6 h. ago Scots rockers Primal Scream back Kneecap as musicians rally around rap group

In a joint statement, a group of artists said there has been a “clear, concerted attempt to censor and ultimately deplatform” Kneecap.

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2 w. ago ‘Apparently, he had a fist fight with King Charles’: the jawdropping life of Luca Prodan, Argentina’s punk god

He was a gin-swilling Scottish-Italian heroin addict who set Argentina’s music scene ablaze – baffling the junta, who would arrest his audiences. As a biopic looms, we look at the fast life and early death of the frontman still worshipped todayIn 1980, a tall, thin man landed in Buenos Aires airport, at the height of Argentina’s military dictatorship. His name was Luca Prodan, a Scottish-Italian rocker, and he had just finished the last of his methadone on the flight over. His arrival would soon send shockwaves through Argentina when he started a band called Sumo, acquainted the country with post-punk, and became a national legend who lives on, his music still earning hundreds of millions of streams. “When I saw Sumo in 1982,” says Prodan’s younger brother Andrea, “I thought, ‘This is more than just a band. This is like the Velvet Underground.’”But, despite Prodan’s strong ties to Europe and his high esteem in Argentina, he is barely known outside of the country. That looks set to c...

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2 w. ago "It's Road Stewart!" Scots left in stitches after rocker's lookalike spotted fixing highway

The rocker's doppelgänger was captured in high-vis overalls standing beside a Highway Response vehicle.

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2 w. ago Primal Scream at Hammersmith Apollo review: far from a nostalgia act

Bobby Gillespie and co seem more resonant than ever in a night of high energy rock ‘n’ roll

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3 w. ago Primal Scream, Glasgow review: 'a compelling, rumbling groove'

Primal Scream’s new songs impress, but the fans really Come Together for the hits, writes Fiona Shepherd

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3 w. ago Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie pictured at iconic Barras Market in Glasgow

The legendary rocker took a trip to the famous east end market on Saturday, leaving staff and fans delighted.

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