Farah Ishaq
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Farah is a freelance music and film writer, critic and editor based in London. Before Spinner, she was Deputy Online Editor at Uncut, as well as a journalist for NME, Time Out and the Mirror. Recent highlights include meeting Paul McCartney, Tim Burton and Sarah Harding.
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M.I.A. has lashed out at Lady Gaga, after the 'Poker Face' singer was praised by Oprah Winfrey at the Metropolitan Ball in New York in May.
In an interview with Time Out magazine, M.I.A., whose third album, 'Maya' has just been released, slammed the talk show host's praise of Gaga.
M.I.A. said, "She [Oprah ...
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AC/DC are truly in the 'black' achieving the status of being 2010's highest grossing live act so far -- earning more than $118 million in the past 6 months -- according to Billboard's Mid-year Tours Chart.
The Anglo-Australian rock group returned to the live arena in 2008, after an eight year touring break, to promote new studio ...
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Sir Paul McCartney has praised US President Barack Obama, saying he's "a fan" and that the gig he played at the White House -- picking up the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song -- on Jun. 2 was "very emotional."
In an interview with Billboard, the former Beatle spoke about his first ever visit to the White House, admitting "I'm a fan of ...
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New tracks from Neil Young's forthcoming album are to get their world premiere as part of Daniel Lanois' contribution to multimedia festival 'Nuit Blanche' in Toronto on Oct. 2.
Lanois is now producing Young's album and has told the Toronto Star, "At the strike of midnight, we will premiere four tracks from the Neil Young record, ...
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Manic Street Preachers have announced that they will play an intimate one-off album launch show in London on Aug. 5, and tickets can only be won via online competitions.
The Welsh trio -- set to release their 10th studio album, 'Postcards From a Young Man,' on Sept. 20 -- will perform an exclusive show at a West London venue, to just ...
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U2's first Broadway production, 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,' is to begin rehearsals again next month (August), after it was put on hold due to financial difficulties.
The Julie Taymor-directed musical -- with songs penned by Bono and the Edge -- was originally scheduled to begin previews in February 2010, but problems with ...
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Ozzy Osbourne and Tommy Iommi [pictured] have resolved their legal battle over ownership of the Black Sabbath name, issuing a statement that the feuding pair have now "amicably resolved" their issues, with Iommi not ruling out the two of them working together in the future.
"Both parties are glad to put this ...
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