Long-awaited cuts from Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rush, Mike Oldfield and many more got the deluxe treatment over the past 12 ...

Smith first premiered the new live version of Tubular Bells at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2021, and has been touring the performance globally ever since. “The wonderful thing about Tubular Bells is ...

For some artists, returning to a part of their back catalogue can be uncomfortable. All they remember are the circumstances in which the music was born, the difficulties in writing it, or shortcomings ...

He managed to master 20 instruments for his hugely-successful album Tubular Bells. And his latest album saw him marshalling the talents of 86 classical musicians. But faced with the demands of one ...

There's an old saying in rock music that you have 12 years to write your first album and 12 months to write your second, which is why so many bands struggle to produce that difficult follow-up album.

Pressed to name a long-lost “buried treasure” who’s way overdue for a Nick Drake or Neu!-style rediscovery by the rock underground, Mike Oldfield is at the top of my list. Forever best-known for the ...

Mike Oldfield was told his vision for ‘Tubular Bells’ was “crazy”. The 70-year-old musician’s debut album was a huge success when it was released in 1973 but he had no idea it was going to be so ...

Five weeks before the start of the Olympics, Mike Oldfield sits in the little studio positioned at the bottom of his garden in Nassau, in the Bahamas. He remembers getting an email in July last year, ...

Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Rock legend Mike Oldfield is today in mourning after the ...

Mike Oldfield's son Dougal has died aged 33. The 'Tubular Bells' rocker is in mourning following the sudden death of his son Dougal Oldfield, who collapsed and died at his work on Sunday at 6:30pm. A ...

Five weeks before the start of the Olympics, Mike Oldfield sits in the little studio positioned at the bottom of his garden in Nassau, in the Bahamas. He remembers getting an email in July last year, ...

09:17, Thu, May 21, 2015 Updated: 10:25, Thu, May 21, 2015 The 33-year-old, whose father is famed for composing Tubular Bells, reportedly collapsed while working as an editing assistant at a London ...