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Into outer space with a synthesiser: How Berlin’s free spaces nurtured avant-garde music
The cultural shifts in post-war Germany led to truly distinct forms of pop music, particularly in Berlin
A career of being contrary
The streetwise, tough image was matched by songs of real tenderness and fragility. Lou Reed always did the opposite of what he was expected to do.
Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame to induct Madonna, Cohen
Pop star Madonna, folk singer Leonard Cohen, rocker John Mellencamp, British pop band The Dave Clark Five and instrumental group The Ventures will be inducted into the…