Deep Purple drew on several sources of inspiration when coming up with their name, from contemporaries to grandmas.

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The RIAA has revealed that an Eagles album has sold 40 million copies in the US. That makes it the best-selling album. What else is in the top 10?

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Award shows are bound to get stuff wrong, but a shocking number of masterpieces were ignored by the Grammys in the album of ...

Limited physical releases and word-of-mouth buzz - could opting for an offline-first strategy help artists to reconnect with fans in a more meaningful way?

Picture this. You hit play on an album and suddenly you're not just hearing songs, you're entering a world. Characters emerge ...

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The history of homologation cars is fascinating... and a little mad.

February 2026 begins with the Full Moon, the Snow Moon, on February 1. The last quarter moon is on February 9. The new moon, an annular eclipse visible only in Antarctica, is on February 17. The ...