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The White Stripes to release 'Nine Miles From The White City' live album

The White Stripes to release 'Nine Miles From The White City' live album

The White Stripes will release a live album titled 'Nine Miles From The White...

Fleetwood Mac to release new EP 'in a few days'

Fleetwood Mac to release new EP 'in a few days'

Lindsey Buckingham has announced that Fleetwood Mac will release an EP of new...

The Rolling Stones announce second London Hyde Park gig

The Rolling Stones announce second London Hyde Park gig

The Rolling Stones have announced they will play a second gig in London’s Hyde...

Justin Vernon's new band, The Shouting Matches, stream their debut album

Justin Vernon's new band, The Shouting Matches, stream their debut album

The debut album from Justin Vernon's new band, The Shouting Matches...

Bill Wyman on joining The Rolling Stones again: 'I've got better things to be doing now'

Bill Wyman on joining The Rolling Stones again: 'I've got better things to be doing now'

The Rolling Stones' former bassist Bill Wyman has said he...

The National unveil new song 'Demons' – listen

The National unveil new song 'Demons' – listen

'Demons', the first song to be released from The National's forthcoming new...

Black Sabbath announce UK arena tour

Black Sabbath announce UK arena tour

Black Sabbath have announced a UK arena tour for December 2013.

Andy Johns, Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones engineer and producer, dies aged 61

Andy Johns, Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones engineer and producer, dies aged 61

Andy Johns has died at the age of 61.

The producer and engineer was...

Mark Knopfler cancels two concerts in Russia in protest over human rights crackdown

Mark Knopfler cancels two concerts in Russia in protest over human rights crackdown

Mark Knopfler has axed two concerts in Russia in protest over a crackdown on...

The National announce UK and European tour dates

The National announce UK and European tour dates

The National have announced UK and European tour dates.

The band, who release their sixth...

Yeah Yeah Yeahs stream new album 'Mosquito' ahead of release

Yeah Yeah Yeahs stream new album 'Mosquito' ahead of release

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are currently streaming their upcoming fourth album '...

HMV poised to sign a £50 million rescue package

HMV poised to sign a £50 million rescue package

HMV finally looks set to be rescued in a £50 million deal that will preserve 2,...

Cat Power reschedules cancelled London show

Cat Power reschedules cancelled London show

Cat Power has rescheduled her cancelled December 2012 London gig.

The...

Charlie Watts: "I don't want to play Glastonbury."

Charlie Watts: "I don't want to play Glastonbury."

Charlie Watts has said that he doesn't want to play Glastonbury because he...

Christine McVie keen to join Fleetwood Mac on stage in London

Christine McVie keen to join Fleetwood Mac on stage in London

Christine McVie has said that she would be keen to perform live with Fleetwood...

Patti Smith, Iggy & The Stooges, Siouxsie confirmed for Yoko Ono's Meltown

Patti Smith, Iggy & The Stooges, Siouxsie confirmed for Yoko Ono's Meltown

The line-up for this year's Meltdown festival has been announced.

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Giorgio Moroder on the new Daft Punk album: 'It's a step forward'

Giorgio Moroder on the new Daft Punk album: 'It's a step forward'

Giorgio Moroder has spoken about working on the new Daft Punk album.

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The Rolling Stones on 1969 Hyde Park gig: 'There were an awful lot of butterfly casualties'

The Rolling Stones on 1969 Hyde Park gig: 'There were an awful lot of butterfly casualties'

The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has spoken about his memories of...

Jeff Tweedy producing White Denim's new album

Jeff Tweedy producing White Denim's new album

White Denim have announced they are recording their fifth studio album with...

The Rolling Stones announce North American tour dates

The Rolling Stones announce North American tour dates

The Rolling Stones have announced a slew of dates in North America as part of...

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Bruce Springsteen, Tame Impala, Rodriguez, George Clinton, John Fogerty, Prince and George Jones in new Uncut


I would have bought the issue of Melody Maker in which I first read about Bruce Springsteen on my way into the art school in Newport, where in March 1973 I was in my last term, only a few months away from moving to London and not long after that fetching up on MM as a junior reporter/feature...