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The history of a major music artist in the time it takes to play one of their songs

Rewinding the History of Music

United States, Gabon, Bahamas... Serge Gainsbourg wasn't just an artist, he was also a traveller. The wanderings of this icon led him to Jamaica, the Mecca of musical renewal.

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United States, Gabon, Bahamas... Serge Gainsbourg wasn't just an artist, he was also a traveller

Serge Gainsbourg

Pharrell Williams manages to combine coolness and super-geekdom à la Star Trek. But how?

Pharrell Williams manages to combine coolness and super-geekdom. But how?

Pharrell Williams

When international superstar Beyoncé wanted some new dance moves for her latest video, she chose little known Mozambique dance trio Tofo Tofo to create the choreography.

When international superstar Beyoncé wanted some new dance moves for her latest video, she chose little known Mozambique dance trio, Tofo Tofo to create the choreography.

TAPE: Beyoncé

How did Tupac go from being gangster king to the paragon of the underdog? TAPE tells the story.

Tupac

Austere face, dark looks, tormented psyche: at first glance, Nick Cave is a gothic hero. But the king of indie music and the world of darkness have more of a love/hate relationship.

Nick Cave

Céline Dion married her agent. Was it him who made her career or was it the other way around?

Céline Dion

Metallica's 35-year career is still going strong: they are timeless. To celebrate their latest album, 
Hardwired…to Self-Destruct, TAPE revisits the history of a music group that became a global movement. 

Metallica's 35-year career is still going strong: they are timeless

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TAPE looks at the relationship between the Red Hot Chili Peppers and on-again-off-again band member John Frusciante, a toxic love affair.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

To accompany the release of their first album in 1967, the Doors send their biographies to the press. The bio of their singer Jim Morrison is worth a second look. Full name: Jim Douglas Morrison. Eye color: blue. Parents: dead. Hmm… Really?

The Doors

Why did Jim Morrison lie to the press about his parents being dead?

Rammstein, from their choice of name to their lyrics and dark videos, are out to shock and scare. Their spectacular live performances helped catapault them to the top of their industry. But underneath it all, are they really that different from other major music groups?

Rammstein, from their choice of name to their lyrics and dark videos, are out to shock and scare

Rammstein: Just Like the Beach Boys, Really

How did counter-culture icon Patti Smith get invited to the most hallowed hall of the French republic?

Patti Smith

Apple launched its streaming service in 2015, and to celebrate, the company made their customers an offer they couldn't refuse: three months free subscription. The problem: during these three months, the artists streamed will not receive a penny. But that was without reckoning for Taylor Swift, who published an open letter to the firm on her Tumblr detailing why refusing to pay artists for their work was unacceptable. Apple backtracked. 

Taylor Swift

In the 1990s Marilyn Manson got a kick out of upsetting American society. His videos and stage shows were designed to provoke and force the USA to face its cultural contradictions.

In the 1990s Marilyn Manson got a kick out of upsetting American society.

TAPE: Marilyn Manson

From Paul McCartney to Bono, pop stars love to talk about their green credentials. But in the midst of all this ecological commitment, one artist stands out: Icelandic superstar Björk

Björk

Old and young, everyone seems to agree that Kate Bush is amazing. TAPE looks into the success of the most discrete and the most creative star in pop. 

Kate Bush

Old and young, everyone seems to agree that Kate Bush is amazing. TAPE looks into the success of the most discrete and the most creative star in pop.

July 4, 2020. To pay tribute to the doctors on the frontlines of COVID-19, the Japanese consul in New York, Kanji Yamanouchi, performed a Jimi Hendrix-style rendition of the American national anthem. 50 years after his death, the artist has become the patron saint of all apprentice guitarists in the world.

Jimi Hendrix

What if guitar enthusiasts who love Jimi Hendrix have got the wrong end of the stick?

Allegations against R. Kelly have dogged the R’n’B star for decades. With alleged sexual abuse and child pornography, can we still listen to R. Kelly songs?

TAPE: R. Kelly

Death is a theme dear to the hearts of metallers. Some, however, have a more personal relationship with the grim reaper... like the lead singer of Korn for example. TAPE tells his story.

Korn

When Pussy Riot founder Nadezhda Tolokonnikova opened an OnlyFans account, did she betray her punk-feminist values?

Pussy Riot

Back in the early 1990s Madonna’s provocative sexual persona was seen as a threat to the Catholic Church.

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Rewinding the History of Music

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Tupac

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Rammstein: Just Like the Beach Boys, Really

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