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“Mick looked peeved. The Beatles had upstaged him”: When the Beatles stole the Rolling Stones’ thunder and dropped Hey Jude at the Beggars Banquet launch party

It was supposed to be Jagger’s night - but a stealthy Paul McCartney had other ideas…

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Bloc Party announce 20th anniversary reissue of Silent Alarm

'Banquet' indie rockers Bloc Party will drop a special reissue of 'Silent Alarm' later this year.

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"It feels like Black Sabbath decided to couple with Santana. Then raise their child as a rock musical": Lucifer's Friend mix it up on fourth album Banquet

In which four Germans and a Brit hook up and invent prog-jazz-rock showtunes

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‘It’s schmoozing – but that’s nothing new’: how the record shop in-store gig changed touring

In-stores can be beneficial for bands, fans and record shops alike – but do they still hold the same magic, or have they become an obligatory part of an album promotion?

The Guardian - UK

“No promoter would book us; they just didn’t know where we fitted in… we were victims of being ahead of our time”: With a future Uriah Heep singer and rapidly changing style, were Lucifer’s Friend prog?

Embracing jazz, working with Krautrock icon Conny Plank and becoming early adopters of orchestration, the German band often didn’t know what was going to come out of their studio sessions

Louder

London’s best independent record shops - and the top turntables to buy right now

With Record Store Day 2025 (April 12th) upon us, we flick through our favourite London record shops and celebrate the unique culture of vinyl

Evening Standard

How rocks, insects, plastic, other foreign objects end up in our food

There have been high-profile recalls recently because food products were contaminated with foreign objects including stainless steel in peanut butter and bone fragments in smoked sausage.

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Food recalls are pretty common for things like rocks, insects and plastic

Recent food recalls have been spurred by foreign objects like rocks, insects and plastic

The Independent UK

Louis Tomlinson fans sent to back of queue for gig after camping in sub-zero temperatures

Banquet Records have been praised by music lovers after the venue explained those that have camped overnight to queue for Louis Tomlinson will not be going in first

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Best online record shops in the UK: Where to buy your vinyl and CDs

Calling all vinyl junkies! Musical nirvana awaits

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