Tag: Virgin Records

Virgin 40: The 40th Anniversary of Virgin Records

30-09-2013 @ 17:46

Disruptive innovation is not a tactic. It’s a mindset.’  Richard Branson

2013 is the 40th anniversary of Virgin Records, the revolutionary British record label founded by Richard Branson in 1973. To mark the event there will be a series of events taking place this autumn celebrating the label’s rich history and ability to “disrupt the status quo”.

Launched 40 years ago with the largely instrumental Tubular Bells (a 48-minute suite conceived by 19-year-old guitar prodigy Mike Oldfield that went...

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BOY GEORGE DIT NAJAAR OP NIGHT OF THE PROMS

27-04-2010 @ 15:44

Boy George is de eerste artiest die Night of the Proms bekendmaakt voor de najaarsconcerten in Arnhem en Rotterdam. Met ‘Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?’, ‘Time’, ‘Church Of The Poison Mind’ en ‘Karma Chameleon’ werd de frontman van Culture Club wereldberoemd. Maar hij was minstens zo bekend door zijn kenmerkende kledingstijl en opvallende make-up. Vanaf 13 november is hij terug op het podium. Onder begeleiding van het grote orkest Il Novecento brengt de muzikant-entertainer zijn beste hits.

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Lenny Kravitz Announces: IT IS TIME FOR A LOVE REVOLUTION

06-10-2007 @ 17:13

New album set to hit stores February 5, 2008

Virgin Records to release new singles “Bring It On” and “I’ll Be Waiting” to radio this fall

NEW YORK , NY — Lenny Kravitz says it’s time for a revolution and he is launching a musical movement to do just that with the release of his 8 th studio album on February 5, 2008. The album, entitled It Is Time For A Love Revolution (Virgin Records America), is Kravitz’s first new release in over three years; the record is a thunderous rock 'n roll call-to-ar... lees verder...