weeks, and Tupelo Honey, and a summer of love hit, “Brown Eyed Girl,” along with penetrating songs “Domino,” “Have I Told You Lately ...

When Ray Charles died in 2004, he left only one artist (two if you count Willie Nelson) with a comparable musical vision and depth and breadth of creative reach: Van Morrison. For 40 years, Morrison ...

Nearly three years ago, Northern Ireland's health minister Robin Swann filed a defamation lawsuit after Van Morrison accused him of mis-handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Swann is no longer the health ...

Extend the holiday with tracks from Sinead O’Connor, the Pogues, Kneecap and more. By Lindsay Zoladz What is dad rock? You know it when you hear it, so listen to 10 songs from Wilco, the Grateful Dead ...

Van Morrison has insisted he and Bob Dylan are "worlds apart". The two musicians have often been compared but the 'Brown Eyed Girl' hitmaker, 78, insists what they do is different because the 'Mr.

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Armed with his acoustic guitar, Ed Sheeran returned to the stand in his own defense on Monday, where he played a series of impromptu mash-up songs to prove that the inspiration for his hit “Thinking ...

Soundtrack for a Generation presents a 10-piece band featuring singer/harp player Derrick Procell spanning the musical genres of Morrison’s 55-year career. This energetic tribute explores the eclectic ...

This year, Van Morrison will be touring select cities and performing every song from his seminal album, Astral Weeks. "It's just impressions, basically, things people were saying," Morrison says.