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The unlikely encounter between a pre-fame Freddie Mercury and David Bowie at a London market

The future Queen frontman encountered his eventual Under Pressure collaborator when working as a shop assistant at Kensington Market

MusicRadar · Jun 19, 2025

‘It was triggered by a Fellini-esque woman who pulled a knife on someone’: how the Only Ones made Another Girl, Another Planet

‘It wasn’t a hit at the time, but when it was later used in an advert, I got paid 100 grand. I was still using drugs and the money was gone in a year’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025

When 'Glasgow's Beatles' escaped George Square riot via secret City Chambers tunnel

Riot police were called to George Square in 1965 as the city's most popular beat group appeared on stage in front of 7,000 hysterical teenage fans.

Glasgow Live · Jun 27, 2022