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John Peel loved them; the NME was briefly thrilled. But as a career-spanning Bog-Set is released, our writer recalls how for a select few their awkward sounds were life-changing

Once the top 40 was the undisputed soundtrack of a nation. But in an era when you can have a platinum record that gets to No 81, does it even make sense any more?

"Your government thanks you for your participation."

The Sheffield four-piece released their highly anticipated seventh album on Friday

Three sold-out London gigs this weekend and headlining Glastonbury festival for the third time on Friday: it’s unoffically Arctic Monkeys Week. To celebrate, Samuel Fishwick charts the rise of a reluctant rock ‘n’ roll superstar

The man who created more than 250 cover images for the rock weekly has put together a book of almost 40 years of photographs of the Fall. ‘We put Manchester on the map,’ he says

Airness 2pm 8pm, Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. A-Leagues men: Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle Jets 5pm, Central Coast Stadium, Gosford. Book Launch - Migration: Identity and Memory by author artist Susana Enriquez 10.30am to 12pm, Lovett Gallery, Newcastle City Library, Laman Street, Cooks Hill. BuR-Roque 7.30pm, The Royal Exchange, 32-34 Bolton…

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

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