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While their London counterparts are struggling, bands like Courteeners and Blossoms are thriving. Michael Hann speaks to the musicians, politicians, and industry figures about what makes this corner of the country so hospitable for burgeoning guitar groups looking to make a splash

From its revolutionary first chord to its last bars, the Beatles’ overlooked third album transcends mere ‘pop’, says author Colin Fleming

There are fewer gatekeepers to the music scene than in the 60s, but aspiring pop stars will need a camera – or a phone!

Heard on Please Please Me and Love Me Do, this unassuming 1962 Vox AC15 Twin may have just become the most valuable amp on the planet – and we’ve had the exclusive first look

I first saw A Hard Day’s Night at a film festival over 20 years ago, at the insistence of my mum. By then, it was already decades old, but I remember being enthralled by its high-spirited energy.

"I think in the balance I would have had more things to be niggled with him about than he would have with me"

He also reveals that he essentially funds music provision in Suffolk state schools

In 1974, the fossilised bones of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old hominin, were discovered in Ethiopia. How has this remarkable skeleton disproved a Darwinian theory – and what links her to the Beatles?

Ron Chapman's film examines the Toronto concert where Lennon performed before announcing the Beatles' disbandment

Apple’s infamous legal battle against Apple Records led to one of the greatest blunders in the BBC’s history. Here’s why.

The Bob Marley and The Wailers guitarist says Hendrix was “like two different people” on and offstage