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When the Irish band were a folksy blues three-piece, it was Eric Bell who defined Thin Lizzy on their 1971 self-titled debut and early 70s follow-ups, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds Of The Western World

Midge Ure, the Live Aid orchestrator and Ultravox synth-pop pioneer, looks back at his trial by fire with Thin Lizzy – and why he told Phil Lynott: “I’m not the guy you should be asking”

With vocalist Michael McDonald on board again and a new album, more than 50 years down the tracks The Doobie Brothers have still got what it takes.They tell us to just listen to the music…

The Christians brought progressive soul to the UK charts in the late 80s and early 90s, even giving some of the biggest names in pop a run for their money. Their self-titled debut album went on to sel

Having formed in 1975, Talking Heads surfaced from the ashes of New York band The Artistics, with frontman David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz eventually recruiting (after three auditions) fledgling

I’ve never had a CD player.” From a member of Dire Straits, this sounds like sacrilege. Their fifth album Brothers In Arms was synonymous with the rise of compact discs: one of the first major release