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‘It’ll be in my Guardian obituary’: David Balfe on inspiring Blur’s Country House and tripping on Top of the Pops

He was the burned-out bigwig who moved to a very big house. Now back with his first music for decades, he talks about signing the Proclaimers, being punched by Julian Cope – and his Scott Walker inspired trio

The Guardian - UK

“That song was a game-changer for me. It led me to think, ‘Let’s go to rehab and see if I really am an alcoholic’”: How a guest spot on a ’90s banger was the salvation of a rock legend

“They took me into the vocal booth, and said, ‘Be Glenn Hughes!’"

MusicRadar

“We were originally supposed to be doing the song with Axl Rose, but he never turned up to the session”: The crazed early 90s techno collaboration that saved a 70s rock icon’s career – and his life

It could have been Axl Rose or Roger Daltrey – but The KLF went for someone completely different

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“Nothing I do is ironic. Irony is the last refuge of the scoundrel”: When Julian Cope immersed himself in the prog-pop world of Syd Barrett, 13th Floor Elevators and Love

After leaving The Teardrop Explodes, he was on a mission – but on seeing him wearing nothing but a turtle shell on the cover of Fried, the world needed some convincing

Louder

Ian Broudie: ‘Terry Venables liked Three Lions: “It’s a proper key-tapper, Ian,” he said’

The Lightning Seeds musician on his memories of Britpop, why the FA didn’t like his Three Lions song, and why he loves being a scouser

The Guardian - UK

The KLF care home: happy housing for old ravers – or just another prank?

They have destroyed their back catalogue, burned £1m in cash and fired a machine gun at the Brit awards – but the duo’s move into nursing may be their most unexpected yet

The Guardian - UK

KLF donate copy of reconstructed 1987 album to British Library

Unsold copies of original album were destroyed after a legal dispute with Abba

The Guardian - UK

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Who Killed the KLF? review – Chris Atkins’ entertaining guide to true pop mavericks

Documentary-maker Chris Atkins tells the strange story of gigantic chart hits and guerrilla pranking of the art world

The Guardian - UK

Prison, lawsuits and a glovebox of fake cash: the film the KLF didn’t want you to see

The enigmatic rave duo refused to approve Chris Atkins’s documentary on them – and then he got five years for tax fraud. He explains how he channelled their anarchic spirit and made it anyway, Ford Timelord and all

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