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Liam Gallagher's longstanding feud with brother Noel as Oasis singer turns 50

Liam Gallagher, who turns 50 today, has not been shy in telling fans that he would love to reform Oasis, the band he was in with his brother Noel until their fallout in 2009

Daily Mirror · Sep 21, 2022

The Welsh band that turned down Cerys Matthews and played alongside Nirvana in the 90s

The Pooh Sticks are often considered one of Wales' greatest lost bands

Wales Online · Sep 17, 2022

Loaded founder James Brown on lads’ mags, lairiness and living to tell the tale: ‘We flew so close to the sun our trainers melted’

The magazine he created became synonymous with bad behaviour in the 90s. Is the enfant terrible of British media now a reformed character?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2022

Reel lives: how I tracked down the class of NME’s C86 album

In 1986 the NME’s 22-track cassette defined indie-rock for a new generation. Some bands featured, such as Primal Scream, became stars. But what became of Bogshed, the Mackenzies and the Shrubs?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2022

How Brisbane band george made classic Aussie album Polyserena

One of the biggest Aussie albums of 20 years ago came from an unassuming Brisbane art-rock band that almost took over the world.

ABC News · Jul 29, 2022

Paper Cuts by Ted Kessler review – ode to the glory days, and slow demise, of the music press

This colourful, self-deprecating memoir charts the author’s journey from light-fingered record shop employee to editor of Q magazine until it folded in 2020, with guest appearances from Paul Weller, Mark E Smith et al

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

Some of the best songs from Merseyside

Our picks include tunes from The La's, Lightning Seeds and The Beatles

Liverpool Echo · Jul 9, 2022

Access All Areas by Barbara Charone review – my rock’n’roll friends

One of the most formidable music PRs in rock, ‘BC’ opens up about her decades of hanging out with the likes of Keith Richards, Mark Ronson and Madonna

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022

‘I accidentally invented trip-hop’ – how we made DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing

‘People said: “Nobody’s going to listen to instrumental trip-hop.” But I was thinking of huge soundscapes, like the ones by Pink Floyd or Beethoven’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2022

Billie Eilish slams Depp-Heard trial obsession amid Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade

‘Women are losing rights for their bodies, so why are we talking about celebrities’ divorce trials?’

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022