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Wendy Rigg is planning a summer of festival fun – but what is it about nostalgic music that makes us feel so good?

They may not match Keats or Heaney for poetic heft, but you’re a hell of a lot more likely to recognise Oasis’s lyrics than anything written by more celebrated wordsmiths. The words penned by the brot

‘I’VE NEVER HAD a problem with being open,” says Andy Bell. “I wear my heart on my sleeve.” It’s a simple statement, but one that has defined a career. From the moment he stepped into the spotlight wi

Thirty years ago, Marillion released their final album on EMI, their first not to reach the UK Top 10. Afraid Of Sunlight has since been hailed as one of the band’s greatest recordings, but tragedy lay at its heart, even though it kickstarted their career as one of the most successful independent groups. The band recall the challenging times that threatened their career and, at times, their sanity.

A brilliant new documentary reflects on the world’s biggest music concert 40 years on…

In August 1991, Oasis played their debut gig at the Boardwalk club in Manchester – Noel Gallagher was in attendance to see his younger brother’s band, which he would soon join, assuming control over t