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I was a hopeless hoarder – until I was forced to throw out 50 things I own

I can’t get rid of an ancient gig ticket, let alone a useless tea urn or old Cub scout uniform. Will rising to this challenge cleanse my soul – or cause complex psychological trauma?

The Guardian - UK

“The union passed a motion to ban the use of synths, drum machines and any electronic devices”: the day the 'Loony' Musician's Union tried to kill the synthesizer (which also happened to be Bob Moog’s birthday)

Best of 2023: And it wasn't the first time the UK union had it in for technology

MusicRadar

“It should be illegal to be in a band, and only those willing to be arrested and locked up should try and pursue music”: Bill Nelson was only partly joking with his pre-punk manifesto

From psychedelic troubadour to art rocker, the Be-Bop Deluxe leader has always been about crossing musical boundaries and encouraging others to do the same

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And it wasn't the first time the UK union had it in for technology

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Shane MacGowan, Pogues songwriter and Irish music legend, dies aged 65

One of the all-time great bandleaders and writer of Christmas classic Fairytale of New York, MacGowan invigorated rock with the power of Irish folk music

The Guardian - UK

"We've got loads of songs there in pieces": Ray Davies reveals he's recorded "about 20" new Kinks songs with brother Dave, and he plans to finish them

This year has seen new releases from The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Could The Kinks follow suit?

Louder

Pete Doherty: his most revealing quotes, as The Libertines rocker is interviewed by Louis Theroux

Once one of indie-rock's most notorious rabble-rousers, Doherty now lives a relatively tranquil existence in Normandy with his wife and daughter

Evening Standard

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‘I founded Loaded — Nuts and Zoo were launched by cynical people attempting to slice off more market share’

A new BBC documentary about Loaded magazine looks back on 1990’s and 2000’s lad culture — and how magazines spawned it. The title’s original editor James Brown says not all men’s publications were bad

Evening Standard

‘Beautiful havoc’: the film about the angel of death that lost its director to Covid

Steve Booth, former guitarist of scorching hot glammers Pink Grease, died before End Credits was finished. Our writer relives the Orphic odyssey that has finally brought his vision to the screen

The Guardian - UK

Jenna Ortega issues strong statement on Johnny Depp romance rumours: ‘Leave us alone’

Representatives for Depp also denied rumours he is dating the 20-year-old actor

The Independent UK

"I still confront the expectations of my audience. I rarely give them what they want": Steven Wilson on the "privilege" of being able to do what the hell he likes

Steven Wilson will never again give the music industry what it wants: "We were pressured to try to write a grunge radio anthem. I did it, but I felt so dirty"

Louder

Totally Wired by Paul Gorman is a deft potted history of the music press – but it doesn't tell the whole story

Musicians have long had their careers captured for posterity by the music press. Yet, the spotlight has rarely been turned around to the journalists who write these stories. Totally Wired is a vivid oral history of music journalists in the UK and US.

The Conversation

Music bible NME returns to print five years after axing weekly edition

It will now be bi-monthly.

The Independent UK

Chrissie Hynde: ‘I’m more relaxed now. Ageing is like being a pothead again’

The Pretenders frontwoman takes questions from famous fans and Observer readers on her relentless creativity, rethinking her hippy youth, and her cruelty-free farm

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"I just love the freedom to get to do whatever you want": Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante looks to the future, and teases "new stuff on the horizon"

Spiritbox vocalist Courtney LaPlante expresses her appreciation of fans "letting us figure ourselves out in real time"

The Guardian - UK

Malaysian musicians prepare lawsuit against the 1975 over festival cancellation

Authorities cancelled the Good Vibes festival after frontman Matty Healy criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws, leading musicians and food vendors to seek damages

Evening Standard

NME relaunches print edition: 30 iconic covers through the years

From Warhol to Morrissey, the publication has been responsible for some of music’s most iconic magazine covers

Evening Standard

NME magazine set for print relaunch this summer

The famous music magazine is returning as a bi-monthly

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From AM to Yeezus: Classic albums celebrating their tenth birthday this year

Arctic Monkeys, Kanye West, Lorde, Haim, David Bowie and others released widely-celebrated albums in 2013

Metal Hammer

Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash reveals the horror movie that "scared the ****" out of him

Slash talks scary movies, horror icons and killer soundtracks

Metal Hammer

“Led Zeppelin write weak, unimaginative songs”: 10 original reviews of classic albums that got it completely wrong

Everyone from Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath to Iron Maiden and Guns N’ Roses had their haters

Evening Standard

Bruce Springsteen: our pick of his top 10 songs of all time as he performs tribute at Patti Smith concert

We pick out some highlights from The Boss’ stellar six-decade career

Louder

“We don't want people to know what we think”: Why Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures may be the most important record to emerge from the UK punk scene

Released on June 15, 1979, Joy Division's bleak, beautiful masterpiece has lost none of its power or stark dread

Guitar World

Haim hit back after accusations of “acting” during live performance: “Don’t ever say we don’t play our instruments”

The trio spoke out after one individual questioned whether bassist Este Haim was playing her parts – something she says the band has to deal with “on every f**king video of us playing”

The Guardian - UK

Thank you, Royal Blood, for heralding the death of ‘real’ music

Frontman Mike Kerr launched a wave of memes with his petulant festival rant – and revealed the sense of entitlement created by a culture that prized rock above pop

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