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When Dr Dre had tea at Downing Street

4583 days ago

Guardian Music — David Cameron has hosted a number of unlikely Downing Street visitors, but few more incongruous than the US rapper Dr Dre. So how did the visit play out?David Cameron and gangsta rap are two things you wouldn't expect to find in the same sentence, le... more info

Hear Johnny Marr play The Smiths’ “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want”

4583 days ago

Consequence of Sound — Plus, another cut off The Messenger. more info

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Lazyeyes: Lazyeyes

4583 days ago

Here Comes The Flood — Brooklyn quartet Lazyeyes are another addition to the current wave of neo-psychedelic bands. Their self-titled debut EP resolves around the two man jangling guitar army, waving intricate tapestries and using plenty of echo. Think a roughed up vers... more info

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Knocking on Morrissey’s Door: Remembering the Day The Smiths Met

4583 days ago

Time — When Steven Morrissey and Johnny Marr met in 1982, it was the first step in the creation of one of the most influential bands of all time, The Smiths. The English quartet best known for songs like “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” a... more info

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Contest - Win A Light That Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of the Smiths and a $100 Threadless Gift Certificate

4592 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — Tony Fletcher's new book A Light That Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of the Smiths, a biography of the seminal indie band, is published in the U.S. in two weeks. To enter this week's contest, leave a comment... more info

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10cc: 'It was a tragedy we didn't stay together'

4594 days ago

Guardian Music — They made some of the cleverest and most inventive music of the 70s, but split up at the height of their success. 10cc come together for the first time in 36 years to explain where it went wrongForget the Stone Roses' comeback and the mooted (and den... more info

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Old music: Depeche Mode – See You

4594 days ago

Guardian Music — Conventional wisdom held that boys weren't supposed to like early Depeche Mode. Conventional wisdom was wrong Reading on mobile? Watch hereWhen I was in my mid-teens in the early 80s I had a small fan club. The consensus among them seemed to be that ... more info

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The Power of Love: a magical hit in which the secular and the spiritual entwine

4601 days ago

Guardian Music — Many have used the same song title, but Frankie Goes to Hollywood's take is a true Christmas classicThe lights are strung out along Regent Street, golden holly and scarlet berries heralding the official commencement of the festive season, and the sig... more info

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REM – Feeling Gravity's Pull

4601 days ago

Guardian Music — The greatest of bands can be as opaque as they wish – you'll still somehow understand exactly what they mean Reading on mobile? Watch hereIt took me a while to get up to speed with REM. I had, in the way of dogmatic and foolish adolescence, dismiss... more info

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The Killers Apologize For Manchester Show Cancellations

4601 days ago

411 Mania — The band quotes the Smiths... more info

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When Dr Dre had tea at Downing Street

Hear Johnny Marr play The Smiths’ “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want”

Lazyeyes: Lazyeyes

Knocking on Morrissey’s Door: Remembering the Day The Smiths Met

Contest - Win A Light That Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of the Smiths and a $100 Threadless Gift Certificate

10cc: 'It was a tragedy we didn't stay together'

Old music: Depeche Mode – See You

The Power of Love: a magical hit in which the secular and the spiritual entwine

REM – Feeling Gravity's Pull

The Killers Apologize For Manchester Show Cancellations

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