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In Plain Sight
Titre : In Plain Sight: The Photographs 1968-2017 Auteur : Jean Pagliuso Date de publication : 2018 Editeur : Damiani Books Type : Livre de photos Jean Pagliuso is a world-class fashion photographer whose photographs of fashion models, music and film...
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The Alan Bown's Kick Me Out Compilation Liner Notes
One of the joys of the Sixties' rock scene was the touring good time soul band. They played for fun, dancing and if they were lucky, a small profit. Packing their gear into Transit vans, night after night they set off to play at myriad clubs, pubs and...
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2003: Robert Palmer's Final Year In Pictures
A l'occasion du 20ème anniversaire de la disparition de Robert Palmer, survenue le 26 septembre 2003 à Paris, nous célébrons la mémoire du grand chanteur-compositeur avec une série de photos prises durant la dernière année de sa vie, alors qu'il assurait...
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Johnny And Mary
Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary Titre : Johnny And Mary Ecrit par : R. Palmer Première publication : Sur l'album Clues (1980) Classement : UK#44 « It's martial music played with a lot of accuracy and finds me experimenting with prototype sequencers again....
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Addicted To Love: Fashion's Favourite Video For 30 Years
Robert Palmer's 80s classic was released in 1986. It's remained on the style radar since then. Can it be a coincidence that Hedi Slimane, fashion’s biggest rock’n’roll fanboy, chose the 80s as the inspiration for his final collection of Saint Laurent,...
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Ridin' High: Official Press Kit Presentation
The idea behind Robert Palmer's latest album, Ridin' High , began around nine years ago. Palmer had struck a working relationship with Kit McClure's 16-piece, all girl big band in New York, intrigued by a shared interest in the emotive blue note music...
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John Taylor Looks Back At The Power Station's Debut LP (part 1)
By 1984, Duran Duran were the hottest group in pop music, with huge hits (among them Hungry Like The Wolf, Rio, Is There Something I Should Know, The Reflex, and The Wild Boys) and their elaborate music videos. In that year, the British band had been...
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John Taylor Looks Back At The Power Station's Debut LP (part 2)
Recording The Power Station album took about only six months (“Nobody expected it. Nobody anticipated it, least of all us,” Taylor now says); the record was a combination of rip-roaring rock ( Murderess , Communication , Get It On , and a cover of the...
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The Power Station's Cocaine-Fueled Chaos Left An '80s Masterpiece Still Revered 40+ Years Later
Bassist John Taylor and collaborator Guy Pratt remember the rock-funk hybrid that defined a decade and the brilliant, enigmatic frontman who walked away from it all. It began, like so many memorable music stories do, with a British icon and the younger...
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Palmer Certainly Is No Newcomer To Pop Radio
Some people think of Robert Palmer as the singer from Power Station, the guy who sang with those two guys from Duran Duran. Others associate him with his current hit, Addicted To Love . And all those fans together have made Addicted To Love the biggest...
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Andy Taylor Looks Back On Forming The Power Station
The Power Station was a supergroup that comprised both Andy and John Taylor from Duran Duran, former Vinegar Joe singer and solo artist Robert Palmer, and drummer Tony Thompson and guitarist Bernard Edwards from disco kings Chic. “We were at a David Bowie...
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James Norton To Play Chris Blackwell in Forthcoming Bob Marley Biopic
Bob Marley: One Love is a forthcoming movie based on the life of the legendary reggae singer and songwriter. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and stars Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley, alongside Lashana Lynch...
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Songs & Visions: The Carlsberg Concert '97 (part IV)
Lighting a show for both a 70,000 capacity live audience and the television cameras is a skill that Designer Patrick Woodroffe has carefully honed over several years. Whilst the televison requirements had to take priority, the lighting could never be...
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Brunching With Robert Palmer
If Robert Palmer were a cocktail he'd be a Manhattan: two shots rye, very wry, whiskey, one shot vermouth for that sweet aftertaste you don't expect. Palmer, above anything else, hates to be predictable, and he isn't. For a start, he's shorter and set...
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Robert Palmer
Hot hooks and great looks add up to N°1 (finally) for suave crooner Robert Palmer There's just an hour left before Robert Palmer is due at a late afternoon sound check for this evening's sold-out concert. Across the room in his hotel suite, a slowly deflating...
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Robert Palmer's Secrets: A Fifth Step On The Long Road To Mass Popularity
There's no clear reason Robert Palmer should not be at the top of rock's pantheon. If you were to list the qualities generally associated with superstardom, Palmer would probably rate on most of them. His songs are melodically strong and avoid formulas....
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Eddie Martinez 2024 Interview
“There’s a time when the phone’s ringing and burning up, then there comes a time when the phone doesn’t ring as much. That’s just reality,” Eddie Martinez says. “I think every guitarist experiences that in one way or another, especially when you’re in...
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Robert Palmer: Sally's Alley Cat
Robert Palmer, the mystery man with the Little Feat beat, talks about his next cosmic collaboration. The English winter drizzled sad, grey rain and Robert Palmer, sitting in his basement appartment with his glowing fish tanks and his drum machine, heard...
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It's A Teenager Dream
Titre : It's A Teenager Dream: Itinéraire D'Un Ingénieur Du Son Auteur : Dominique Blanc-Francard et Olivier Schmitt Date de publication : 2016 Editeur : Le Mot Et Le Reste Type : Essai Dominique Blanc-Francard en 2016 Le célèbre ingénieur du son Dominique...
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Robert Palmer: 'Je Suis Un Romantique Actif'
Clues est entré avec fracas dans notre classement des albums, tout comme Johnny And Mary dans celui des singles. Le chanteur Robert Palmer, qui nous a rendu visite, apparaît cette semaine dans Aplauso (émission de variétés de la télévision espagnole),...
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Feature On Robert Palmer
If you detect an aroma of romantic sweetness on Robert Palmer's new album Honey , there's a reason for it. The British-born, Malta-raised and Switzerland-based singer and songwriter has a new love in his life. "That's her on the cover," beams Palmer,...
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The Island Book Of Records: Volume 2
Titre : The Island Book Of Records: Volume 2 (1969-70) Auteur : Neil Storey Date de publication : 26 novembre 2024 (UK) Editeur : Manchester University Press Type : Essai The second volume of the highly collectable Island Book Of Records series will be...
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Robert Palmer Par Marie Léonor (1981)
Comme annoncé il y a quelques mois dans une interview exclusive pour ce site, la chanteuse Marie Léonor, qui a repris Johnny And Mary en français et a collaboré étroitement avec Robert Palmer au début des années 1980, entame le 7 novembre 2025 la réédition...
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Double Fun
Titre : Double Fun Date de publication : 1978 Label : Island Type : Album Classement : US#45 Morceaux : 1. Every Kinda People 2. Best Of Both Worlds 3. Come Over 4. Where Can It Go? 5. Night People 6. Love Can Run Faster 7. You Overwhelm Me 8. You Really...
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Heavy Nova
Titre : Heavy Nova Date de publication : 1988 Label : EMI Type : Album Classement : US#13 / UK#17 Récompenses : Disque de Platine US / Disque d'Or UK Morceaux : 1. Simply Irresistible 2. More Than Ever 3. Change His Ways 4. Disturbing Behavior 5. Early...