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The Guide #181: TV has given up on live music – but social media won’t let it die

In this week’s newsletter: The days of Top of the Pops every week and MTV Unplugged are long gone, but a slew of archive gold is now coursing through the internet

The Guardian - UK

Jools Holland discloses unlikely hobby he shares with Rod Stewart: ‘I don’t know whose is bigger’

TV presenter and musician is friends with the ‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy’ rocker, and released a swing album with him last year

The Independent UK

Sir Rod Stewart reflects on life as he celebrates turning ’80 years young’

The veteran rocker marked his milestone birthday on Friday by sharing a series of photos from across his life and 60-year career.

Evening Standard

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Rod Stewart’s wife says his 80th birthday will stay in their ‘hearts forever’

The British star celebrates his birthday on Friday after a more than 60-year career.

Evening Standard

Sir Rod Stewart plans to take model railway to Glastonbury Festival

Sir Rod Stewart's friend Jools Holland has revealed that the singer plans to take his model railway with him when he plays the Legends slot at Glastonbury next year.

BANG Premier

TV tonight: Lesley Manville and Daniel Mays’s super fun whodunnit

Moonflower Murders is a double-timeline murder mystery. Plus: Sally Phillips has a hoot as she celebrates 30 years of comedy. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

“I’d like to win these lyrics because I think it’s about a guy I know a little bit and I’d love to put that on my wall”: Billy Corgan enters auction of handwritten lyrics of Courtney Love’s song... about him

He’s in it to win it, he claims

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“I’m in it to win it.” Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan enters charity raffle to win Courtney Love's hand-written lyrics for Hole's Violet, a song inspired by Billy Corgan, “a guy I know a little bit about”

Want to beat Billy Corgan to the ownership of lyrics about Billy Corgan, and help a wildlife sanctuary in Sumatra at the same time? Of course you do

Louder

TV tonight: David Baddiel’s outrageous and deeply personal standup

The comedian overshares his mother’s wildest anecdotes. Plus: the return of indie legends Pixies. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a Danish crime thriller perfect for chilly nights

Criminal profiler Louise Bergstein gets stuck into a murder in Justice: Those Who Kill. Plus: it’s the Strictly Halloween spooktacular! Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Out of office: What the Wallpaper* editors have been doing this week

Team Wallpaper* are hard to pin down. Here's what our editors have been up to this week that might inspire your own downtime, from films to food, architours to musical interludes

Wallpaper

TV tonight: finally, things get serious on the Strictly dancefloor

The competition’s first elimination weekend is here. Plus: a night of irresistible soul music with Jools Holland. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

“Robert Plant said, ‘We’re going to do Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin.’ I said, ‘I’m not doing it – I don’t want to be in Jimmy Page’s graveyard!’” UK songwriting icon Richard Hawley talks big name jams, guitar shopping –and restoring Scott Walker's Tele

Hawley doesn't hide his influences but instead synthesizes them into a sound that is all his own. And on new album, In This City They Call You Love, he might just have ascended into the ranks of the legends

Guitar World

The week in audio: Radio 3’s new schedule; Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat; Strike; Wiser Than Me – review

Jools Holland’s new classical show typifies Radio 3’s dull relaunch; pleasures elsewhere included Jonny Owen’s mum on Welsh miners in the 80s and the wonderful Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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‘A James Bond night? Absolutely!’ Radio 3 boss Sam Jackson reveals his big shakeup

The ex-boss of Classic FM is rebooting the BBC’s venerable home of classical music, with new shows and presenters – including a special slot for ‘perfect fit’ Jools Holland

WhatToWatch

How to watch Jools’ Annual Hootenanny — stream the New Year's music special from anywhere

Guests include Rod Stewart, Joss Stone and Raye as Jools Holland hold his Annual Hootenanny which airs on, yes, December 31.

The Independent UK

Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny 2023: Line-up, when it’s on and how to watch it

Stormzy and Haim are among the artists who have performed on the show in recent years

The Guardian - UK

Alicia Keys, Elton John … and Joe from the Guardian: why they’ve all played the St Pancras piano

Who doesn’t love a station piano? They spread joy to the people – especially when a music megastar drops by to boost their social media

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St Pancras State of Mind: Alicia Keys becomes the latest big-name musician to play the public piano at London station

The global star delighted onlookers with a selection of her greatest hits

Evening Standard

Sir Rod Stewart and Jools Holland give surprise musical performance at London train station

The musicians, who performed at St Pancras International on Tuesday, are set to release new album Swing Fever in February

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Angela Rippon’s intense pasodoble to an absolute Madonna classic

Who will make it through to Blackpool in Strictly Come Dancing? Plus: Jools Holland celebrates Windrush music. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a gritty new war drama from France

Dark Hearts drags us grippingly back to Iraq. Plus, Take That pay a visit to Ally Pally to perform for Jools Holland. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Jools Holland returns with fresh musical goodness

Jorja Smith, the National and Say She She are among Jools’s guests. Plus, the recent female icons of the rap game are celebrated. Here’s what to watch this evening.

The Guardian - UK

‘Mark E Smith said the Fall would only come on if I didn’t play piano’: Jools Holland on making Later …

‘I’ve been hosting the show for 31 years. That’s almost half my life. You don’t get that for armed robbery’

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a gripping drama about the Bali 2002 terror attacks in a nightclub

This Australian four-parter starts with the lead-up to the night of the bombings. Plus, it’s the last night of the Proms. Here’s what to watch this evening

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