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Blue Bendy: the south London post-punk pop band who fried Wire’s brains

The six-piece have shaken off the grotty post-punk associations of their scene to gleefully mix up inspirations that range from orchestral pop to industrial rock

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t like Abba’ – Stephen Mulhern’s honest playlist

The presenter loves a bit of Swedish pop and somehow still isn’t sick of Mr Brightside – but which tune led to his face swelling up like a balloon?

The Guardian - UK

Foo Fighters to carry on as a band after Taylor Hawkins’s death

Rock group said 2022 was ‘the most difficult and tragic year our band has ever known’ after drummer’s death

The Guardian - UK

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Jeremiah Green, Modest Mouse drummer, dead from cancer at 45

Green was barely in his teens when he joined the newly formed Modest Mouse.

Chicago Sun-Times

Foo Fighters say they’ll remain a band after death of Taylor Hawkins

Without the late drummer, ‘we’re going to be a different band going forward.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Modest Mouse founding member Jeremiah Green dies at age 45

Green, who had been the band’s drummer, had been diagnosed with cancer ‘a short while ago’

The Guardian - US

The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan confirms 'serious illness' after hospitalisation

Shane said that he was "still suffering"

Liverpool Echo

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Johnny Marr pays heartfelt tribute to bandmate who died aged 45

The drummer had been battling a stage four cancer diagnosis

Manchester Evening News

Turning tables: the UK’s new vinyl manufacturer riding the music revival

For the past year a Middlesbrough pressing plant has been helping artists make records, and there is no sign of demand slowing down

The Guardian - UK

Robert Forster: Venus by Television is the most perfect song of all time

The former Go-Betweens frontman recounts how, as a teenager, he fell under the spell of Television’s album Marquee Moon

The Guardian - AU

The wreckage of Brexit is all around us. How long can our politicians indulge in denial?

If both parties ignore the uncomfortable facts, politics will be flooded with dangerous conspiracies and betrayal myths, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Take That's best ever songs - Top 30 as voted by fans in BBC Radio 2 countdown

Where did your favourites feature in the Top 30 list?

Manchester Evening News

Singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at age 74

Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74

The Independent UK

Daniel O'Donnell's 2023 wishlist includes surprising duet as he talks life, love and career

There are many highlights for Daniel in a career spanning four decades and he prides himself on his connection with his legions of loyal fans.

Irish Mirror

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Manchester Evening News

January is awful - so these are the gigs we're going to in the first month of 2023

We've picked out our favourites

Wales Online

Foo Fighters' 'most difficult and tragic year' after Taylor Hawkins’ death

'Without our drummer, we never would have become the band we were', say band members as celebrities reflect on 2022

Wales Online

Fans of Take That to get 'perfect start' to new year

BBC Radio2 listeners choose 1995 hit Never Forget as all-time favourite track as Cat Deeley counts down the band’s top 30 songs

Daily Mirror

Jools Holland reveals secrets of the stars at New Year ahead of Annual Hootenanny

Jools Holland will be tinkling into 2023 on his Annual Hootenanny this New Year's Eve on BBC2 – here he reflects on 30 years of welcoming in the New Year

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Manchester Evening News

'I broke my back at trampoline class and feared I'd never walk or sing again - now I've won national music award'

Rising music star Mica Millar was in a back brace for nine months and battled PTSD

Liverpool Echo

Beatles Sir Paul McCartney charges highest gig ticket prices in the world

The 80-year-old performer raked in over £87.57m from just 16 shows in 2022

Daily Mirror

UB40 guitarist hits out at Tories and says country is like it was in the 1970s

Singer and guitarist Robin Campbell has hit out at the Conservative Government, claiming the country is in the same bad state it was when the band formed decades ago

Daily Mirror

Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney charges highest ticket prices per gig across the world

Sir Paul McCartney commands an average of more than £206 per head for his two-and-a-half hour shows in 2022. That’s 60 quid more than his nearest UK rivals Genesis and The Rolling Stones

The Independent UK

Simply Red announces ‘sad news’ as band member quits after 19 years

’He no longer wishes to tour,’ band said in statement

Asharq Al-Awsat

Brian May: Knighthood Comes with ‘a Little Bit More Clout’

Queen guitarist Brian May is now a “Sir.” May, who also has a doctorate in astrophysics and is an animal welfare advocate, received a knighthood Friday as part of the UK’s annual New Year’s Honors list.

Daily Record

Jools Holland's Hootenanny 2022 full lineup including George Ezra and Gabrielle

The iconic New Year's Eve programme airs tonight at 11.30pm.

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