INNER MUSIC EST 2011

 Bono and the Edge perform in a Ukraine subway station. Editor Katie Watkin's 8/5/22 U2's frontman Bono, and bandmate the Edge have performed a 40-minute concert in a subway station in Kyiv and praised Ukrainians fighting for their freedom from Russia.  Bono said  “Your president leads the world in the cause of freedom right now … the people of Ukraine are not just fighting for your own freedom, you’re fighting for all of us.   Russia have now pushed on towards Kyiv after invading Ukraine on 24 February before withdrawing its forces from near the capital at the end of March to concentrate its forces in the east of the country. Russia is continuing to carry out missile strikes across Ukraine, some life has returned to Kyiv even though air raid sirens sound regularly.   Bono and the edge rallied the crowd between songs during his performance.  Bon said  “This evening, 8 May, shots will ring out in the Ukraine sky, but you’ll be free at last. They ca...

 Marc Bolan was 'the perfect pop star     Editor Katie Watkin's 4-9-20 On 16th Sept 1977, 29-year-old former  T. Rex  singer Marc Bolan was killed instantly when the car driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree in Barnes, London The couple were on the way to Bolan’s home in Richmond after a night out at a Mayfair restaurant.  Marc had become a huge star in the UK, and at some time in the early to mid-’70s, he was probably the ‘biggest’ pop star we had at the time. So what made Bolan so perfect,   Marc Bolan was  pure glamour sporting glitter under his eyes,  the foundation he laid for other artist to follow and the ground-zero moment for glam rock. “Marc Bolan was magical, but also sexually heightened and androgynous, with this glitter and makeup .  Bolan's appearance made him an instant pin-up. His striking features, framed by that corkscrew hair, were augmented by thick eyeliner and lashings of gli...