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@guardian/music-staff

Latest news and links from the Guardian's music staff

  1. Chris Salmon chrissalmon I'm in Athens. Poor Athens. (Happily the bit I'm in isn't on fire.) about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Mac
  2. Guardian music guardianmusic "Whitney Houston: squandered talent of a record-breaking singer who had it all" - Alexis Petridis writes ow.ly/91wEk about 1 hour ago via HootSuite
  3. dave simpson davesimps0n pinch yourself great set from mr van morrison in york. about 1 hour ago via Mobile Web
  4. Alex Needham alexneedham74 The great @xanbrooks is liveblogging the Baftas now gu.com/p/35dq7/tw via @guardian about 2 hours ago via Tweet Button
  5. Michael Hann MichaelAHann Just been listening to the Michael Kiwanuka album. Timeless, if that means "could've been recorded anytime between March and August 1971". about 2 hours ago via web
  6. Dorian Lynskey Dorianlynskey I dreamt that I met a community of former child actors living in the sewers underneath Broadway with faded posters of Oliver! and Annie. about 4 hours ago via web
  7. dave simpson davesimps0n Off to see infamous grump who goes through moods/musicians like underpants but whose moments of stellar brilliance are worth all the pain about 4 hours ago via web
  8. Dorian Lynskey Dorianlynskey I never loved Whitney's voice but I love reading thoughtful tributes by those who did, like this one from @sfj newyorker.com/online/blogs/c… about 5 hours ago via web
  9. rosie swash rosieswash Someone needs to interview that little mascot in glasses who managed to shake Suarez's hand just before he snubbed Evra bitly.com/yLKzas+ about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  10. Michael Cragg MichaelCragg This probably doesn't need to be said but I'm not very good at DIY #onebrokenshelvingunitlater about 6 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
  11. Michael Hann MichaelAHann Thank goodness for West Bromwich. That's the first time I've ever written those words. #QPR about 7 hours ago via web
  12. Fiona Maddocks FionaMaddocks Stephen Pritchard reviews Cosi/ROH, Dream Hunter, Stephen Hough twitter.com/obsnewreview/s… #classical about 7 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  13. Tim Jonze timjonze Pleased to see Suarez apologise, the least he could do really ... what a mess about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck
  14. Guardian music guardianmusic Whitney Houston expected to storm charts after death guardian.co.uk/music/2012/feb… about 8 hours ago via web
  15. Dorian Lynskey Dorianlynskey Oh man, this Whitney/Robyn mash-up is great. youtube.com/watch?v=DKjZAs…! And of course Richard X's classic Kraftwerk one youtube.com/watch?v=FjBf3R… about 9 hours ago via web
  16. Dorian Lynskey Dorianlynskey Very fine @evawiseman column on the mechanics of "banter" gu.com/p/35b74/tw about 9 hours ago via Tweet Button
  17. Guardian music guardianmusic Whitney Houston obituary. One of the finest female singers of all time, by Caroline Sullivan bit.ly/Ay64Jd about 9 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone