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Uncut stage at the Great Escape festival: full line-up confirmed

Uncut stage at the Great Escape festival: full line-up confirmed

The full line-up for the Uncut stage at this year's Great Escape festival in...

Ask John Fogerty

Ask John Fogerty

Ahead of the release of his long-awaited duets album Wrote A Song For Everyone, John...

Johnny Marr: "Margaret Thatcher didn't make Britain great"

Johnny Marr: "Margaret Thatcher didn't make Britain great"

Johnny Marr has spoken out about Margaret Thatcher.

"My thoughts are...

Thurston Moore's Chelsea Light Moving to play first UK shows this summer

Thurston Moore's Chelsea Light Moving to play first UK shows this summer

Thurston Moore's new band Chelsea Light Moving will play their first UK shows...

Rare Jarvis Cocker-directed music videos revisited as part BUG: Warp Records special

Rare Jarvis Cocker-directed music videos revisited as part BUG: Warp Records special

Warp Films celebrated its tenth anniversary on Friday (April 12) with a special...

Black Sabbath: new album tracklisting revealed

Black Sabbath: new album tracklisting revealed

Following a listening party over the weekend, the tracklisting for Black Sabbath...

Watch Morrissey take tea with Victoria Wood

Watch Morrissey take tea with Victoria Wood

Morrissey has appeared on Victoria Wood's Nice Cup Of Tea.

The programme...

Hear new National track, "Don't Swallow The Cap"

Hear new National track, "Don't Swallow The Cap"

The National have released a new track, "Don't Swallow The Cap".

The...

Nile Rodgers on Daft Punk: "They make you up your game"

Nile Rodgers on Daft Punk: "They make you up your game"

Nile Rodgers has spoken about working on Daft Punk's new album Random Access...

Jeff Buckley musical set for Broadway?

Jeff Buckley musical set for Broadway?

A musical production based on Jeff Buckley is set to open this autumn at The...

Gregg Allman biopic in the works

Gregg Allman biopic in the works

Writer-director Randall Miller and screenwriter Jody Savin have acquired the rights to My Cross...

Black Sabbath to debut new single on episode of CSI

Black Sabbath to debut new single on episode of CSI

Black Sabbath have announced that they will premiere their new single "End Of...

Former Eagles guitarist Bernie Leadon to rejoin band for forthcoming tour

Former Eagles guitarist Bernie Leadon to rejoin band for forthcoming tour

Guitarist Bernie Leadon is reportedly to rejoin The Eagles for their upcoming...

Suede announce October 2013 UK and Irish tour dates

Suede announce October 2013 UK and Irish tour dates

Suede have announced details of an October 2013 UK and Ireland tour.

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Kate Bush awarded CBE by the Queen

Kate Bush awarded CBE by the Queen

Kate Bush received a CBE for services to music from the Queen today (April 10)...

Paul McCartney to reissue Wings Over America live album and concert film Rockshow

Paul McCartney to reissue Wings Over America live album and concert film Rockshow

Paul McCartney has announced that he will be reissuing Paul McCartney &...

Morrissey: 'Margaret Thatcher did not give a shit about people'

Morrissey: 'Margaret Thatcher did not give a shit about people'

Morrissey has released an official statement regarding the death of former...

Depeche Mode announce details of November UK tour

Depeche Mode announce details of November UK tour

Depeche Mode have announced details of a November 2013 UK tour.

The...

Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks add dates to Summer tour

Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks add dates to Summer tour

Brian Wilson has announced further details of shows he will play with Al...

Queens Of The Stone Age announce '…Like Clockwork' tracklisting and release date

Queens Of The Stone Age announce '…Like Clockwork' tracklisting and release date

Queens Of The Stone Age will release their forthcoming new album …Like...

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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...