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A beginner's guide to new wave in five essential albums

From punk rock to pure pop, new wave saw it all: here, the story of how it happened, told by the records that defined the genre

Louder

Regime change: Sex Pistols star reworks God Save the Queen rhymes for king

Glen Matlock says he could make up lyrics as he goes along when he plays version of 1977 hit on coronation day

The Guardian - UK

Glen Matlock struggles with rhyme for King in new version of God Save The Queen

The ex-Sex Pistol’s performance is listed as part of the mayor of London’s programme of royal festivities in the capital this weekend.

The Independent UK

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Watch Blondie play One Way Or Another while dancers in see-thru plastic trousers pretend to fight

Three rare performances from Blondie have emerged as The Midnight Special continues to plunder its monumental archive

Louder

Coachella 2023: historic performers, buzzy acts and a return to form

A record-breakingly diverse and multi-lingual set of acts helped give this year’s desert festival a more contemporary feel

The Guardian - US

The Lowlist: Blondie’s Parallel Lines – the album that defined New Wave

The rhythm section was "was totally out of whack". The producer was "like Adolf Hitler". But out of it all came an all-time classic.

Guitar World

Analysis: As Coachella returns, is the world's biggest annual music festival losing some allure after 24 years?

SAN DIEGO — Is Coachella starting to lose a little of its shine?

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Coachella 2023: How to get tickets to see Blackpink, Bad Bunny and Frank Ocean

Californian festival will also host acts such as Blondie, Rosalia and Gorillaz

The Independent UK

5 Southern California artists making their Coachella debut this year

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers made her debut at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2022 and yes, she was wonderful both in the music she made and the excitement she displayed.

The Orange County Register

Remembering Tom Verlaine, the cult hero who reconfigured guitar and inspired generations of alt-rock players

Inventive, wiry, elusive, genius, Tom Verlaine's guitar playing was a lightning rod for the artistically bold, and in partnership with Richard Lloyd, it gave Television a unique, thrilling sound

Guitar World

Hone your rhythm chops with this lesson in ‘70s funk essentials – including the ‘sexy tremolo’

Loosen up that picking hand, fire up that wah, and get ready to dig into these 9 funk licks in the style of the decade’s greatest players

Guitar World

On the road with Iggy Pop... kind of

How Katie Puckrik discovered a new ‘lust for life’ whilst on tour with an OG Sex Pistol, Bowie’s guitarist and Blondie’s iconic drummer...

Evening Standard

Take Me to Church singer Hozier to play Cardiff Castle this summer

Cardiff Castle has Westlife, Tom Jones, Blondie and loads more playing this summer, now Hozier has been added to the list

Wales Online

Meet Me in the Bathroom charts the rise of The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem and more in early 00s New York

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol and more populate Meet Me in the Bathroom, an archival documentary that sheers away the New York scene's ugliness, pettiness and ambiguity.

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Daily Mirror

Sex Pistols star rules out Sid Vicious hologram despite ABBA success with 3D format

ABBA have been busy touring in hologram form, with David Bowie's estate rumoured to be considering a 3D gig, but punk band the Sex Pistols have no intentions of following in the Swedish band's footsteps

Daily Mirror

Glastonbury 2023: Blondie accidentally confirms line-up place after letting slip secret

The official line-up is not set to be revealed until next month - but punk rock'n'roll legends Blondie have let slip that they will indeed be returning to Worthy Farm to perform to fans

The Independent UK

Blondie drummer says band are ‘going to be playing’ Glastonbury festival 2023

The band’s drummer appeared to confirm the news while being interviewed on a radio show

The Guardian - UK

‘They felt like a possible future’: how Brian Eno and I recorded Television’s first demos

In search of the new, Richard Williams – then an A&R man at Island Records – captured early Television in an office block salsa studio. But Tom Verlaine wasn’t impressed

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The Guardian - UK

Tom Verlaine obituary

Visionary frontman of Television whose 1977 debut LP Marquee Moon is considered one of the most influential albums of its era

The Independent UK

Coachella 2023: How to get tickets to see Blackpink, Bad Bunny and Frank Ocean

Californian festival will also host acts such as Blondie, Rosalia and Gorillaz

Daily Record

Bands, fireworks and coloured snowflakes made Aberfeldy Hogmanay party pure magic

The crowds came for a Hogmanay hoolie in Aberfeldy's town square and made memories in the glow of a well planned professional set-up.

Tribune News Service

Box sets galore: New collections from David Bowie, Wilco, Joni Mitchell, Ahmad Jamal and more

How broad and narrow is the market for CD and vinyl box sets?

Liverpool Echo

Converted ice rink a short drive from Liverpool where 70s and 80s stars performed

It was a music mecca in its time

Wales Online

Blondie announces big outdoor gig in Cardiff

Don't leave them hanging and go see them at Cardiff Castle

Tribune News Service

Gift ideas for the holidays that are music critic-approved

The gift of giving is welcome year-round, but perhaps never more than as the holidays approach. Our array of top picks should help brighten the season.

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