How the Strokes’ Is This It captured the short-lived optimism of the millennium
Whether or not you believe the band “saved rock music”, it’s difficult to imagine what the 2000s would have looked…
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The £7m fingers: how Jeff Beck became a guitar hero by saying no
In one of Jeff Beck’s last major interviews, he talked to Kate Mossman about his rivalry with Eric Clapton and…
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How Robbie Williams became the ultimate British pop star
With his swaggering yet self-aware lyrics and rousing melodies, Robbie Williams is the king of laddish, early Noughties pub culture.…
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From the NS archive: The menace of Beatlism
28 February 1964: I refuse to believe the Beatles and their like are what the youth of Britain want.
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Sharon Van Etten: “When you experience trauma, it doesn’t go away”
The indie-rock musician on losing control, finding it again and why she wants to become a therapist.
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Father John Misty’s ego problem
Debates about the artist’s navel-gazing brand have often eclipsed his songwriting, but his new album escapes the shadow cast by…
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“Everybody knows the Leadmill”: the campaign to save a Sheffield cultural landmark
“This had better be an April fool’s joke,” said Jarvis Cocker, whose band Pulp played their first gig at the…
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Think you’re too cool to like the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Think again
They’ve always walked the fine line between the sublime and the embarrassing – but as pencil eyeliner, baggy jeans and…
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