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The Rolling Stones confirmed for Glastonbury 2013

The Rolling Stones confirmed for Glastonbury 2013

The Rolling Stones have been confirmed as headlining the Saturday night of this...

Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Paul Weller, Michael Horovitz collaborate for Record Store Day releases

Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Paul Weller, Michael Horovitz collaborate for Record Store Day releases

Poet Michael Horovitz has teamed up with Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon and Paul...

Kings Of Leon confirm new album for September

Kings Of Leon confirm new album for September

Kings Of Leon bassist Jared Followill has confirmed the band's new album will...

Extra tickets released for V&A's David Bowie Is... exhibition

Extra tickets released for V&A's David Bowie Is... exhibition

London's Victoria & Albert Museum have released extra tickets for their David Bowie...

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner, Elton John to appear on new Queens Of The Stone Age album

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner, Elton John to appear on new Queens Of The Stone Age album

It has been confirmed that Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner will appear on...

Cat Power, Suede and The Strypes to kick off new series of Later...

Cat Power, Suede and The Strypes to kick off new series of Later...

Later…Live with Jools Holland will return on April 9 with guests including Suede...

Tom Morello speaks about 'challenge' of joining Bruce Springsteen's band

Tom Morello speaks about 'challenge' of joining Bruce Springsteen's band

Tom Morello has spoken about his recent time spent as guitarist for ...

Jeff Lynne: “The Beatles would take the piss when I was producing them”

Jeff Lynne: “The Beatles would take the piss when I was producing them”

Jeff Lynne has revealed that the surviving Beatles would “take the piss” when...

Lou Reed cancels US live dates

Lou Reed cancels US live dates

Lou Reed has cancelled a series of West Coast United States shows through the...

Jackson 5 and Supremes songwriter and producer Deke Richards dies aged 68

Jackson 5 and Supremes songwriter and producer Deke Richards dies aged 68

Motown songwriter-producer Deke Richards, who penned songs for The...

George Harrison "Blue Jay Way" house sold for $3.8 million

George Harrison "Blue Jay Way" house sold for $3.8 million

The house where George Harrison wrote “Blue Jay Way” has sold for $3.8 million...

Dave Davies reveals new album details

Dave Davies reveals new album details

Dave Davies has revealed details of his upcoming album, I Will Be Me.

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Play a round of golf with Alice Cooper for $10,000

Play a round of golf with Alice Cooper for $10,000

For $10,000 (£6588), a fan of Alice Cooper can buy the chance to play a round...

Phil Spector's wife believes TV movie exonerates husband; calls for new inquiry

Phil Spector's wife believes TV movie exonerates husband; calls for new inquiry

Phil Spector's wife has called for a fresh appeal over his murder conviction of actress Lana...

Ginger Baker: “Jack Bruce is a problem everywhere he goes”

Ginger Baker: “Jack Bruce is a problem everywhere he goes”

Ginger Baker has described his former Cream bandmate Jack...

Jeff Tweedy calls for gay marriage support in Illinois

Jeff Tweedy calls for gay marriage support in Illinois

Jeff Tweedy has had a letter printed in his hometown newspaper, The Belleville...

Pete Townshend on The Who's early days: "If I wasn't working I would have been drinking, smoking grass and taking pep pills"

Pete Townshend on The Who's early days: "If I wasn't working I would have been drinking, smoking grass and taking pep pills"

Pete Townshend recalls The Who’s wild early days, including their legendary...

Daft Punk announce new album title and release date

Daft Punk announce new album title and release date

Daft Punk have announced the title of their new album and its release date....

St Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, Sufjan Stevens, others to appear on new The National album

St Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, Sufjan Stevens, others to appear on new The National album

St Vincent, Sharon Van Etten and Sufjan Stevens are among the...

The Rolling Stones to play Hyde Park?

The Rolling Stones to play Hyde Park?

The Rolling Stones will play London's Hyde Park in the summer, according to a...

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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...