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“The arc of his life was the story of our times.” Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple and Steve Earle to appear on concept album about the life of Hollywood legend and counter-culture icon Dennis Hopper

Life, Death and Dennis Hopper by The Waterboys is due in April, with a star-studded cast

Louder

Karl Wallinger obituary

Singer-songwriter who played with the Waterboys, created the band World Party and wrote the Robbie Williams hit She’s the One

The Guardian - UK

World Party and The Waterboys star Karl Wallinger has died, aged 66

Waterboys' leader Mike Scott leads tributes, writing "You are one of the finest musicians I've ever known"

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Karl Wallinger of World Party has died, aged 66

Karl Wallinger of World Party, a former member of the Waterboys, died on Sunday, confirms publicist

Louder

“My girlfriend asked if it was easy to write a song and I said, ‘It’s very easy, I’ll write one now’”: Mike Scott on the making of The Waterboys classic The Whole Of The Moon

The Waterboys leader was showing off and came up with a classic on the spot…

Louder

Mike Scott, hockey goalie who was there when you needed him, dies at 63

Mr. Scott was a presence among men’s league hockey players and rat hockey players at Johnny’s Ice House.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tom Verlaine of proto-punk band Television dies at 73

‘He was the best rock and roll guitarist of all time,’ tweets Mike Scott of The Waterboys.

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The Waterboys star Mike Scott reveals he's not a fan of former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon

Mike gave his honest opinion about what he thought about Lydon trying to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest

Irish Mirror

Christine McVie: Tim Burgess and Mike Scott lead celeb tributes to Fleetwood Mac legend

Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie died earlier this morning and tributes have been pouring in from across the globe for the music icon

Daily Mirror

PA Media announces acquisition of award-winning social media agency

Glasgow-based firm Hydrogen will now join the PA Media Group.

The Independent UK

Doonhame Festival proves a hit as acts are singing in the rain

The Waterboys, Bad Manners, Skerryvore and The Lutras were among the bands performing at The Crichton

Daily Record

London house prices now a record £526,000 on average — but capital still lags behind rest of UK

Latest Land Registry data from May shows the market remains ‘resilient’ as average UK house now costs £283,496

Evening Standard

‘An old strain of English magic had returned’: stars on why they fell in love with Kate Bush

As a new generation continues to discover her via Running Up That Hill, musicians including Sharon Van Etten and Brian Molko reveal how the singer changed their lives

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s everyone coming back together’: why 200,000 of us couldn’t wait to get back to Glastonbury

The festival’s return has filled a gaping hole in the British calendar. We soak up the atmosphere with the help of Jarvis Cocker, Self Esteem and Shaz from Shepton Mallet

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Waterboys star Mike Scott in Twitter spat with Jamie Oliver after restaurant incident

The Dublin-based rocker tried to get a seat at Oliver's London Heathrow restaurant but felt 'discriminated against' over his appearance

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