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Their lead singer almost lost his voice, his pet chameleon met a nasty end and the band sing about killing each other. We got in the van with the K9 rockers
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A court ruled in favor of the producer of a 1997 song that sampled the German group – but since every sampling case is subjective, it’s not a model for the future
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The Who frontman says ‘musicians are getting robbed every day’ thanks to music streaming and that he won’t give his music away for free
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From the voice of an angel to cosmic art rocker, ahead of her latest project – a reworking of The Little Mermaid – the politicised pop star talks Tories, trolls and genderfluid whales
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With new additions such as Damon Albarn, Christine and the Queens and Tame Impala, here are the full listings for the biggest stages at this year’s festival
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In a video posted on Twitter, Adele is seen telling a fan to stop filming her during one of her concerts in Verona, Italy
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Video reportedly taken during concert in Verona, Italy, shows singer telling audience member ‘this isn’t a DVD, this is a real show’
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Rolling Stones guitarist becomes father again, two days before his 69th birthday
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The voice of will.i.am’s new wearable tech device proves more engaging than his largely witless songs
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Roundhouse London
The final night of the band’s residency has few shock moments, but makes up for it in intimacy and Thom Yorke’s effusive stage presence -
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The Brit-winning rock quartet’s second album is crowd-pleasing but unadventurous
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Aiming themselves squarely at the lowest common denominator, Van McCann and co make meat-and-potatoes music for festival crowds to punch the air to
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The Dr Feelgood musician on everything from being given 10 months to live, recording an album in the 11th month, how music has changed and why biscuits are bad news
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The Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter Emmy the Great asks why more and more musicians, from Gwenno Saunders to Maria Usbeck, are turning to their first languages for their lyrics
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video
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The footage, shot by an Australian woman, shows The Beatles getting their make-up done for the special The Music of Lennon & McCartney in November 1965
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Fans in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and the artist’s home city of Minneapolis pay tribute
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Eagles of Death Metal play live in Paris on Tuesday for first time since their gig at the Bataclan was the scene of a massacre in November’s terrorist attacks
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The singer wows the crowd at Levi’s Stadium with her performance of the US national anthem before kick-off
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Adele has objected after frontrunning Republican candidate Donald Trump was introduced in Iowa by Sarah Palin with Adele’s Rolling in the Deep playing
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Fans lay flowers and leave messages for David Bowie in central London at the site where the photo was taken for Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust album
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The Rolling Stones showed their enduring power in a storming Glastonbury debut, writes Caspar Llewellyn Smith
interviews
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The country star has a new introspective album, and here he talks candidly about Nashville and explains how his latest LP is inspired by The Affair
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He was the sober, Christian dance music pioneer – but then Moby found success... Now he’s coming clean
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He’s the poster boy for the grime revival but there’s more to Stormzy than banter and bids for the Christmas No 1. He tell us why he’s a MC with something to say
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The musician and songwriter on Maggie Nelson’s Argonauts, the Atlanta band Slang, Louis CK’s boldness, and his love of rapturous music writing
quizzes
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After this year’s Grammy’s and ahead of the Brits, see how many of these famous speeches you can match to the probably sozzled winner as we plough into the heart of awards season
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With the rocktastic festivals taking place this weekend, it’s time to see how much you know about their history
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There’s more to boybands than One Direction. But do you know how many members Menudo had? Or in which paper Lou Pearlman advertised for the members of Backstreet Boys?
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We’ve cut out the faces of 12 axemen with distinctive guitars, so you have to identify the guitarist from their instrument …
in pictures
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A new exhibition in London celebrates the cultural boom of the 60s, as captured by photographer Stanley Bielecki. Shooting Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and the Supremes, the Polish refugee who arrived in Britain after the second world war worked for titles including Pop Weekly, Teen Beat and Melody Maker
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Charlie peeing in the sink, Brian fixing his hair and Mick meeting Bo Diddley ... how did the band fill the long hours between stage-time on their 1965 and 1967 tours? Photographer Gered Mankowitz shares his album – and memories
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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the platinum selling 1996 record which scored the Welsh rock group their first commercial success, a special box set will be released. Taken from the EMG reissue, here’s a preview of the book, featuring Nicky Wire’s lyric sheets and photos from the era
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The new book Outside the Lines gathers behind-the-scenes pictures, outtakes and lost images from the cover shoots of punk and new wave’s most famous LPs. Take a look, and read what their photographers recall from the sessions
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When our correspondent was abruptly summoned to an audience with the legendary artist in his Minneapolis studios, he had no idea what to expect. Certainly not being asked to duet on Sign o’ the Times ...
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She was subjected to decades of vilification. Now everyone from Gaga to Sparks are lining up to pay tribute. How does the 83-year-old artist feel about the world catching up to the Yoko Ono sound?
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Why did these two men hang around Huddersfield railway station asking young people what they did today? Electronic duo Darkstar explain their most daring LP yet
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In 1969, Rolling Stone shocked the world with an issue about the rock ‘supergroupie’. A new book tells all
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At 71, the Rolling Stones legend is proud of his cartoon image as a rock outlaw. He’s back now with his first solo album in 23 years. But some days, the wildman reputation feels like a ball and chain – he just wants to visit an art gallery or water the garden
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Atlanta’s Young Thug is the gender-fluid, surrealist rapper who’s being anointed as hip-hop’s next titan. Don’t know what to make of him? You’re not the only one
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Back in Hong Kong, where they recorded their album The Magic Whip, Damon, Graham, Alex and Dave talk about falling out and making up, the state of British pop music and why 90s Britpop was a wasted opportunity
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