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8 days ago
The 53-year-old was sacked by the corporation last week, six days after being hauled off air following his final Radio 2 breakfast show.
33 days ago
The unbelievable life of Leo Sayer! The songs, the sex, being swindled – and a spooky phone call from Elvis ⊕⊕
He lit up the 1970s with a string of hits, before falling out of the public eye. But was any man ever more connected? He discusses extraordinary encounters with Muhammad Ali and Keith Moon – and why …
37 days ago
‘I was mesmerised by Kate Bush and the Smurfs, so I had great taste’: Diane Morgan’s honest playlist ⊕⊕
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The Philomena Cunk star’s life was changed by the Fall and she knows a Spitting Image song inside out. But which haunting banger does she say is the best ever?
The first song I fell in love with
Bagg…
69 days ago
A moment that changed me: I shaved off my hair – and immediately became an invisible woman ⊕
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Strangers used to open doors, help lift my pram and greet me with approval when I looked ‘like a mum’. After one simple haircut, I was treated very differently
In November 2000, two weeks after giving…
86 days ago
‘Even thinking about Coldplay I get tearful’: Denise Lewis’s honest playlist ⊕⊕
The former heptathlete throws shapes to Cameo and got gold-medal inspiration from Whitney, but which rapper helps get her out of bed?
The first song I fell in love with
I was at nursery school when B…
3 months ago
David Bowie’s childhood home to open to public after 1960s restoration ⊕
South London house to feature never-before-seen archival items and creative workshops for young people
On the evening of 6 July 1972, thousands of young people across the UK had their lives changed wh…
The Cribs: Selling a Vibe review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week ⊕
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The Jarman brothers’ ninth album adds a little 80s pop sheen to their distorted guitars and confident songwriting, while always sounding exactly like the indie stalwarts
Last summer, the BBC bro…
4 months ago
Mani’s writhing, relentless bass was the Stone Roses’ secret sauce – it taught indie kids how to dance | Alexis Petridis ⊕⊕
His love of ‘good northern soul and funk’ was always in evidence and had a lasting impact on alternative music
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield dies aged 63
By any metric, the rise of the Stone Roses was a sudden…
‘I once said there’s no way I’ll still be playing Baggy Trousers at 30’: Suggs’s honest playlist ⊕⊕
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Prince Buster’s Al Capone changed the Madness singer’s life and Aretha Franklin is his go-to at karaoke, but what song makes him cry?
The first song I fell in love with
Judy Teen by Cockney Rebel. I’…
5 months ago
Dave Ball was not some bloke in the background of Soft Cell – he drove their startling, subversive sound ⊖
Far more than a mute foil to Marc Almond, Ball brought his love of northern soul and strange electronics to bear on some of Britain’s most uncompromising pop
• News: Dave Ball, synth-pop hitmaker as o…