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Guardian Music — Songs in the UK chart in 1976-77 that are likely to be included in BBC4's archive showsTop 40 hits of early April 1976 1 Brotherhood Of Man Save Your Kisses For Me2 Barry White You See The Trouble With Me3 John Miles Music4 Billy Ocean Love Really Hu... more info

Guardian Music — Channel to show vintage episodes from equivalent week 35 years ago, starting in AprilViewers of a certain age have fond if hazy memories of Top of the Top from the 1970s, when the likes of Dave Lee Travis and Jimmy Savile presided over a cheesy circu... more info

Guardian Music — Russian president realises childhood dream by having tea with members of Deep Purple at his Moscow residenceDmitry Medvedev, a big heavy metal fan, has fulfilled a lifelong dream by getting to meet his favourite rock band, Deep Purple.Classic rock ba... more info

Guardian Music — This Paris band are like a bubblegum Crystal Castles, as perky as they are punky. Just don't call them the French Tings TingsHometown: Paris.The lineup: Brice Montessuit, Mademoiselle Marine, Vinz and Aymeric.The background: Did that "comeback" Ting ... more info

Guardian Music — There's a little bit of Madonna DNA in most modern pop stars. Here's who Peter Robinson thinks should be next to 'do a Madge'Madonna pretty much invented contemporary pop fame so there is a little bit of her in the DNA of every modern pop thing. That... more info

ContactMusic — Amanda Seyfried is adamant a Mamma Mia! sequel will never make it to the big screen because script writers have nowhere to take the story. The Abba stage show became a box office phenomenon when it was transformed into a 2008 film, overtaking Grea... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Given that I'm not doing the usual Friday feature, I dont think I can say that I am.A very big thank you to everyone who visited this past two weeks, especially those of you who helped out with the query about the record sleeve,And of course an enorm... more info

Guardian Music — Having spent a decade in near obscurity, the folk-rock pair are being tipped for glory. Just don't ask the siblings their age…The Pierces are tired. Very, very tired. The two sisters walk into the lobby of their London hotel with bleary eyes and wi... more info