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As tickets went on sale for Gene’s first live show in more than 20 years, Martin Rossiter didn’t know whether he should be feeling excited or terrified. “My levels of hope were swinging, pendulum-like

From Rikers Island to Amy Winehouse and “Uptown Funk”: how a late-blooming diva and an indie-label clique helped rejuvenate a classic sound

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

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

This trio of Los Angeles musicians fuse the rhythms of Havana, Medellín and Lima with the sounds of 60s surf music – though their sound has more in common with Latin folk music than Dick Dale. We join them to talk about their debut album, fibreglass guitars and tropical psychedelia

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