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WE WERE THE first band of our generation that started to grow up,” Billy Corgan says, reflecting on the making of the Smashing Pumpkins’ 1995 grand opus, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. “The b

Truth can be stranger than fiction, and that’s something Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate embrace on their latest album, The Uncertainty Principle . Moving away from sci-fi and exploring themes of science and human interaction, Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland explain why they took a deep dive into the history books to uncover tales of scientists, spies and nuclear bombs.

Back in the 1960s, several pop groups of the day appeared in feature films created around them. They were largely good clean fun, especially in the case of the Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night and the Dave

Whipping boys of the UK music press in the 90s, Bush know what an uphill battle feels like. Today they’re still fighting, but instead of battling the detractors, they’re prioritising improvement.

PETER GILES

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