Radio X Classic Rock looks at the lives and careers of the musical legends that have died in 2025 so far... from The Jam's Rick Buckler to Marianne Faithfull and more.

Credit: Joseph Branston/Guitarist Magazine/Future “Tubular Bells” and “Mike Oldfield” immediately evoke the iconic earworm that is the tune's opening piano motif, which, on a broader pop ...

So how exactly do guitars play a role in this story?Well, Mike Oldfield, who recorded Tubular Bells at just 19, used only one guitar on it: a 1966 Fender Telecaster. Over fifty years later, this same ...

“Tubular Bells” and “Mike Oldfield” immediately evoke the iconic earworm that is the tune's opening piano motif, which, on a broader pop culture level, is inextricably linked to William ...

A charming market town located on the border of England and Wales has been named one of the UK’s best for walks. Kington sits ...

He explained: "This is the guitar that Mike Oldfield used to record the electric guitar part of Tubular Bells." The crowd was wowed by hearing about the creation of the iconic 1973 album the ...

It was also the place we signed Mike Oldfield as our very first artist,” Branson wrote in a blog post. “It was also where I learnt [my wife] Joan was pregnant with Holly, which changed our lives ...

Richard Branson’s Duende houseboat in Little Venice — on which Virgin Records was born — is now available to rent for £5,200 per month.

Her latest exhibition takes its title from Mike Oldfield’s 1983 song Moonlight Shadow, in which he sings, “The trees that whisper in the evening / Carried away by a moonlight shadow / Sing the ...

In Australia's arid and semi-arid zones lives a highly elusive predator. It's small but fierce and feisty, with big eyes, ...

Kidderminster Choral Society is celebrating the finale of its 125th season with a rousing tribute to the great Italian composer Rossini.