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Nostalgia aside, 20 years since the release of Moseley Shoals seems an apt time to undo years of undeserved flak and celebrate this hardy indie rock group
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Singer says force suggested her criticism of its handling of case would dissuade others from coming forward
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Queen singer used pad to write lyrics for 19 songs, including Too Much Love Will Kill You and The Show Must Go On
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Smooth, well-produced, meticulously written: soft rock had a bad reputation in the DIY 80s and 90s. But today it has renewed relevance. A cultural historian and aficionado tells us why
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Peter Tosh Day is 20 April in Jamaica – an appropriate time to celebrate the singer of Legalize It. But there’s far more to the reggae legend than his love of ganja
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The Bajan singer’s singles combined have spent 60 weeks topping the Billboard Hot 100 charts – including collaborations with other artists
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When we interviewed him last year, the French electronic pioneer asked for our help in putting together a track with the NSA whistleblower
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Louis Armstrong House Museum has acquired the 33-minute, 16mm film, which captures Armstrong recording his 1959 album Satchmo Plays King Oliver
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Smashing Pumpkins frontman used his third appearance on radio host Alex Jones’s show to accuse Twitter activists of ‘tyranny’
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This stark all-Chopin recital had some mesmerising moments – but the young pianist’s risk aversion was at the expense of spontaneity
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The Brooklyn songwriter’s way with a melody makes you want to grab the guitar and sing the songs yourself
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These songs, documenting Harvey’s travels in Afghanistan, Kosovo and Washington DC, can be a little too detached
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These works by the Belgian composer have a magpie range of influences – from African percussion to Indonesian gamelan music – and an approachable air
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Their first album Kill ’Em All introduced exciting, spikily abrasive thrash, but it was their second, Ride the Lightning, that changed the game completely
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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ manager Peter Mensch is the latest to slam the internet company for not fairly paying artists. But there’s more to the online music streaming debate than meets the ear
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Eagles of Death Metal play live in Paris on Tuesday for first time since their gig at the Bataclan was the scene of a massacre in November’s terrorist attacks
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The singer wows the crowd at Levi’s Stadium with her performance of the US national anthem before kick-off
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Adele has objected after frontrunning Republican candidate Donald Trump was introduced in Iowa by Sarah Palin with Adele’s Rolling in the Deep playing
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Fans lay flowers and leave messages for David Bowie in central London at the site where the photo was taken for Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust album
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The band Squeeze appear to sing protest lyrics against David Cameron live on The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday
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The Louis Armstrong House Museum announced on Wednesday that it has acquired the only-known film footage of the great jazz musician in a recording studio
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The Rolling Stones showed their enduring power in a storming Glastonbury debut, writes Caspar Llewellyn Smith
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‘I was a performance artist with no interest in the pop world. When the song went to No 2, my friends said I’d sold out’
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The musician was only 23 when his wife, Peaches Geldof, died of a heroin overdose. Two years on, he talks about grief, fatherhood and the catharsis of music
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They’ve played with Prince and channel the spirit of Muhammad Ali with their plush antidote to mainstream R&B. Can King be the next soul-pop royalty?
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Exclusive: Singer speaks for the first time about a seven-year ordeal that left her feeling isolated from friends and family and failed by the police
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After this year’s Grammy’s and ahead of the Brits, see how many of these famous speeches you can match to the probably sozzled winner as we plough into the heart of awards season
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With the rocktastic festivals taking place this weekend, it’s time to see how much you know about their history
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There’s more to boybands than One Direction. But do you know how many members Menudo had? Or in which paper Lou Pearlman advertised for the members of Backstreet Boys?
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We’ve cut out the faces of 12 axemen with distinctive guitars, so you have to identify the guitarist from their instrument …
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As Radiohead announce a new tour, and with rumours of an imminent ninth album, here’s a look at the band’s career – from Thom Yorke’s ever-changing hair styles, to a rare band selfie
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In Boris Godunov – Mussorgsky’s only completed opera – the composer created one of the greatest bass-baritone roles in the canon. We look back at some past productions and the singers who have brought the role to life
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English National Opera this week opens a new production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten, his 1983 opera about the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh. Tristram Kenton went along to watch rehearsals and capture the creation of what looks set to be a stunning production.
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When Bob Dylan took his travelling caravan of musicians out on the road in autumn 1975, the photographer Ken Regan was on hand
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When our correspondent was abruptly summoned to an audience with the legendary artist in his Minneapolis studios, he had no idea what to expect. Certainly not being asked to duet on Sign o’ the Times ...
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She was subjected to decades of vilification. Now everyone from Gaga to Sparks are lining up to pay tribute. How does the 83-year-old artist feel about the world catching up to the Yoko Ono sound?
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Why did these two men hang around Huddersfield railway station asking young people what they did today? Electronic duo Darkstar explain their most daring LP yet
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In 1969, Rolling Stone shocked the world with an issue about the rock ‘supergroupie’. A new book tells all
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At 71, the Rolling Stones legend is proud of his cartoon image as a rock outlaw. He’s back now with his first solo album in 23 years. But some days, the wildman reputation feels like a ball and chain – he just wants to visit an art gallery or water the garden
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Atlanta’s Young Thug is the gender-fluid, surrealist rapper who’s being anointed as hip-hop’s next titan. Don’t know what to make of him? You’re not the only one
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Back in Hong Kong, where they recorded their album The Magic Whip, Damon, Graham, Alex and Dave talk about falling out and making up, the state of British pop music and why 90s Britpop was a wasted opportunity
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