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Dealers, guns and pimps: dark clouds hover over the creation of There's A Riot Goin' On

A left-field history of the Fab Four: in lists, graphs, maps, numbers, seating plans, houses, merchandise, valuable ephemera items, and of course, their entire UK discography

Plus the Grateful Dead, Altın Gün, Laura Nyro and Sparks

The pandemic has brought back into focus the qualities that inspired Kurt Wagner to make music in the first place. But as a new album ushers in yet another new era for Lambchop, there’s no danger of him dwelling on his many former glories

Archival interviews, in-depth reviews of every album and more

The Everything But The Girl star turned rock memoirist on lightbulb moments, “fuck-off hits” and being Aretha for a day

White Denim, Joan Shelley, Lump, Mega Bog, Matthew E White, Amiina and more

Jackson Browne has always written songs about love, hope and defiance – but with his new album Downhill From Everywhere these themes have taken on a bold, new urgency

After an 11-year absence, Liz Phair has returned to reclaim her title of fearless songwriting superstar. But how has a song about Lou Reed, a country-rap crossover hit and her own trailblazing debut helped prepare her to re-enter the fray?

The Paisley Park vaults reveal yet more hidden gems