Mike Oldfield’s prog-rock epic “Tubular Bells” is one of the most iconic pieces of music ever created. Recorded when the multi-instrumentalist was just 19 years old, it was released in the spring of ...
Review: The Bergmann Piano Duo and Alberta Ballet present Tubular Bells through Saturday at the Grand as part of the 2008 High Performance Rodeo. The Bells rang out a note of triumph at the Grand ...
On 26 May, Mike Oldfield's iconic Tubular Bells is being reissued in double vinyl and CD formats as well as a Bluray exclusively with Super Deluxe Edition, to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Available ...
A teenage Mike Oldfield received countless rejections for his anti-commercial debut before the music impresario took a chance on it and The Exorcist propelled it to iconic status Mike Oldfield ...
To celebrate next year’s 50th anniversary of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells, the multi-million-selling and multi-award-winning album will be performed live in concert for a celebratory UK tour. Part of ...
21:05, Sat, May 20, 2023 Updated: 21:05, Sat, May 20, 2023 Funny how things turn out. The mighty Virgin brand sprung from a shy yet precocious teenager playing around with guitars and pretty much any ...
With tape manipulation and an insane amount of overdubbing, Mike Oldfield's one-man-band approach to the original "Tubular Bells" taxed the limits of recording technology in 1972. By Billboard Staff ...
The Orb will join a group of hand-bell ringers to celebrate the anniversary reissue of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells this weekend. The ambient dance group and The Hand Bell Ringers of Great Britain ...
The best music is always ripe for reinvention, though for every disc of Kraftwerk songs performed in mambo style there's a collection of Beatles hits massacred on pan pipes. Happily, Sandy Smith’s ...
As the The Mail on Sunday gives away one of the greatest albums ever, Virgin boss Richard Branson reveals the secrets behind its creation – and how it cost him his Bentley. I was sitting on a ...
That creepy theme music from “The Exorcist” is memorable, but it might also be a seldom-heard presence in Fox’s new reboot of the horror classic starring Geena Davis. Filmgoers will recognize the ...
Between them they play 22 instruments - with the help of hilarious acrobatics - to recreate the score that started Richard Branson's Virgin Records empire. "We are drenched by the end of the show," ...