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Brian McBride: the Stars of the Lid musician who lit up the ambient firmament

McBride’s death this week aged 53 brings one of the great musical duos to an end – but, as his partner Adam Wiltzie explains, there is still more music to be heard

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“Whenever I got accosted on the street by a crazy maniac, the best thing to do was walk away. I always felt threatened. We had to leave by the back door at a lot of places”: Devo’s battle for survival

They’re the coneheaded “alien” stars whose controversial anthems and madcap behaviour wound up the masses – but how prog were Devo?

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"We could have been bigger had we had an amazing manager. We’re our own worst enemies": How Roxy Music got it together despite themselves

They looked like they were from “Planet Zog” and sneaked through a gap created by drug addiction - but the members accept they could have made it easier for themselves

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‘We were once paid $50 to quit’: new wave heroes Devo on boos, Bowie and retiring after 50 years

For half a century, the Ohio band have confounded audiences, collaborated with A-listers and continued to reinvent themselves. They explain why now is the time to finally call it a day

The Guardian - UK

Heroes: The 6 best covers of David Bowie's classic (and three that are not quite so heroic)

Many have tried and many have failed, but here are six artists that nailed one of the best songs of our time

MusicRadar

Francis Monkman obituary

Multi-instrumentalist with Curved Air and Sky who composed the soundtrack to The Long Good Friday

The Guardian - UK

“This is what I can’t bear about fans: they assume songwriters are writing about themselves all the time” - Brian Eno’s quest to deliver “interleaved stories”

Music as movement, speakers in teapots and laughing with Robert Fripp are all part of the great experimenter’s process

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The Mercury Prize is supposed to celebrate excellence. How did Fred Again get shortlisted?

This year’s shortlist is one of the most eclectic in years, with everything from Dublin folk to London hip-hop making the cut. Roisin O’Connor takes issue with just one of the contenders

The Independent UK

Devendra Banhart: ‘A tattoo of bull’s horns almost piercing my nipples felt very inspiring’

The playful Venezuelan American singer answers your questions, taking in Marc Bolan, haircuts from Cate Le Bon, and his ‘bottomless pit of regret’

The Guardian - UK

Brian Eno extends his ambient realms with these environment-altering sculptures

Brian Eno exhibits his new light box sculptures in London, alongside a unique speaker and iconic works by the late American light artist Dan Flavin

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Inside the lost Tony Visconti-produced U2 album that never was

Bowie producer Tony Visconti thought he'd get a crack at working with U2 on their upcoming record, before he was ghosted by Bono and co.

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That time Thom Yorke formed a glam rock band with members of Radiohead, Suede, Roxy Music and, umm, David Gray’s drummer

When Thom Yorke was recruited for fictional band The Venus In Furs as part of the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack, the Radiohead singer was told to “ham it up”

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“He gave people permission to be themselves”: 10 of the best David Bowie songs, picked by Bowie keyboard player Mike Garson

A journey through Bowie’s career with Mike Garson, the man who knew him better than most

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“Look at Kate Bush or Queen: sometimes when you don’t do the norm, that’s what changes the world a little bit” - How Midge Ure finally embraced his prog tendencies

Ultravox’s Vienna and Band Aid might have made his name but Yes, Uriah Heep and ELP figured in his musical education - even if no one noticed

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“David Bowie’s Lodger was supposed to be called Planned Accidents… I was the accident!” Adrian Belew on being poached from Frank Zappa’s band

King Crimson and Talking Heads veteran recalls having to record for Bowie without hearing the songs first

Louder

"The Nice and ELP are, for me, where things went too far. Very good musicians don’t interest me. Proficiency blocks you off from real adventure": John Foxx on prog, punk and the problems of being a pioneer

For 50 years, John Foxx has been making genuinely progressive music that defies categorisation. "My plan was always to make every record different from the last,” he says.

Louder

A beginner’s guide to Krautrock in five essential albums

The genre with the joke name that stuck: With a sonic imprint still discernible in all corners of music, these are five albums that tell the story of Krautrock

Evening Standard

Brian Eno announces first solo tour: London dates and how to get tickets

Titled Ships, the tour will travel across Europe, including two shows in London

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Listen to Peter Gabriel's new single Road To Joy here...

Peter Gabriel is expected to release his long-awaited latest studio album i/o later this year

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C.ARP is a fun retro instrument iPhone app inspired by the Suzuki Omnichord

Get strumming with this fish-themed music-making keyboard based on the quirky 80's instrument beloved by the likes David Bowie, Bjork and Brian Eno.

The Guardian - UK

12 Ensemble & GBSR Duo review – Laurence Osborn’s new work TOMB! absorbs and intrigues

But in an evening of two halves, the sonic environments of Harold Budd and Brian Eno were all too ignorable

The Guardian - UK

Statue of peace protester Brian Haw to be installed in south London

Bronze maquette of activist who camped outside parliament will be sited opposite Imperial War Museum

Louder

Rare Genesis, Camel, Mike Oldfield test pressings up for grabs in charity auction

This year's White Label Auction in Aid of The BRIT Trust takes place on June 6

The Guardian - UK

Fred again.. and Brian Eno: Secret Life review – dull ambient set reveals both men’s weaknesses

While their signature sonic flotsam and spartan melodies are present, Eno’s contributions prove witlessly unimaginative while his mentee’s are trite

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Listen to Peter Gabriel's brooding new single Four Kinds Of Horses

Peter Gabriel is expected to release his long-awaited latest studio album i/o later this year

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