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‘A lot of late 70s bands wore grey. But we were determined to have fun’: the return of the mega-influential Swell Maps after 46 years

Championed by the BBC’s John Peel and signed to Rough Trade, the band were punk when that meant DIY, psychedelia and prog as well as screaming chords. What’s more, they loved Pink Floyd …

The Guardian - UK

“This guy came up after a gig and said he was a specialist in repetitive strain injuries. He said, ‘What you’re doing is exactly what we tell people not to do’”: Inside the (literally) blistering sound of British alt-rock’s cultest heroes

With a refreshed lineup, a new EP, and a boxset documenting the band's storied career, The Wedding Present founder/frontman Gedge and new guitarist Wood tell us why they're not afraid to bleed for their art – but they're not superglueing the wounds together

Guitar World

Former Radio 1 DJ Andy Kershaw ‘unable to walk’ after cancer diagnosis: ‘I’m determined not to die before Trump’

Former presenter is as known for his colourful life as for his years presenting and reporting for the BBC and Channel 4

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“The studio bill came to £148.50. So with the £1.50 in change we all bought a celebratory bag of fish and chips”: Before superstardom and multi-million-selling albums, the young Def Leppard made their very first record on the cheap

“It was difficult doing the scream in The Overture on a Sunday morning”

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"If you break the song down, it's really not that original. But I thank God every day that I wrote it": How one radio play turned the Undertones' intended final release into a brand new beginning

A story of punk rock, John Peel and some misspelt graffiti

Louder

Brawls, blackmail and Judi Dench: 75 staggering moments from 75 years of The Archers

From Jill’s flung flapjack to Nigel’s tragic fall, the Great Flood, Helen’s acquittal and a priceless cameo from Dame Judi, here’s an anniversary feast of epic Ambridge moments

The Guardian - UK

“Marc is criminally underrated as a guitarist. All rock ’n’ rollers love T. Rex, and there’s a little bit of T. Rex in every rock ’n’ roll band”: When T. Rex opened the floodgates of glam rock with the riff-driven groove of Get It On

T. Rex's signature song was written and recorded while on a hectic US tour, and would be their only stateside hit

MusicRadar

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“I hadn’t stopped from ’62 till ’73 – on demand continuously. And walking away was hard… because I don’t exist if I don’t have a record in the charts”: The cosmic inspiration and bitter irony in one of John Lennon’s last and most poignant songs

After the turbulence and emotional trauma of his past, the song had a sense of reflection and calm

MusicRadar

Dave Ball obituary

One half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell best known for its No 1 single Tainted Love

The Guardian - UK

As Billy Vigar’s family grieve, FA faces questions over its response on safety issues

Alex Fletcher called for changes after crashing into concrete hoardings three years ago. As far as he is concerned, nothing happened as a result

The Guardian - UK

‘I got a nosebleed in minutes!’ How the Wedding Present’s indie banger classics inspired a musical

They lit up the 80s and 90s with abrasive tracks that were like kitchen-sink dramas. But can the Wedding Present’s acerbic songs work on stage? We meet the team making it happen – and the ‘rock god’ who penned the hits

The Guardian - UK

‘The army were on the streets – and we were bored’: Stiff Little Fingers on making Alternative Ulster

‘There wasn’t time to sit down and discuss politics and the future of the world, or your aims and aspirations. You just did stuff’

The Guardian - UK

Sir Michael Palin gets musical memories from John Peel

Sir Michael Palin learned about music from late DJ John Peel, who used to blast out his records when they were at school together.

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Thin Lizzy's long-lost 1971 BBC session has surfaced online

Listen to four songs recorded for John Peel in 1971, taken from a newly discovered off-air reel-to-reel tape

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3 Legged Thing Annie Professional Studio Microphone Arm review: let your voice be heard

Forget lights, camera, action – the 3 Legged Thing Annie is all about the power of the spoken word, and recording it to best effect

The Guardian - UK

Tom Ravenscroft: ‘I always wanted a shell suit, but my mum wouldn’t let me have one’

The radio DJ talks about missing grungy old music festivals, doing all the cleaning at home, and being brought up without ambition by his dad, John Peel

Louder

“Almost overnight after the Sex Pistols, prog rock came to a halt”: 1977 was the supposedly the year punk killed prog. The truth is very different

Exploding the myth that progressive rock’s ‘dinosaurs’were finished off by punk

The Guardian - UK

Johnnie Walker obituary

Former pirate radio disc jockey who went to Radio 1 and later became a stalwart of Radio 2

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"We look so young. We were so young": Brian May's guide to rarely-seen Queen photos, from before they were famous

Sir Brian May talks us through a series of previously unseen photographs from Queen's early days as featured in the new Queen I Collector’s Edition

Digital Camera World

Meet Annie, Steve and John, 3 Legged Thing's mic arms for content creators, YouTubers, TikTokers and podcasters

Legendary British Radio 1 DJs Annie Nightingale, Steve Wright and John Peel namechecked in honor of 3LT's new range of microphone arms for wannabe broadcasters

The Guardian - UK

Joan Armatrading: ‘I love the Beano – in fact, I was in it, having a slap-up meal’

The singer-songwriter answers your questions on the bank robber that inspired her, playing with Bob Dylan and Clarke Peters, and her love of classic comics

Louder

"I love Blackberry Smoke. They're the Status Quo of country": This is the soundtrack of legendary broadcaster Bob Harris's life

Old Grey Whistle Test legend 'Whispering' Bob Harris picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance

The Guardian - UK

Martin Phillipps obituary

Singer and songwriter whose band, the Chills, were pioneers of the melodic, offbeat lo-fi rock known as the Dunedin sound

The Independent UK

When is Dua Lipa performing on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury and how to watch

Pop singer has said she wants to make her audience at the Pyramid Stage feel like they’re in ‘a small little nightclub’

The Guardian - UK

Mansour Seck obituary

Senegalese musician in the ‘griot’ tradition, best known for his long-term collaboration with Baaba Maal

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