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The Rolling Stones are working on new music

The Rolling Stones are back in the studio as Sir Mick Jagger continues writing and recording new material.

BANG Premier · 22h ago

Gene's Martin Rossiter slams 'deeply misogynistic and racist' Britpop scene

Gene's Martin Rossiter believes the 90s Britpop scene was "deeply misogynistic and racist" and could have been "a much richer" period for music if the artists being celebrated were more diverse.

BANG Premier · Oct 5

I was behind the scenes during peak indie sleaze. What happened to all the women?

MUSIC: The Noughties indie scene sold itself as young, rebellious and outside the mainstream, but its mythology was overwhelmingly male, Janine Warren remembers. Now, as the era is revived through anniversary tours and ‘classic album’ shows, those same male bands still dominate centre stage. What happened to the few women…

The Independent UK · Sep 4

Brian Case obituary

Other lives: Much admired writer on music and the arts for the NME, Melody Maker and Time Out

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2

“Joe stayed up for three days drinking bottle after bottle of brandy, berating everyone around him for their weaknesses, and just really losing it”: Bust-ups, busking and the last days of The Clash

When punk legends the Clash went out, it was with a whimper not a bang

Louder · Aug 1

Hatchet jobs, fights, and one very divisive song: Razorlight’s Johnny Borrell on making indie’s most notorious second album

INTERVIEW: The band were blamed (and fessed up) for releasing the catalyst to what we now know as ‘landfill indie’. Twenty years since the release of their second, self-titled album, Johnny Borrell talks to Roisin O’Connor about its mixed reception, being bewildered by their newfound fame, and how he patched…

The Independent UK · Jul 26

Miquita Oliver apologises to Fearne Cotton over ‘awful’ past remarks

The presenter, 42, was sacked from her Radio 1 job over comments she made about Cotton in a 2005 interview.

Evening Standard · Jul 22

Miquita Oliver reflects on 'awful' Fearne Cotton comments that got her 'fired'

Oliver opened up about her ‘tumultuous’ relationship with the Happy Place host

Evening Standard · Jul 22

Miquita Oliver apologises to Radio 1 star: ‘I was awful about her’

‘Miss Me?’ co-host was emotional as she explained how she’d realised the press treatment she received in her early twenties made her resentful towards other women

The Independent UK · Jul 22

Pixies declare Dave Grohl was ‘right’ about their ‘perfect’ album

The band’s guitarist and drummer have endorsed Dave Grohl’s glowing praise for Surfer Rosa while also sharing an update on their plans to write more music later this year.

BANG Premier · Jul 16