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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Karen carpenter - You Need To See This

‘My first drag turn? As Karen Carpenter in hotpants!’ La Voix on swinger cruises, Strictly – and blazing into musicals

From Drag Race to Eurovision to Strictly, La Voix is going stratospheric. And Chris Dennis, the man behind the crimson coiffure, is thrilled. He talks about his cruise ship highs, doing panto with Cilla – and starring in Annie

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“I always wanted to have hit singles. I thought the hit single was the highest manifestation of rock as an art form”: Marshall Crenshaw on his Karen Carpenter tribute, why collecting is “infantile” and how he was made in Detroit

From the Hellhole collects deep cuts and EP tracks from the ’10s and it presents a unique insight into an artist who believes FM ruined radio– and who would do as many takes as it took

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“He thought someone was winding him up. But it was actually Quincy Jones calling to say, ‘I love the songs you’ve written. Would you come to LA and work on a project with me?’”: How Heatwave's Rod Temperton ended up writing songs for Michael Jackson

Barry Blue recalls the moment Temperton got the call to go and work on the album that would become Off The Wall

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Petula Clark turned down Elvis Presley's advances

Petula Clark has told how she fled Elvis Presley's dressing room because she was convinced he "fancied" both her and Karen Carpenter.

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“We would have absolutely lied through our teeth if there wasn't a full song”: How a TV jingle turned into a pop classic

The strange tale of The Carpenters' We've Only Just Begun

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“Karen manages to get across both sadness and silliness”: How the Carpenters wowed Lennon and McCartney with an emotive yet absurd No 1 hit

Macca’s verdict: “The best female voice in the world”

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“I played something that was soft and easy. I just tried to stay out of the way…and Richard says 'No, no, no, no… go, just burn'”: The Carpenters' Goodbye To Love and the magic of Tony Peluso's guitar solo

"Ninety-nine percent of that solo was done on the first take"

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Pro-Ject Phono Box DS2

A good sounding and sensibly-priced MM/MC phono stage that works well with a wide range of cartridges.

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Final ZE8000 MK2 review: All-conquering sound and ANC that lets you enjoy it

Final's flagship earbuds might look odd, but they pump out some of the best sound around.

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Rega Naia/Aphelion 2

The Naia is the ultimate expression of Rega’s turntable engineering philosophy.

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The banned Barbie film: her anguished first role as Karen Carpenter

Todd Haynes animated the impossibly slender doll to show what drove the singer to her early death. The film has more in common than you might expect with Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster

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‘She was no submissive puppet’: how I discovered the real Karen Carpenter’s determination and drive

Since her death 40 years ago, the singer has been cast as a victim. But she had a strong, ambitious side – as I found out

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Weyes Blood: And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow review – gloom becomes a thing of beauty

Natalie Mering’s follow-up to the superb Titanic Rising sets 21st-century pessimism to one fantastic tune after another – and gently suggests this all may be deadpan humour

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Strictly: Kym Marsh broke down in tears when fat-shamed by Popstars judge Nigel Lythgoe

Strictly's Kym Marsh sobbed uncontrollably when 'Nasty' Nigel Lythgoe took aim at her body shape on Popstars

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10 Weirdest Star Wars Rip-Offs Of All Time

Rather than revisit the previous Star Wars flicks again (and again and again) until a new flick arrives, here is a potentially dangerous idea: Why not spend some time with the wildest and weirdest of the Star Wars rip-off genre.

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