The Beatles have been 'broken up' for over 55 years, but their music still captivates millions around the world and sales of their records and CDs are gigantic. Every year, millions are still sold worldwide...
In 1984 (forty years ago), Paul McCartney wrote the beautiful song 'We All Stand Together'. Together with The Frog Chorus, Paul sang the song that is regularly heard during the winter holidays. This song is also featured this year in...
As a singer, Boudewijn de Groot was extremely successful, particularly in the 60s. He scored his first hit in 1965 with 'Een meisje van 16' and reached the number one spot on the Top 40 two years later with...
The Olympic Games of music kick off in Liverpool on May 9, 2023 (67th edition) with the semi-final. Featuring, among others, our entry by Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper with 'Burning Daylight'. Much has been said about the first performances...
Every guitar enthusiast, and guitarists too, cannot ignore it. It is a magnificent book (Guitar: The Shape of Sound (100 Iconic Designs)) in which 100 types of guitars are described, along with the artists who use them. Famous guitars such as...
Did you participate in the National Garden Bird Count last weekend? Then you certainly saw blackbirds in your garden or on your balcony. In 2022, the blackbird was put in the spotlight during the Year of the Blackbird. Blackbirds do not know...
The exhibition is an ode to love in all its forms. From romantic love to artists' obsession with their muse, and from love tragedies to love that triumphs against all odds. In more than 100 portraits, ...
Paul McCartney (1942) turns 80 on June 18, 2022. The greatest composer worldwide is not someone from classical music, but from popular music. Many a philatelist experienced the 60s with the music of The Beatles and...
Every year on August 13, it is 'Left-Handers Day'. This day for left-handers was established in 1976 to draw attention to the minor and major inconveniences left-handers face in our right-handed world. In...
The 32nd Games in Tokyo are over, but we have seen little of Tokyo so far. We have also seen hardly any typical Tokyo highlights of Japanese society. Fortunately, we see this Japanese symbolism reflected in a number of countries that do...
At the end of this year, we will once again be listening to the TOP2000 en masse. The list has been shaken up considerably compared to the 2019 list. It is clear that the corona year 2020 has left its mark on the TOP2000 list....
The next instalment of Great Britain’s Royal Mail Music Giants Special Stamp series - a tribute to David Bowie, one of the most influential music and cultural figures of all time - was released on 14 March 2017. Alongside the...
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