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Over the past few years, the Police drummer Stewart Copeland has arranged jam sessions in his studio featuring a ton of big names in rock, and he’s taken to putting the result of these sessions on Youtube for all to see. His latest jam session was attended by the typical array of stars: South Park [...]
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Protests have followed the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager Michael Brown
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Ceremony: Watch The Russian Police Choir Perform “Get Lucky” At Sochi Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
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As they famously did last year (which you can catch in our “Get Lucky” supercut) the Russian Police Choir performed Daft Punk’s Grammy winning megahit during the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics. It’s pretty silly and charming, and many of the policemen are sporting hats that are sure to make ...
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The Police: Andy Summers Returns With New Band
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Circa Zero is the name of The Police's Andy Summers' new band. He's joined by multi-instrumentalist Rob Giles of the band The Rescues and drummer Emmanuelle Caplette
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Sting: to perform 10 concerts to benefit NY's Public Theater
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - British pop star Sting will perform songs from his new album, "The Last Ship" at ten concerts later this year that will benefit New York's Public Theater art organization. The singer, who shot to fame in the band the Police, said the concerts will run from September 25 through October 9 at the 260-...
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