Bernard Butler
| Born | May 1, 1970 |
| Hometown | Stamford Hill, United Kingdom |
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What's it really like to record an album at Abbey Road? We spent a day in the studio with The Clockworks and Bernard Butler to find out
- RECORDING WEEK 2023: We’ve all dreamt of making a masterpiece at Abbey Road. For this Galway four-piece, the iconic studio became the real-life HQ for the recording of their debut, produced by Bernard Butler
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Chicago officer found not guilty in shooting of unarmed man at train station
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That time Thom Yorke formed a glam rock band with members of Radiohead, Suede, Roxy Music and, umm, David Gray’s drummer
When Thom Yorke was recruited for fictional band The Venus In Furs as part of the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack, the Radiohead singer was told to “ham it up”
- EntertainmentTallahassee Democrat
Best music of 2022: A fan delivers a twangy Top 30 list
Here are the releases that caught and held my ear in 2022. As always, it is by no means a complete list or a survey of all the 2022 releases.
- USChicago Tribune
Chicago officer who shot man after struggle at busy el station is found not guilty in bench trial
CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer who was criminally charged in connection with an on-duty shooting at a busy CTA platform during rush hour in 2020 was acquitted by a judge Tuesday in a decision that drew cheers from some in the packed courtroom but was decried by police reform advocates and attorneys for the man who was shot. Melvina Bogard, 33, was charged with aggravated battery and ...
- USAssociated Press
Officer acquitted in man's shooting at Chicago train station
A Chicago police officer was found not guilty Tuesday in the February 2020 shooting and wounding of an unarmed man during a struggle at a downtown commuter train station. Cook County Judge Joseph Claps acquitted Melvina Bogard, 33, of aggravated battery and misconduct charges. Prosecutors have said Bogard and another officer, Bernard Butler, were riding a train when they saw Ariel Roman move between cars while the train was in motion, in violation of a city ordinance.
- USChicago Tribune
CPD officer who shot man after struggle at busy Red Line station in 2020 found not guilty in bench trial
A Chicago police officer who was criminally charged in connection with an on-duty shooting at a busy CTA platform during rush hour in 2020 was acquitted by a judge Tuesday in a decision that drew cheers from some in the packed courtroom but was decried by police reform advocates and attorneys for the man who was shot. Melvina Bogard, 33, was charged with aggravated battery and official ...
- EntertainmentVariety
Harry Styles, Little Simz, Wet Leg and More Make Mercury Prize 2022 Shortlist
The shortlist for 2022’s Mercury Prize has been revealed, and includes albums from Harry Styles, Little Simz and Wet Leg. This year’s ceremony for the prestigious award, which celebrates the best of British and Irish music, will take place on Sept. 8 at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith and feature live performances from many of […]
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
Jessie Buckley channels Joni Mitchell, Nova Twins storm the rock scene – the week’s best albums
Famous actors who release albums are brave souls. For every decent stab – Scarlett Johansson’s 2008 LP of Tom Waits covers was memorable; Minnie Driver released a solid set of songs in 2004 – there are multiple bizarre efforts, from Steven Seagal playing yacht rock to Christopher Lee releasing an album of symphonic heavy metal. No matter the genre, the performer’s dual career invites extra scrutiny. And it’s always hard to escape the whiff of “vanity project” about such releases.
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
Suede, review: nostalgic anthems for a wasted generation
We're so young!” crooned 54-year-old Brett Anderson, standing tall on a sound monitor at the front of the stage, one arm raised aloft, eyes gleaming, sweat drenching his open necked black shirt, like a deranged goth preacher addressing his congregation on an impossible article of faith. And 10,000 middle aged fans defiantly took up the refrain, answering back: “And so-o-o-o-o-o-o gone!”
- USChicago Tribune
Chicago police officer who shot man in CTA Red Line station in 2020 is hit with criminal charges
CHICAGO — It was a shooting by a police officer in a busy CTA station downtown last year, scattering Red Line commuters at rush hour and leaving the Chicago Police Department to again confront the conduct of some of its own captured on a viral video. On Thursday the officer who fired at a man during a lengthy struggle on the Grand Avenue platform was hit with felony criminal charges, still a ...
- USAssociated Press
Chicago police officer charged in downtown subway shooting
A Chicago police officer who shot an unarmed man in the back as he tried to escape capture by running up an escalator in a busy subway station has been charged with felony aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct, prosecutors said Thursday. The Cook County State's Attorney's office said in a news release that Melvina Bogard, 32, turned herself in to investigators on Thursday morning and at an afternoon bond hearing, Cook County Judge Susana Ortiz ordered that she be released o
