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Creation conquers pop

5083 days ago
Guardian Music10-11 August 1996: Number 39 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicTwo summer nights in Hertfordshire confirmed how far it was possible for an indie label to travel. When Oasis played two nights at Knebworth House, in front ... more info

Les Paul: three guitars to celebrate 96 years

5088 days ago
Guardian MusicAs Google celebrates the 96th anniversary of the guitar legend's birth, Michael Hann picks his three favourite electric guitarsAnyone who has seen Google's rather brilliant working guitar doodle will know that Les Paul would have been 96 today. And e... more info

Electric guitar shapes: my top plucks

5088 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom the luscious Les Paul to the glorious Gretsch, here are my three favourite electric guitar models. What are yours?Les Paul would have been 96 today. And even now, nearly a century after his birth (and two years after he died), his name is synony... more info

Norman Blake - Does Rock'n'Roll Kill Braincells?

5096 days ago
NME - The Bands BlogTeenage Fanclub's Norman Blake takes the test What’s the secret message scratched into the vinyl on the original 1991 pressing of ‘Bandwagonesque’? “‘Nothing’s final till it’s vinyl.’ We were talking with a couple of different reco... more info

Alan McGee Q&A From Cardiff Screening Of Upside Down

5121 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comBelow is the Q&A that Alan McGee did after the Cardiff screening of Upside Down: The Creation Records Story on Wednesday night.During the 1980s, Alan McGee’s Creation Records were revered by a generation of knowing boys and girls with floppy fringe... more info

'Upside Down: The Creation Records Story' Review

5122 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comAlan McGee presented the Welsh premiere of 'Upside Down: The Creation Records Story' in Cardiff last night and followed it with a Q&A session. I was invited down and I'm glad to report that the film was informative and slick with a number of genuine... more info

Norman Blake (Jonny) :: The AD Interview

5125 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardNorman Blake is a well-known name to people who love their power pop. As a founding member of Teenage Fanclub, he’s spent more than the 20 years creating a body of work as catchy as it is gorgeous. Recently, Blake teamed up with former Gorky’s Zy... more info

Alan Mcgee Almost Passed On Signing Oasis Because?

5128 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comScots music legend Alan McGee has revealed he almost didn't sign supergroup Oasis because he thought Liam Gallagher looked too dodgy.East Kilbride-born McGee famously discovered the band after seeing them play an unbilled set at legendary Glasgow ven... more info

Smith Westerns: Dye It Blonde – review

5129 days ago
Guardian Music(Domino)Chicago's Smith Westerns started in thrall to compilations of 60s garage rock, such as Nuggets, before their listening habits moved on a few years – to David Bowie when he was still wearing makeup, Marc Bolan in silver lamé and the like. T... more info

Aztec Camera :: Stray

5137 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardWhatever it is about Scotland that makes its songwriters singularly smart devotees of pop music, it has continued unabated for some time. Alongside the power-pop titans of Teenage Fanclub and twee-minstrels of Belle and Sebastian stands Roddy Frame, ... more info

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