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From Dylan to Ishiguro: can song lyrics ever be literature?

A new book of lyrics by Kazuo Ishiguro joins collections by Kate Bush and Jarvis Cocker. But can songwriting ever work on the page?

The Guardian - UK

‘It was a dark time’: Pulp’s keyboardist Candida Doyle on being diagnosed with arthritis at the age of 17

Diagnosed as a teenager with rheumatoid arthritis, the musician hid her condition from her bandmates and friends. But as the pain subsided after the menopause, acceptance of her body grew

The Guardian - UK

‘I’d sell a kidney for a Jarvis Cocker Spitting Image puppet!’ The collectors who’ll do anything for a TV treasure

They trawl auctions, hunt through archives – and sometimes end up with a decomposing latex head. Meet the people who will stop at (almost) nothing to get a legendary prop

The Guardian - UK

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‘The story tells itself’: Richard Hawley, Sheffield’s greatest export, gets city’s biggest honour

The acclaimed singer and composer is ‘mind-blown’ after receiving the coveted maker’s mark

The Guardian - UK

If the idea of Shane McGowan, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker and Pete Doherty singing Disney classics together sounds like an acid-fried fever dream, trust us, the reality was even weirder

Three of alternative music's leading forces (and Pete Doherty) delivering a night of avant garde Disney classics? If it sounds weird, that's because it was

Louder

This is Hardcore: new book explores the visual world of Pulp’s seminal album

Through unseen photography and exclusive interviews, the book documents the band’s creative processes

The Independent UK

Spinal Tap’s Derek Smalls: ‘I’d like to collaborate with Mozart. I know chords he’s never used’

The bass player legend, played by Harry Shearer in the film This Is Spinal Tap, talks facial hair, courgettes and how to break out of a cocoon

The Guardian - UK

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‘His work seems endless’: music stars pay tribute to the incredible life of Moondog

The eccentric musician, dressed like a Viking playing songs on the streets of New York, is being celebrated by names such as Rufus Wainwright and Jarvis Cocker on a new album

The Guardian - US

Pulp announced as headline act for Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations

PULP have been announced as the headline act for this year’s Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh.

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - Wes Anderson is the most overrated and self-satisfied director

Anderson’s tics of stars playing two-dimensional oddballs, doll’s house design, and a confected mournfulness create work that feels superficially deep, and deeply superficial

Evening Standard

‘Everyone wanted to get one over on Thatcher’ – the artists who raided the Enterprise Allowance Scheme

Forty years ago, the Tories launched a scheme to foster entrepreneurs – but artists from Jarvis Cocker to Rachel Whiteread saw another way to use it. So did a government seen as hostile to the arts kickstart Britpop and the YBAs?

The Guardian - UK

A beginner’s guide to Britpop in five essential albums

It was an indie phenomenon that changed everything: here’s five classic records that defined Britpop

Louder

“For three days we had people screaming at us as if we were The Beatles”: Jarvis Cocker on the time that Pulp and Radiohead formed a supergroup to appear in a Harry Potter film

Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker enlisted Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and drummer Phil Selway for a scene in Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

Louder

"You will remember this show for the rest of your life": Pulp's triumphant homecoming sees Jarvis Cocker's BritPop heroes shoot for the moon

Pulp's spectacular Sheffield set may conjure up BritPop nostalgia, but their epic, dramatic homecoming also delivers so much more

Louder

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The Guardian - UK

Shake, rattle and write: why the music memoir is booming

From Bono to Jarvis Cocker, Bruce Springsteen to Cosey Fanni Tutti, the last decade has seen an explosion of books by artists from every walk of musical life. Why is this once-rare genre striking a chord with stars and readers alike?

Wales Online

Pulp in Cardiff review: Britpop favourites prove nothing's changed as they thrill original fans and new generation

Jarvis Cocker and the rest of the band were at Cardiff International Arena as part of their latest string of dates

The Guardian - UK

‘On best behaviour, he was a joy’: the lost archive of English pop eccentric Vivian Stanshall

The man best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band was brilliant but volatile, and met an untimely end. Now his unfinished work has been rescued

Wales Online

Pulp at Cardiff International Arena: Stage times, banned items, support setlist and more

Pulp's UK tour was first announced by frontman Jarvis Cocker last autumn and they will be at the CIA tonight (July 12)

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Daily Record

Pulp praise TRSNMT claiming Glasgow festival is the furthest north they've ever played

Frontman Jarvis Cocker interacted with the Glasgow Green crowds during Pulp's first show in Scotland in over a decade.

Glasgow Live

Pulp icon Jarvis Cocker planned Glasgow Banksy exhibition after TRNSMT show

The rock band's front man, Jarvis Cocker has been enjoying himself in the city and has even set his sights on a trip to visit the Banksy exhibition, inside the Gallery of Modern Art.

The Guardian - UK

Pulp review – a triumphant, full-tilt return from Jarvis Cocker and co

A hit-heavy set reminds us how the Sheffield masters earned their place in British pop culture – with plenty of sleaze and sonic adventure thrown in

Daily Record

Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker planned Banksy exhibition visit after TRNSMT headline show

Jarvis Cocker said Glasgow was the furthest north he had been and got the crowd singing happy birthday to Ringo Starr as he performed a set of classic hits.

Daily Record

TRNSMT revellers could face washout as Met office issues thunderstorm warning

A yellow weather warning has been put in place for the majority of the UK between 9am and midnight on Saturday.

Daily Record

Jarvis Cocker pays tribute to Beatles legend during headline gig at TRNSMT

The tribute was part of engaging set from Cocker, who was clearly enjoying his time in Glasgow, and keen not to leave fans disappointed.

Daily Record

Jarvis Cocker and George Ezra challenged to a game of ping pong at TRNSMT

Declan Welsh and The Decadent West said they could 'destroy' George Evra at ping pong.

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