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“It’s a strange little song - even for a ska song. It has a different kind of rhythm”: We chat with The Selecter’s Pauline Black about their breakthrough 1979 single

Pauline Black speaks to us about the origins of the Selecter, and how the group’s upbeat debut single ironically gained traction amongst the very DJs it was criticising

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“It’s a strange little song. It’s weird and off its trolley - but people love it and everybody knows it”: We speak to The Selecter’s Pauline Black about their breakthrough 1979 single - and 2 Tone's moment as the sound of British youth culture

Pauline Black speaks to us about the origins of the Selecter, and how the group’s upbeat debut single ironically gained traction amongst the very DJs it was criticising

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"Give The People What They Want proves that The Kinks were still alive and kicking as the 80s began." Ray Davies successfully trades music-hall whimsy for slabs of radio-ready arena rock

The Kinks' 19th studio album explored the band's harder edges and saw the reintroduction of an old friend

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From surprise Foo Fighters and The Prodigy chaos to hip hop, metal and punk rock takeovers, these are the 15 greatest Glastonbury festival performances ever

Glasto is the biggest festival on Earth - and these are its very best moments

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Elvis Costello, Royal Albert Hall review – His aim is true, but his voice is all over the place

2/5 The great songwriter sadly underwhelms as he brings his Radio Soul tour to the Albert Hall

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“Did Bob Dylan sue me? He teased me about it but didn’t sue”: Elvis Costello won’t be suing Olivia Rodrigo over supposed plagiarism

It’s alleged her 2021 track Brutal rips off Pump It Up

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Elvis Costello reveals whether he will sue Olivia Rodrigo over Brutal

Elvis Costello has declared he's got no plans to sue pop star Olivia Rodrigo over her Sour track Brutal which features a guitar rift similar to the one in his song Pump It Up.

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"People went, 'That's woke.' Well, go f*** yourself." Elvis Costello explains why he's rewritten the most controversial lyric in his provocative 1979 single Oliver's Army and is playing it live again

Oliver's Army is back in Elvis Costello's live shows: here's why

Louder

"We'd blown all the momentum that we had and all the credibility." The Police's journey to superstardom wasn't the smooth ride you might imagine

How The Police's debut album Outlandos d’Amour helped pushed 'new wave' into the mainstream

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“America’s where all the music we loved came from - rock ‘n’ roll, the blues and the whole thing”: Paul McCartney remembers The Beatles' first US TV appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show as he closes the final Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Plus, Colbert sings obscure Elvis Costello song with its writer

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Paul McCartney sends off Stephen Colbert as Donald Trump delivers scathing attack on host

A bittersweet but fitting farewell for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, as the celebrated talk show host signed off the final episode with special guests, including Sir Paul McCartney. The programme's historic 33-year run has come to an end, with Donald Trump gloating...

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'Late Show' host Colbert bows out with a little help from Paul McCartney, Trump exults

Former Beatles Paul McCartney led an all-star lineup for the final episode of "The Late Show" as host Stephen Colbert bowed out after broadcaster CBS cancelled his show as it courted US President Donald Trump. "Thank goodness he's finally gone," Trump said Friday in a social media post that derided…

France 24

Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale was a bittersweet, star-packed goodbye

Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Bryan Cranston and Tig Notaro were among the guests to see off both host and talk show in an 80-minute finale

The Guardian - US

Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to 'The Late Show' in ambitious final show

Stephen Colbert has wrapped up his final broadcast of CBS' "The Late Show" with a memorable night

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"We never said it was a Utopia. Rock'n'roll is played on enemy ground." What happened when The Clash arrived in the USA

It's early 1979, punk is building, and The Clash arrive in theUS to play their first shows there. We were on the road with them and witnessed events first-hand

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Bodnar obituary

Other lives: Bass guitarist with Graham Parker & the Rumour who also played with Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and Thompson Twins

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“The soul of the ’60s but with the playability and reliability modern musicians expect”: Silvertone revives “one of the most recognizable guitar models in rock history” – favored by Chris Isaak and Elvis Costello – for the first time in decades

The guitar’s resurrection centers on retaining its “classic mojo” while also bringing other aspects up to speed

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“Whether you’re chasing that famously haunting Wicked Game intro or carving out a completely new sound, it gives you inspiration from the moment you plug in”: Silvertone resurrects the cult guitar loved by Elvis Costello, Hubert Sumlin and Chris Isaak

NAMM 2026: A long-lost catalogue classic is back from the dead and it might be the coolest release you'll see all year

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“In operas, if you have a double aria, it's what the woman does that really matters. The man lies, the woman tells the truth": The story of Fairytale Of New York

MusicRadar looks back on one of Shane MacGowan's most enduring and beloved achievements

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“He plays that amazing lead, and I'm like two feet from him. Can you get a better private concert with Van Halen, anywhere, ever?”: Charlie Sheen reveals the real story behind Eddie Van Halen’s legendary Two and a Half Men cameo

The long-running sitcom featured a rotating roster of A-list cameos, including Elvis Costello, Steven Tyler, ZZ Top, but EVH ...

The Independent UK

Bill Murray, Elle Fanning and Elvis Costello celebrate Sofia Coppola at MoMA benefit

Sofia Coppola has been honored at the Museum of Modern Art Film Benefit in New York for her filmmaking achievements

The Guardian - UK

A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked!

Thirty years on from the release of her acclaimed album I’m With Stupid, we count down the sucker-punching best tracks by the US singer-songwriter

The Guardian - UK

‘Almost 30m plays on Spotify!’ When fake bands hit the real-life big time, from Spinal Tap to the Flaming Dildos

How do you invent a convincing fictional band for your play, film or novel? And what happens if they actually top the charts? The creators of Scott Pilgrim, the Commitments, Stereophonic and more reveal all

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t miss the clamour of people’s adulation’: Transvision Vamp’s Wendy James on scandals, reunions and her beef with Elvis Costello

She became an 80s pop icon – and a media hate figure. Now, reforming her group after more than 30 years, James recalls her painful path through through the music business, surviving ‘Harvey Weinstein-type’ situations, and working with punk’s finest

What Hi-Fi?

This classic Elvis Costello tune is a great hi-fi test track – but not for the reason you might expect

A tough test for an unexpected reason

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