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Fifty years ago this week, the Sex Pistols played their first Manchester gig – and upended pop culture. But what was 1976 really like before punk arrived? From swing bands to ‘spaghetti rock’, we dis…
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In this extract from a new book on Sheffield’s musical history, Monkeys drummer Matt Helders and the cream of the city’s indie scene look back on the febrile mid-00s – from brilliant tunes to ‘brainl…
53 days ago
The sibling duo’s follow-up EP spikes their off-kilter pop with new darkness, adding atmospheric balladry to their glorious racket
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Recommended if you like Charli xcx, Confidence Man, …
4 months ago
A new book and podcast tell the story of a 1 in 12, a venue that used community and artistic passion as bulwarks against poverty and grim politics. Its founders and key acts recall gigs, plays and pr…
He lit up Europe with bands ranging from Peachfuzz to Kings of Convenience. But it was the Whitest Boy Alive that sent Erlend Øye stratospheric. As they return, the soft-singing, country-hopping sens…
6 months ago
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The singer on going solo, bringing back George Michael, and why a dog made her rethink motherhood
Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, 39, was in the duo Slow Club. After 10 years,…
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The delicate experimentation of the band’s debut may not have chimed with the post-punk 1980s, but its durability makes this deluxe reissue thoroughly deserved
The Durutti Column’s debut album…
7 months ago
Dolly Mixture’s singer and bassist looks back on their time chasing mainstream success and facing down outrageous sexism
The Cambridge post-punk band Dolly Mixture were an all-girl trio who formed at …
8 months ago
The pop-electronica musician answers your questions on hanging out with Jeff Beck, cheering up babies, and what she has learned from her ADHD and autism diagnoses
Social media has repopularised your s…
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She became an 80s pop icon – and a media hate figure. Now, reforming her group after more than 30 years, James recalls her painful path through through the music business, surviving ‘Harvey Weinstein…