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The Strokes: 'All that Spinal Tap bullshit has gone out the window'

5121 days ago

Guardian Music — The Strokes are back, after a five-year hiatus, with a new way of working and fewer drugs aroundRock stars are meant to seem smaller in real life. Particularly those who've had to shoulder as heavy a title as "saviours of rock'n'roll" for the past de... more info

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The White Stripes: How I got caught up in their fire and fury

5144 days ago

Guardian Music — My decision to take a road trip across the American midwest was all down to one group – the White Stripes. Not since the Pixies had I felt such a visceral need for a rock'n'roll bandA little after 7am, somewhere on the road between Cleveland and De... more info

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Sleeve Notes: How to earn a Beatles degree

5150 days ago

Guardian Music — An MA in the Beatles? Pfft! We're all PhDs in the Velvet Underground here on guardian.co.uk/music. In other news ... Kele and Patti Smith are writing books, one of which is 'erotic'Five things we learned from this week's music news•There are univer... more info

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Edwyn Collins: Soundtrack of my life

5156 days ago

Guardian Music — One of the pillars of British indie rock tells Gareth Grundy about influences from Donovan to BowieEdwyn Collins is one of the more inspirational figures in British music, and not just for his achievements on record. As a founder member of Glasgow's ... more info

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Readers recommend: songs about austerity – the results

5158 days ago

Guardian Music — From RZA's tale of lean cuisine to Aerosmith eating the rich, take nourishment in our playlist of songs about hard timesThere's no shortage of songs about shortage. But paradoxically, reduced circumstances have often spawned great musical riches. Rea... more info

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the first batch of tuesday updates

5160 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — glenn said... Another 60s (sort of) kitchen sink mix of everything obscure to not so obscure. Try it, you'll like it -). Thanks Fuzz team! http://bornintyme.blogspot.com 1. "Red Light" - The Sands of Time - Sterling 1082, 1966? 2. "Sha La La" - The ... more info

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RIP Trish Keenan Of Broadcast, A Band Whose Songs Made Your Heart Skip

5164 days ago

NME - In The Office — Broadcast were many things – terribly underappreciated by all but those who knew, warily innovative, consistently good, often great (2003’s career best 'Haha Sound' is testament to that) – but more than anything, Broadcast were a cool band. Thi... more info

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Photography books of the year – reviews

5198 days ago

Guardian Music — Sean O'Hagan picks the year's best, including 50 years of rock photography, the war images of Don McCullin and Larry Sultan's strange take on his adopted home stateBest music bookA Star is Born: Photography and Rock Since Elvis (Steidl £26)A provoca... more info

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Belle and Sebastian and London Contemporary Orchestra – review

5203 days ago

Guardian Music — The Sage, GatesheadBelle and Sebastian used to play so quietly that a rustling crisp packet could be louder than the band, perhaps because they wished to avoid the aural havoc that cranked-up rock PA systems could wreak on their painstaking creations... more info

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Various Artists: Tradi-Mods vs Rockers, Alternative Takes on Congotronics – review

5214 days ago

Guardian Music — (Crammed)Five years ago, the Kinshasa-based band Konono No 1 released their Congotronics album, with extraordinary results. They used DIY instruments, some made from junkyard scrap, mixed highly amplified, wildly distorted traditional likembe thumb-p... more info

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The Strokes: 'All that Spinal Tap bullshit has gone out the window'

The White Stripes: How I got caught up in their fire and fury

Sleeve Notes: How to earn a Beatles degree

Edwyn Collins: Soundtrack of my life

Readers recommend: songs about austerity – the results

the first batch of tuesday updates

RIP Trish Keenan Of Broadcast, A Band Whose Songs Made Your Heart Skip

Photography books of the year – reviews

Belle and Sebastian and London Contemporary Orchestra – review

Various Artists: Tradi-Mods vs Rockers, Alternative Takes on Congotronics – review

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