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Americans can’t agree on anything. Except how much they loved Dolly Parton

TRIBUTE: More than just a country music star, Dolly was the rare celebrity who united fans across political and cultural divides, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK · Aug 26

Morrissey: Make-Up Is a Lie review – nostalgic, sentimental and dull, he is a shadow of what he once was

Dodgy conspiracy theories are thankfully kept to one track, but the rest is not much better, lacking insight even when Morrissey returns to his specialist subjects

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

The Uncool by Cameron Crowe review – inside rock’s wildest decade

From shadowing a cocaine-addled David Bowie to winning over Joni Mitchell, deliciously readable tales by the director of Almost Famous

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025

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‘Rock stars would be like, Yeah, bring the kid in’: Cameron Crowe on his wild years as a teenage music journalist

The film-maker told his own story in Almost Famous. Now he’s looking back on his younger days with Bowie and Led Zeppelin and revealing the family tragedy he’s finally facing up to

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2025

Nasser Hussain’s cricketing truth-bomb fights back against march of AI robots

The Sky Sports pundit deserves an award for his accurate assessment of India’s Champions Trophy gerrymandering

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025

"I knew the MC5 was telling the truth; There were dangerous truths that needed to be revealed": The last stand of rock's great revolutionaries

In 1968 the MC5’s Kick Out The Jams album was a grenade thrown into the music scene. Wayne Kramer acted as guardian of the band’s legacy until he died earlier this year, after making one final album

Louder · Nov 26, 2024

32 Really Fun Movie Side Characters That Needed More Screen-time

From Spider-Ham to Emma Watson, these are fun side characters who deserved to have more screen time.

Cinemablend · Nov 21, 2023

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Broadway review: ‘Almost Famous’ turns iconic movie into sweet story of a broken family seeking redemption

NEW YORK — Cameron Crowe’s widely adored “Almost Famous,” an affectionate ode to the transformative power of rock music, is a movie about a shy teenage kid finding his voice. But in the first moments of the new Broadway musical based on the iconic 2000 movie, there’s our 15-year-old hero…

Tribune News Service · Nov 7, 2022

The new ‘Elvis’ movie celebrates a man many see as a cultural thief

When Elvis Presley died in 1977, Lester Bangs argued his death marked the end of consensus in American culture.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 24, 2022

‘Creem gave you a ground-level excitement about music’: the 1970s rock magazine makes a comeback

Founded in 1969, the Detroit title that first used the term ‘punk rock’ was daringly derisive but also often racist, sexist and homophobic – so why bring it back?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2022

Exile on Main St turns 50: how The Rolling Stones' critically divisive album became rock folklore

In May of 1972 the Rolling Stones released their 10th British studio album and first double LP, Exile on Main St. Although initial critical response was lukewarm, it is now considered a contemporary music landmark, the best work from a band who rock critic Simon Frith once referred to as…

The Conversation · May 12, 2022

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