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Sinar Daily
3 days ago
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- Sinar Daily
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne dead aged 76
"He was with his family and surrounded by love." 23 Jul 2025 02:33am Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of heavy metal group Black Sabbath, died on Tuesday at the age of 76, his family announced in a statement. AFP FILE PIX LONDON - Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of heavy metal group Black Sabbath, died on Tuesday at the age of 76, his family announced in a statement. The hell-raising singer, who had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019, passed away just over two weeks after playing a farewell concert in his home city of Birmingham, England. "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning," read the family's statement. "He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time." Ozzy Osbourne (L) and Geezer Butler (R) of Black Sabbath pose in the press room after winning Best Metal Performance for 'God is Dead?' during the 56th Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, January 26, 2014. AFP FILE PIX Osbourne was instrumental in pioneering heavy metal -- an offshoot of hard rock -- as Black Sabbath enjoyed huge commercial success in the 1970s. Nicknamed the "Prince of Darkness", he once bit off the head of a bat while on stage. Born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948 in Birmingham, he left school at 15 and did odd jobs including factory work before teaming up with school friend Geezer Butler in several bands. He brought the curtain down on a wild career earlier this month when Black Sabbath rattled through their most iconic songs in front of an adoring crowd at Villa Park, home of Premier League football club Aston Villa. "It's the last song ever. Your support has enabled us to live an amazing lifestyle... Thank you from the bottom of our hearts," Osbourne told the crowd after finishing the set with "Paranoid" -- the band's most famous song. - AFP More Like This
Boston Globe
20-02-2025
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- Boston Globe
Club Passim aims to open some doors
Yet the subject of race largely didn't come up between the two of them. Advertisement '[Moock] says he didn't feel that he had the language to take on those topics in those years,' Harris explains. 'We knew each other for 20 years, and enjoyed knowing each other, and yet that vast reservoir of powerful topics went unchecked in our relationship.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up That would change around 2020, when Moock initiated the kinds of conversations they had never previously shared. Moock's conversations with Harris would lead to him co-founding the This Saturday, that mission comes to Passim for The afternoon's performers are accustomed to fostering these kinds of conversations. Advertisement Topics of barriers and biases aren't new to Passim, either. The club launched the 'Music is a lubricant, [it] tends to loosen people up, help bring gates down,' Moock notes. 'We use the music to tell our personal stories, to talk about our political feelings — the way we're processing the world individually.' Harris sees those lived experiences as a strength when discussing and dismantling social barriers. Growing up in Philadelphia the 1950s and 1960s, the artist was raised in a community that was focused on integration and cementing voting rights; he would go on to be mentored by artist-activists like Pete Seeger and Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon. Moock, on the other hand, has used his prominence in the world of children's music to amplify Black artists within the genre. Following his nomination for 'Best Children's Album' at the 56th Grammy Awards, he would go on to co-found the anti-racist organization Through the Opening Doors Project, the two artists merge their similar but distinct areas of expertise. On Saturday at Passim, the varied experiences of the audience and performers will expand the project's work and mission even further. 'There's so much to work on, and there's so many places where we get distracted,' Harris concludes. 'Our ability to stand and work together and listen to each other — and observe what each other brings to the table — also helps each of us to heal in a different way, and move forward in a world that is constantly evolving.' Advertisement GIG GUIDE Following a Grammy Awards performance with his sister On flexes his chops as a velvety jazz vocalist on Advertisement Two Boston artists whom you've gotten to know in this column raise a toast to their new albums at The Burren this week. On Boston pop artist Zola Simone will release her new album 'Kaleidoscope,' which compiles her influences across hip-hop, scrappy soul, and strings-centric rock ballads. Zola Simone NOW SPINNING Zola Simone, Advertisement The new Cautious Clay single, 'No Champagne (6am),' hums with simple sincerity. Travys Owen Cautious Clay, Sir Woman's new release 'If It All Works Out' is one half of a double LP, and a full-bodied slice of the Austin group's versatility. Brynn Osborn Sir Woman, BONUS TRACK On Victoria Wasylak can be reached at vmwasylak@ Follow her on X @VickiWasylak.
