Friday, February 4, 2011

Sleeve Notes: The White Stripes call it a day

This week we mourned the end of the White Stripes and the sad passing of film composer John Barry. On the bright side, we got to see Gruff Rhys play a velcro horn

Five things we learned from this week's music news

?It is sad that the White Stripes have called it a day

?But good that their demise did at least inspire some wonderful writing

?Especially as other music stories are unlikely to inspire much wonderful writing

?Gucci Mane has had a grime makeover

?We quite like saying: "A Rod for his Beck"

Five fitting tributes to John Barry

?Bob Stanley on the composer who was as pop as the Beatles

?From Bond to the Beta Band ... a lifetime in clips

?A piece by his No 1 fan ... Jerry Sadowitz

?The Guardian's obituary

? This!

Five things we learned from the music blog this week

?Hip-hop superstars should help pay for DJ Kool Herc's medical bills

?Not everyone knows who Michael Jackson is

?Caroline Sullivan doesn't like to pull her punches

?There is a necromantic side to Norwegian metal

?What's going to happen to EMI?

Some other random stuff ...

?It's Gruff Rhys! And a multi-tasking keyboard! And a, er, velcro horn

?We're still tweeting strong (follow @guardianmusic or ? if you want a deluge of musical info ? @gmfeed)

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