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R.I.P. Marie Fredriksson (Roxette) and Juice WRLD

Roxette: Joyride Read More Roxette … on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine. Roxette's got the look. … Juice WRLD Death Race for Love is Chicago rapper Juice WRLD’s second studio album to drop since his freshman album Goodbye & Good Riddance shook the hip hop scene in May 2018. …

Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson has died at the age of 61, following a long battle with cancer.

The Swedish band had huge hits in the 1990’s, including “The Look”, and “It Must Have Been Love.”

Her bandmate, Per Gessle, wrote, “You were the most wonderful friend for over 40 years. Things will never be the same.”

Also, Juice WRLD died at a very early age of 21, according to Rolling Stone. The rising Chicago rapper topped the charts in 2019 with his album Death Race for Love. Apparently he suffered a seizure at Chicago’s Midway Airport on Sunday, December 8th.

For the full death list head over to Musicians who died in 2019.

December (11)

[09 Dec 2019] Marie Fredriksson (Swedish singer-songwriter for Roxette), 61

[08 Dec 2019] Juice Wrld (American rapper), 21

[07 Dec 2019] Joe McQueen (American jazz saxophonist), 100

[04 Dec 2019] Rosa Morena (Spanish flamenco pop singer), 78, cancer

[03 Dec 2019] Arthur Baysting (New Zealand musician), 72

[03 Dec 2019] Shaaban Abdel Rahim (Egyptian shaabi singer), 62

[02 Dec 2019] Jimmy Cavallo (American musician), 92, heart failure

[02 Dec 2019] Jacques Morgantini (French record producer and promoter), 95

[02 Dec 2019] Andrew "Greedy" Smith (British songwriter for Mental As Anything), 63, heart attack

[01 Dec 2019] Michael Lai (Hong Kong Cantopop composer), 73

[01 Dec 2019] Stuart Fraser (Australian musician for Blackfeather), 57, lung cancer

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W♥M225: Party Line

W♥M225: Party Line (40 mins) Read More Belle & Sebastian We've been very excited about news of the new Belle & Sebastian 2015 album for a while now, but the band recently made things official: It is called Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance …

Sally is back on W♥M Podcast, talking about some Sydney, Australia, things:

Yes I'm Leaving (21 Nov 2014) poster

Yes I'm Leaving is playing this Friday (21 Nov 2014) at Petersham Bowling Club with The Holy Soul, Avoid Island, Small Town Incident and Garry David.

Newtown Social Club (newtownsocialclub.com) is a new music venue in Sydney. They are booking some excellent bands:

Hurray for the Riff Raff (26 Nov 2014)

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks (3 Mar 2015)

Gruff Rhys (6 Mar 2015)

Sydney Festival is taking place most of January 2015... The Clean from New Zealand, and How to Dress Well are two of the bands playing at the Sydney Festival shows.

Johnny Marr is on tour for his second album Playland, stopping by Sydney's Enmore (05 Feb 2015)

Belle & Sebastian is playing in Sydney at the Enmore Theatre on Jan 29th and also at the Taronga Zoo on January 31st.

God Help the Girl film, Vu doesn't like, but Sally doesn't care.

B&S is releasing Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance for 2015, we previewed their new single, "The Party Line".

BONUS:

Harper's Bazaar (Dec 2014) Photographer: @simonlekias

Peter Hook played over three hours at a "no re-entry" sold out show.

Leichhardt Wind Orchestra's Summer Concert 2014 is taking place this 15th December 2014 at the Leichhardt Town Hall in Leichhardt, Australia.

Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine.

Roxette's got the look.

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W♥M119: Sydney Festival Preview

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Who's playing at Sydney Festival 2012? See their official website (sydneyfestival.org.au) for more details.

We preview some of the bands:

PJ Harvey (sold out her Sydney show!)

Nouvelle Vague (French cover band)

The Whitest Boy Alive* [see comment below] (never heard of them, but they sold out their show!)

AA Bondy (super depressing)

Sons and Daughters (not related)

Meow Meow (cabaret fun show)

Tune-Yards (huge buzz from last year, pots & pans music)

J Mascis (white-haired warlock)

The Sydney Orchestra playing music to the newly-remastered West Side Story film.

Plus: Hall & Oates is currently on tour. They're coming to Sydney in 2012 and Sally will be there to see them. Icehouse to open!

Song of the show is Hall & Oates' "Out of Touch".

Bonus: Roxette is touring. The Stone Roses reunited and touring and releasing a brand new album for 2012. The Good Nature is Vu's favorite young band at the moment.

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Jim writes:

Friday, 02 December 2011 at 12:51 PM

I'm guessing that "The Whitest Boy" is actually "The Whitest Boy Alive," which is Erlend Oye's (Kings of Convenience) other band. The first record is damn good, second one is good (but not as good as the first!), and certainly worth going to.