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Band T-shirts: 'I warn you – don't throw them out'

5510 days ago
Guardian Music — The band T-shirt is a phenomenon that not only gives teenagers a sense of belonging, as Jude Rogers discovered – it's also about adults holding on to the passions of youthMy first was REM. It was white, loose, and had a chequerboard on the front. I... more info

New Look

5517 days ago
The Music Fix — Capsule Review: Electro duo's debut hits the (pri)mark. Gary K goes in search of retail therapy 2001: the year of the duo. Tragi-disco forefathers Pet Shop Boys gaze on proudly as the electro-wars fizz and burr, and their virtual offspring continue ... more info

Readers recommend: songs about apologies – results

5531 days ago
Guardian Music — We didn't want remorse or self-pity, just a sincere – or not so sincere – 'sorry'. Here are your favourite pleas for forgivenessLast week I invited suggestions of songs about apologies. Some of you offered songs about feeling remorse, or regret, ... more info

An email from MNEK

5538 days ago
Pop Justice — On February 5 2009 we received an email from a 14-year-old singer/producer called MNEK. We'd seen him knocking around online before that, but his email was a very good one. "I’m unsigned so there’s none of that press release bullshit," he said.... more info

New band of the day – No 1,090: Fabian

5561 days ago
Guardian Music — Fabian Ordorica wasn't born in time to enjoy disco's golden age, but his retro-dance anthems put the 'oh' in Studio 54Hometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Fabian Ordorica (music, vocals, production).The background: We've always been partial to disco, ev... more info

Will Young: Echoes – review

5566 days ago
Guardian Music — (RCA)Incredibly, it's been nearly 10 years since Will Young won Pop Idol, since which he's become a reliable source of decent chart pop. So his decision to enlist producer Richard X and dabble with synths on his fifth album feels like a legitimate mo... more info

My favourite album: Introspective by Pet Shop Boys

5567 days ago
Guardian Music — Our writers are picking their favourite albums ever – with a view that you might do the same. Here, Tom Ewing ponders a pivotal Pet Shop Boys recordAs Neil Tennant has helpfully pointed out, this album is called Introspective because all its songs ... more info

This Is The Balanescu Quartet (Sampler)

5581 days ago
Totally Fuzzy — In 1987, Alexander Balanescu left the Arditti Quartet to form his own Balanescu Quartet, which has gone on to acquire a reputation as one of the world’s leading contemporary music groups. Collaborators have included Michael Nyman, Gavin Bryars, Or... more info

MK & Scottie Deep

5589 days ago
XLR8R — When it comes to early-'90s house music, there are few artists who rival the influence of MK (a.k.a. Marc Kinchen, pictured above). Seminal singles such as "Burning," "Always," and "Love Changes" helped shape the sound of the era, and his remix ... more info

What happens when boy bands grow up?

5592 days ago
Guardian Music — Take That are bigger than ever, inspiring a wave of comeback tours from the likes of New Kids on the Block, Blue and East 17. Craig McLean talks to former teen idols about six packs, fandom and Eurovision – and discovers why Busted will never refor... more info

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