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The Guardian view on Berlin’s ailing club scene: a unique inheritance needs protecting

Editorial: The likely closure of one of Germany’s most famous gay dance venues is a depressing sign of the times, as cherished institutions struggle to stay afloat

The Guardian - UK

"I felt out of place. That group didn't have much musical merit and I thought it was crap": The oddball career of Kevin Ayers, quintessential English songwriter

Kevin Ayers co-founded Soft Machine, influenced Bowie, shared acid trips and girlfriends with Hendrix, and knew Syd Barrett better than most

Louder

I Was There by Alan Edwards: Behind the scenes with a Starman of rock

Exactly what you want from a behind-the-scenes music autobiography: anecdote after anecdote

Evening Standard

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I worked with Ozzy Osbourne a lot - he was always the funniest man in the room

Dylan Jones remembers Ozzy Osbourne as an extremely funny man with a talent for swearing and a deep love for his music and his wife and children

Evening Standard

Billy Idol believes Ozzy Osbourne 'went out his way'

Billy Idol is convinced his friend Ozzy Osbourne "went out his way" following his death aged 76 but he's still "in shock" to have lost the rocker just two weeks after his huge farewell gig with Black Sabbath.

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Paul Weller says he was attacked by lion on his way to a gig

‘Next thing I know, the f***ing lion’s gone for me!’ the musician said of scary moment

The Independent UK

Robin Williams reportedly wanted to buy a comedy club to impress David Bowie

Comedic genius was prepared to give his best stand-up routine for music icon

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OPINION - London's big gigs are making big money but is this good for music?

Sadiq Khan has called London ‘the undisputed capital of music’ but are this summer’s huge gigs the full story?

Evening Standard

‘Robin Williams said: “I’ll buy the club!”’: how The Comic Strip set the UK comedy scene ablaze

It started in a strip joint and ended up bringing alternative comedy to our TV screens. Ahead of a new Edinburgh show, Peter Richardson tells us why his riotous creation still makes audiences laugh 40 years on

The Guardian - UK

“David Bowie gave them the song, but Mick wrote the intro – the lick of all licks”: A tribute to Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople and Bad Company's rock-steady straight shooter

The underrated guitarist, who died aged 81 in June, had an uncanny ability to blend restraint, melody, and songwriting, giving Mott the Hoople and Bad Company hits that remain on radio decades later

Guitar World

“I walk in and see on the board: ‘Beck, Satriani, Lukather, Slash.’ I thought it was a send-up”: Spinal Tap once surprised Nigel Tufnel with an all-star guitar solo tribute – but he wasn't thrilled about it

Explaining (well, bickering about, really) the star-studded Break Like the Wind, David St. Hubbins maintained that the collaboration was merely intended as a friendly gesture from admirers, and that Tufnel misunderstood it

Guitar World

Post your questions for Craig David

As the UK garage and R&B star prepares to release his ninth album and celebrates 25 years in the business, he is here to answer your questions

The Guardian - UK

Did David Bowie really have a hand in NINE classic albums in a three year period? Yes, he did.

After two failed solo albums, in the period between 1971 and 1974, David Bowie worked on nine of rock's greatest albums. WTF?

Louder

The most iconic moments from Live Aid, 40 years on

It was the gig that changed the history of music. And it all started with a Christmas song.

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Music fans recall watching Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium 40 years on

The concert, organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, took place on July 13 1985.

The Independent UK

Live Aid, as told by those who weren’t there: ‘We switched it off when Status Quo came on’

IN FOCUS: When we tell the story of Live Aid, which happened 40 years ago this weekend, we tend to focus on Bob Geldof and the performers. But the truest sense of the day could be found outside of Wembley: the students who found it cheesy, the communities it galvanised,…

MusicRadar

“Bowie strolled into my bedroom with a guitar. ’Hey, Nile, listen to this, I think it could be a hit…”: Does Nile Rodgers deserve more credit for Bowie’s 1983 classic?

"A strummy folk guitar part with a moving voice in the chords? It didn’t even sound close to what I’d call a hit”

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Bob Geldof receives special Official Charts award for Just For One Day - the Live Aid Musical album

Bob Geldof has been recognised for the chart achievements of the artists that contributed to the Live Aid musical.

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Marie Claire

The Most Magnificent Concert Costumes

Bringing new meaning to performance art.

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"David Bowie saw something in Trent Reznor." What it was really like on Nine Inch Nails' infamous Self Destruct tour in the 90s

Panic attacks, substance abuse, wrecked hotel rooms and backstage visits by David Bowie and Lou Reed: photographer Jonathan Ranch had a front seat to it all when he followed NIN on tour

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38 Important, Interesting And Random Events That Happened 30 Years Ago, As Shared On This Nostalgic Online Group

If you're feeling old now, wait until you scroll through this collection of pics featuring events that turned 30.

The Independent UK

John Cameron Mitchell: ‘Maybe Maga kids are having sex – I doubt it’

INTERVIEW: The creator and star of ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ arrives in London for a one-off performance on the West End. He speaks to Louis Chilton about sex, David Bowie, and directing Nicole Kidman

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“Then his mic fails and Pete Townshend grabs me from one side and says, ‘Let’s help him'. David Bowie grabs me from the other, and with Alison we went out to sing along": Bob Geldof on how Paul McCartney’s Live Aid performance was almost a disaster

“He was driving up from Sussex, listening to U2 on the radio, and they were so good, he was getting really nervous,” remembers Geldof

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Trent Reznor remembers 'hero' David Bowie at Open'er Festival

Nine Inch Nails headlined the Open'er Festival in Poland on Thursday (03.07.25) and frontman Trent Reznor took a moment to pay tribute to his late idol David Bowie on stage.

Evening Standard

David Bowie as you have NEVER seen him before as V&A offers fans the ultimate FREE backstage pass

Handwritten lyrics, unrealised films and a chance to handle that Ziggy Stardust suit – inside the new David Bowie Centre

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