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Muse – review

4428 days ago

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonFor Muse the final night of the month-long iTunes festival is a relatively boutique affair, minus the hydraulic towers, inverted pyramids, acrobats and other hoopla they have embraced since their ascent to stadium class. By anyone e... more info

The Black Keys – review

4667 days ago

Guardian Music — Arena, NottinghamIf you were to attempt to design a band guaranteed to be unsuccessful, you might come up with the Black Keys. From unfashionable Akron, Ohio, they are a guitar-based band when guitar music is supposedly going the way of the dodo. The... more info

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The Black Keys: El Camino – review

4733 days ago

Guardian Music — (Nonesuch)The seventh album from the Black Keys reflects the duo's unlikely ascension to Proper Rock Star status, dripping with an easy, attractive confidence. There's still a garage band in there, but – with the assistance of producer Danger Mouse... more info

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Alice Cooper: Welcome 2 My Nightmare – review

4782 days ago

Guardian Music — (Universal)Alice Cooper can still draw crowds to his theatrical shlock-horror stage shows, but many would rather submit to his mock guillotine than listen to his later records. However, by reuniting some of his 70s musicians with Bob Ezrin, producer ... more info

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Saturday Night Fever

4903 days ago

Guardian Music — December 1977: Number 4 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicReleased on 16 December 1977, Saturday Night Fever was the film that broke disco in both senses: it popularised and developed the form at the same time as it froz... more info

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New band of the day – No 1,043: Ulysses

4903 days ago

Guardian Music — These 70s fetishists from Bath are on a mission to revive glam, mixing cheesy, infectious pop with kick-ass guitar solosHometown: Bath.The lineup: Luke Smyth (vocals, guitar), Jules Wells (bass, backing vocals), Jay Synclair (drums, backing vocals), ... more info

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Ice Cream by Battles proves avant garde music can be fun: but who do they rate?

4914 days ago

Guardian Music — If you like us, ask the New York experimentalists, then try a bit of Breadwinner, Black Dice or NisennenmondaiThere's an exclusive Spotify playlist featuring all these artists hereIf you've traipsed through 2011 so far without seeing the video to Bat... more info

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BBC4's Top of the Pops revival: hits that could feature

4979 days ago

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