…james brown hits london!

6 JULY SUNDAY

SIXTY YEARS AGO, THE BEATLES OPENED UP THE DOOR TO A BRAVE NEW WORLD. ANIMATED BY WEED AND ACID, THEY FOUND THE INTROSPECTIVE SONGS OF HELPI, THE KNOCK ABOUT MOVIE THAT WAS ALSO A SKEWED, STONED SATIRE ON BEATLEMANIA. AND YET, AMID FRESH MADHESS AND MBES, THE ESSENCE OF 196S WAS ALSO A RETURN TO THE BAND'S ORIGINAL SOURCE, THE REVENGE OF THE BEATNIK BEATLES...

SLY STONE, WHO DIED ON June 9 at 82, wrung greatness out of the American abyss. Early in his career, Stone was an avatar of a more peaceful future, forming Sly and the Family Stone as one of the count

LONDON, ENGLAND Glenn Hoddle doesn’t exude rock star vibes, but he plays a mean guitar. Chas & Dave penned Ossie’s Dream before Spurs’ 1981 FA Cup win, then joined up with Ray Clemence and Hoddle for

Amid the mayhem of his European tour, Joe takes time out to give us a guided tour around his 2025 live gear, delivers the lowdown on some of his more storied guitars, and tells us why his mighty multi-amp rig has to run at breaking point in order to make the earth move and those riffs resonate…

Neville Marten recalls interviews with one of his musical idols, the singer-songwriter supreme and total legend, the great JT himself