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Yeah Yeah Yeahs unveil new single 'Sacrilege' - listen

Yeah Yeah Yeahs unveil new single 'Sacrilege' - listen

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have revealed their new single 'Sacrilege'.

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Watch video for David Bowie's new single 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'

Watch video for David Bowie's new single 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'

David Bowie has unveiled a brand new track titled 'The Stars (Are Out...

Iggy And The Stooges to release new album 'Ready To Die' on April 30

Iggy And The Stooges to release new album 'Ready To Die' on April 30

Iggy And The Stooges have announced that they will release their new album '...

Wilko Johnson: "I’m not going onstage ill – I don’t want people to see me like that"

Wilko Johnson: "I’m not going onstage ill – I don’t want people to see me like that"

Wilko Johnson has spoken about his terminal illness, Dr Feelgood and his...

Searching For Sugar Man wins Best Documentary Oscar

Searching For Sugar Man wins Best Documentary Oscar

Searching for Sugar Man, the documentary about forgotten singer turned...

Elton John to release new T Bone Burnett-produced album in September

Elton John to release new T Bone Burnett-produced album in September

Elton John is to release his new album 'The Diving Board' in September this...

Bill Wyman 'disappointed' by role in The Rolling Stones 50th anniversary shows

Bill Wyman 'disappointed' by role in The Rolling Stones 50th anniversary shows

Bill Wyman has said he was "disappointed" by his role in The Rolling...

Watch Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in concert

Watch Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in concert

An unedited Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds concert is now available to watch online for 24 hours....

Chicago blues guitarist Magic Slim dies aged 75

Chicago blues guitarist Magic Slim dies aged 75

Magic Slim, the Chicago blues guitarist, has died aged 75.

A heavy...

Atoms For Peace announce European festival dates

Atoms For Peace announce European festival dates

Atoms For Peace have been announced as the headliner for two festivals this...

Elvis Costello reportedly to release new album for Record Store Day

Elvis Costello reportedly to release new album for Record Store Day

Elvis Costello is reportedly to release a new album for Record Store Day 2013...

David Bowie guitarist: 'Odds of a tour are 50-50'

David Bowie guitarist: 'Odds of a tour are 50-50'

Guitarist Gerry Leonard has revealed that David Bowie could tour off the back...

Iggy And The Stooges to release DVD of Ron Asheton tribute concert

Iggy And The Stooges to release DVD of Ron Asheton tribute concert

The official website...

Beatles grant rare music license to doc about their former secretary

Beatles grant rare music license to doc about their former secretary

Good Ol’ Freda, a documentary about former Beatles secretary Freda Kelly, has...

Bob Dylan single rumoured for Record Store Day 2013

Bob Dylan single rumoured for Record Store Day 2013

Bob Dylan is reportedly releasing a 7” single as part of Record Store Day 2013...

Kevin Ayers, 1944 - 2013

Kevin Ayers, 1944 - 2013

Kevin Ayers, one of Britain’s most gifted and idiosyncratic singer-songwriters...

Suede announce brand new single and intimate London gig

Suede announce brand new single and intimate London gig

Suede have announced details of a new single and intimate London show.

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Jack White named Record Store Day ambassador

Jack White named Record Store Day ambassador

Jack White has been named the official ambassador for Record Store Day...

Nick Cave on Grinderman reunion: 'Every other shitty band is doing it, why not someone who's good'

Nick Cave on Grinderman reunion: 'Every other shitty band is doing it, why not someone who's good'

Nick Cave has spoken about reforming Grinderman in order to...

Bruce Springsteen adds Leeds show to July UK tour dates

Bruce Springsteen adds Leeds show to July UK tour dates

Bruce Springsteen has added a new date to the UK leg of his Wrecking Ball Tour...

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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...