May 1983 … malcolm mclaren startles with duck rock

Steve Fairclough has the inside story of the eye-catching group photo for the cover of the 1979 Madness LP, One Step Beyond …

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Bruce Springsteen has become something of a national treasure in Britain — but it wasn’t always the case, says David Hepworth

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…

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...by the news that Piers Morgan has just been voted the UK’s sexiest man(!), knocking Jeremy Clarkson off the top spot after the farmer’s two previous wins. In the Illicit Encounters annual poll of 2