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'I was touring Japan and they said do you want to join our band?' The Blow Monkeys singer Dr. Robert reveals Oasis stole his drummer

The Blow Monkeys singer Dr. Robert has revealed that former Oasis drummer Alan White quit his solo touring band in 1995 to play with Liam and Noel Gallagher.

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Robert Plant expresses support for Bruce Springsteen over opposition to Donald Trump as row rumbles on

Springsteen has now released his anti-Trump speech as part of an EP, while Plant will appear on Paul Weller's new album

Louder

I Love You, Byeee by Adam Buxton review – a book that is by turns stupid, zany, and surprisingly charming

I was all set to hate Buxton’s brand of self-deprecating chumminess, but his memoir somehow wins you over

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Charting protest pop: How music can bring about change

The 1980s was a period of profound popularity for political pop. Now, 40 years later, it’s what we desperately need again

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Fender Japan assembles all-star group of elite Masterbuilders for its most ambitious builds yet – the Deck O’ Cards Stratocasters

The four high-end builds, inspired by each suit from a deck of cards, represent the pinnacle of Fender Japan's guitar artistry

Guitar World

'Gaza is the story': Musicians rally around Kneecap after ‘kill your MP’ footage

Pulp, Paul Weller and Primal Scream are among the notable music names who have defended Kneecap after one of the rap group’s members appeared to…

The National (Scotland)

Musicians rally around Kneecap after row over ‘kill your MP’ footage

Video has emerged from a November 2023 gig appearing to show one member of the Irish trio saying ‘kill your local MP’.

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"It sounds like Dream Theater doing a pastiche of Bon Jovi songs": Did Extreme over-egg the funk-rock pudding on III Sides To Every Story?

Extreme's third album, the three-part III Sides To Every Story, was the sound of a band over-reaching themselves

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Ocean Colour Scene owe their success to presenter Chris Evans

Ocean Colour Scene frontman Simon Fowler will always be grateful to TV and radio presenter Chris Evans for championing the band's work during the 1990s.

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Saoirse Ronan and Austin Butler to lead cast of Deep Cuts

Saoirse Ronan and Austin Butler have been cast in 'Deep Cuts', which is being directed by Sean Durkin.

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Rick Buckler obituary

Drummer whose insistent beat underpinned the Jam’s distinctive sound on six top-selling studio albums and 18 consecutive Top 40 UK singles

The Guardian - UK

"A great drummer whose innovative patterns helped shape our songs": Rick Buckler, drummer of The Jam, dies aged 69 after a short illness

The drummer, alongside Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton was the essential power behind the 1970s pop/punk/new wave 'fire and skill' triumvirate

MusicRadar

Rick Buckler death: The Jam drummer dies aged 69

His former bandmate Paul Weller said he was ‘shocked and saddened’

The Independent UK

Rick Buckler, drummer of The Jam, dies aged 69 after short illness

The musician, along with band members Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton, had many hits in the 1970s and 1980s, including four UK No 1s

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The Independent UK

Paul Weller ‘shocked and saddened’ after death of The Jam drummer Rick Buckler

With The Jam, the drummer released six studio albums including In The City (1977), All Mod Cons (1978) and Sound Affects (1980).

Louder

Rick Buckler, drummer from The Jam, dead at 69

The death of Rick Buckler has been confirmed in a statement from his agent

Evening Standard

The Jam drummer Rick Buckler dies aged 69

Rick Buckler was part of the band’s classic line-up alongside bass player Bruce Foxton and lead singer and guitarist Weller

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Paul Weller still loves writing hits

Paul Weller still relishes the experience of writing a hit song.

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Guitar World

“Deserves status as one of rock ’n’ roll’s most iconic electric guitars solely from its association with three of the four Beatles”: From the Beatles to the Stones, Johnny Marr and Radiohead, why everyone loves the Epiphone Casino

It was the sound of the British Invasion, of Lennon’s Revolution, and it brings us jangle and bite in equal measure. We pay tribute to the E230TD/TDV’s golden years

The Guardian - UK

‘I’d turn that off if I was having sex!’: Joanna Page’s honest playlist

The Gavin and Stacey star associates Paul Weller with dolphins and doesn’t think Fleetwood Mac are sexy. But who does she swear along to to in the car?

Guitar World

“He got a kidney infection, so he’s in hospital… That’s a bit of a drag, because he was going to be the lead guitarist”: The iconic charity rock song that missed out on its star guitarist due to illness – and why it could have sounded very different

Do They Know It’s Christmas? could have ended up with more guitars had fate not intervened

The Guardian - UK

Milton Jones: ‘I was heckled by Paul Weller and Robbie Williams at the same gig!’

The standup on the power of strange shirts, the importance of never Googling yourself and how he came to specialise in one-liners

Guitar World

“Was smoking Hendrix’s Strat my wildest studio experience? Oh, certainly not! We always went full tilt. There was never a dull day!” Steve Cradock on his star-studded session with Paul McCartney, SGs vs Teles – and the joint he laced with Hendrix’s guitar

The Paul Weller and Ocean Colour Scene guitarist hints at high times in the band’s studio history, and he’s looking forward to going back to track their first album in “freaking years”

Louder

"In which not-so-jolly Roger regales us with his musings on all the usual subjects": Roger Waters rails against capitalism, America, war, religion and television on Amused To Death

Amused To Death is Roger Waters’ proudest solo moment and a damning reflection on social disintegration.

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Saoirse Ronan praises 'truly special' Paul Weller

Saoirse Ronan thinks Paul Weller is a "truly special person" and loved working with him on 'Blitz'.

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