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“He asked, ‘Who owns the rights to your albums?’ I was like, ‘We should.’ He said, ‘How about I buy them for you?’” It took nearly 50 years for Happy The Man to hear their music the way they’d intended

Tripped up by record company machinations, the American pioneers – who nearly became Peter Gabriel’s backing band – didn’t think their first two records would ever sound like they had in the studio

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Bloody Well Right! Breakfast In America might have had the bangers, but it was Crime Of The Century that truly saved Supertramp's bacon

Facing the harsh reality of their first two albums being commercial flops, Supertramp were staring into the abyss when they came to make third album, Crime Of The Century

Louder

“David was a nice guy, obviously with a certain amount of talent, but never a superstar”: 54 years on, how Hunky Dory rebooted Bowie’s career

The album’s creation and release marked a turning point in Bowie’s talent and trajectory

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"Bowie was standing there and for a split second you could see the panic in his eyes": The story of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the moments that made him a star

Band members, friends and associates tell the story of The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

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“Eric said that the only way he’d play on it is if he sounded like the Beatles”: Legendary Abbey Road record producer, Ken Scott, explains how Eric Clapton ended up playing an uncredited solo on a Beatles classic

Scott also reveals the recording technique the team used to make sure Clapton's solo sounded Beatles-esque

Guitar World

“No one ever knew the number, so it never rang”: The intriguing mystery of the ringing phone captured at the end of David Bowie’s Life on Mars

The ringing phone that closes out Bowie’s Hunky Dory epic was captured by accident - and nobody quite knows who was on the other end

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“People would say, ‘He took a trip and now he’s weird.’ He wasn’t weird at all”: Mick Rock’s “surprisingly simple” friendship with Syd Barrett, and other psychedelic adventures

Often called ‘the man who shot the 70s,’ the photographer experienced unforgettable moments with Pink Floyd, Kevin Ayers, Arthur Brown, Genesis and more

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“I have never heard a better ‘rock’ piano”: From The Beatles to Bowie, Queen to Elton John, how the rich, distinctive tone of the Trident Studios house piano graced the grooves of some of the finest songs ever recorded

It’s what Macca played on Hey Jude

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Actors, artists, transvestites, junkies and wannabes: How Lou Reed made the defining album of his career

Rudderless after the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed ditched New York for London and hooked upwith David Bowie: The rest is history

Louder

Watch Mick Rock's previously unseen video for David Bowie's Starman

The Starman footage was shot on David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust tour in 1972 and 1973

Louder

"I pulled it down quickly and I just looked at Paul and said, ‘What was that all about?!’" Beatles engineer Ken Scott reveals the reason behind Helter Skelter’s strange ending

Ken Scott shares his memories of the White Album sessions

MusicRadar

“To me, it's kind of milking a dead cow”: Beatles engineer Ken Scott on the release of Now and Then, the band’s final single, in 2023

“It's more to do with the fact that I know that George was not particularly fond of finishing it off back in the day,” he says

MusicRadar

Ian Rankin offers an update on the second season of Rebus

Rebus has received positive reviews from viewers and critics alike

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Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios opens its doors for a residential masterclass featuring Ken Scott, Adrian Utley and Swindle

Multi-day event is described as “an amazing and unique opportunity for anyone passionate about music to learn from the best in the industry"

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Abbey Road engineer Ken Scott on recording The Beatles: “I was there when Eric Clapton played the solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps, but it was just another day at the office so it didn't mean anything at the time”

Best of 2023: On working with Lennon and McCartney: “Paul was exceedingly patient, and would keep on going until it was the way he wanted it, whereas John would prefer to get it over with as quickly as possible”

The National (Scotland)

Are Police Scotland’s new pyrotechnics powers just OBFA in disguise?

SCOTLAND’S elected representatives have been understandably reluctant to involve themselves in the running of our national game since the…

MusicRadar

On working with Lennon and McCartney: “Paul was exceedingly patient, and would keep on going until it was the way he wanted it, whereas John would prefer to get it over with as quickly as possible”

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Scots football fans 'smuggling flares into games via baguettes and children's jacket hoods'

Dozens of flares, strobes, smoke canisters and rockets were set off at the Viaplay Cup final in a Hampden crowd of 50,000 people on Sunday February 26.

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Fans using 'private areas' and child 'mules' to smuggle pyrotechnics into games

Fans are going to extraordinary lengths to smuggle illegal pyrotechnics in to stadiums, it has been revealed following another alarming incident in…

Daily Record

Campers slammed after fire left smouldering at Dumfries and Galloway beauty spot

Rangers Ken Scott and Leanne Pumpr discovered the remains of the fire still alight deep in the remains of a dead tree

Daily Record

Fishermen criticised for camping on private land at Stewartry beauty spot

The group had got access to the land by boat, something banned under the Land Reform Act

Inverse

Nuclear energy might finally give us a safe, clean energy future

In this edition of Inverse Daily, read what First Light Fusion is doing for nuclear energy, learn how biohackers plan to live to 500 years old, and more.

Inverse

Beyond longevity: The DIY quest to cheat death and stop aging

Biohackers engage in DIY biology, experimenting on themselves to enhance their brain and body. And many of them see longevity as the ultimate prize.

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