11 h. ago The 20 greatest British rock bands of all time: from The Beatles to Arctic Monkeys

While rock and roll may seem to be fading in the UK, our list of the top 20 greatest bands of all time proves that the genre is far from forgotten — it’s alive and kicking in our hearts and minds

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21 h. ago The woman behind Stephen Graham: How the British actor's wife and 'rock' has been at his side long before Adolescence... while making her own waves in the industry

Behind actor Stephen Graham's success with Adolescence, his wife, actress and producer Hannah Walters has been quietly making her own waves in the industry.

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6 d. ago The happiest songs: Brits reveal their ultimate cheerful tunes

It is an 80s summertime classic written by a band who openly admitted they were 'insecure and pessimistic' at the time.

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7 d. ago Whitburn Band become Scottish champions for third time in four years

Several of the its players also won individual and sectional prizes

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8 d. ago Idlewild: Scottish alternative rockers set to tour the UK for the first time in six years

The Scottish band are set to headline tour the UK for the first time in over half a decade 🎶🎸🎫

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1 week ago Iconic 90s band known for smash hit song back in studio for first time in 31 years

It's been 31 years since 4 Non Blondes took to the studio and the stage as a band. And now they are back and in the studio as a photo the What's Up singer, 59, shared on her Instagram Stories.

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1 week ago Everybody Loves the Sunshine is just one point of perfection in Roy Ayers’ truly ubiquitous legacy | Alexis Petridis

Ayers’ genre-bending jazz-funk sound produced one fantastic album after another – and then found a new lease of life in hip-hop sampling• Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84There’s a sense in which Roy Ayers was blessed from the start. Aged five, the son of two musicians – and by all accounts already showing talent as a pianist – he was famously presented with his first set of vibraphone mallets backstage at a gig by Lionel Hampton. If you wanted to take a romantic view, you could look on that as an act of benediction: the man who had more or less singlehandedly popularised an instrument that had previously been viewed as a novelty passing on the mantle along with his mallets. Hampton had broken racial barriers in the process: at a time when jazz bands were almost entirely segregated, Hampton and pianist Teddy Wilson’s work with Benny Goodman’s quartet was subtly acclaimed by one critic as “the most beautiful example of men working together...

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1 week ago King of rock 'n' roll? Charles reveals VERY eclectic music taste as he becomes first ever British monarch to record podcast hailed as a celebration from across the Commonwealth

Recorded at Buckingham Palace in his personal office, The King's Music Room (pictured) - available from Monday to mark Commonwealth Day - offers an exclusive insight into his tastes.

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1 week ago BREAKING: The Damned founding guitarist Brian James dies aged 70

Brian James, the influential British punk rock guitarist who co-founded The Damned, passed away on March 6, 2025, at the age of 70.

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1 week ago Glastonbury 2025 lineup revealed with headliners Olivia Rodrigo, The 1975 and Neil Young

British rock band The 1975 and pop star Olivia Rodrigo will each make their debut as headliners

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1 week ago Glastonbury 2025 lineup revealed with headliners The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo

British rock band The 1975 and pop star Olivia Rodrigo will each make their debut as headliners

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1 week ago Glastonbury 2025: the 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo to headline

Charli xcx, the Prodigy and Loyle Carner will headline the Other stage, with first-time sets from Alanis Morissette, Doechii and En VogueThis year’s Glastonbury set will feature two first-time headliners in the British pop-rock group the 1975 and the US pop-punk songwriter Olivia Rodrigo.The band, led by Matty Healy, will top the Friday night billing on the Pyramid stage. Rodrigo will perform on Sunday. In 2022, the Drivers License singer performed on the Other stage, a set that boasted a guest spot from Lily Allen and an excoriation of the US supreme court following the overturning of Roe v Wade a day earlier. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How to use up lard in a classic British cake – recipe | Waste not

Don’t discard the rendered fat from a roast – it has unbeatable crisping qualities, and makes this traditional British dried fruit cake singThere was never any sourdough at the village bakery in Maiden Newton, Dorset; just traditional, no-frills British products such as white tin loaves, pasties, doughnuts, rock cakes and the most incredible lardy cake. Sadly, it’s closed now, but the memory of that lardy cake lives on. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Happy Mondays star Rowetta is seen for the first time since accusing band's frontman Shaun Ryder of beating her up in public in furious spat as she heads out on a dog walk

Happy Mondays' Rowetta was seen for the first on Wednesday after accusing the band's frontman Shaun Ryder of punching her in the face during furious public spat.

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3 w. ago Girl born with most severe form of butterfly skin excited ahead of big school

The 12-year-old having to undergo painful bandage changes lasting up to three hours at a time.

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3 w. ago Most explosive celeb spats of all time: From vicious band fights and catty name calling to Simon Cowell almost punching 90s icon in the face

Music mogul Simon Cowell, 65, has revealed during one heated exchange he almost punched his protégés and 90s boyband icon in the face.

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3 w. ago 90s boyband icon hasn't spoken to bandmates in more than 20 years – but 'it's time'

EXCLUSIVE: Former Bad Boys Inc singer Ally Begg parted ways with his band members in the late 90s and explains why he hasn't spoken to some of them in over two decades

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3 w. ago Kaiser Chiefs star admits band should have 'stopped whole thing' over 10 years ago

Former Kaiser Chiefs star Nick Hodgson has revealed that he believed it was the right time for the band to call it a day when he made the decision to quit in 2012

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3 w. ago ‘To say there’s no future is counterproductive’: metal megastars Architects on grief, climate and hope for humanity

Consumed by anger and still mourning a brother and bandmate, the British quartet have written their masterpiece. They explain how they’re fighting self-loathing and trying to age responsiblyIn a world of low royalties and short attention spans, not many bands make it to 11 albums, much less have their 11th be their masterpiece. But over the course of 20 years, the metal quartet Architects have inched towards this milestone. The Sky, the Earth & All Between sets out its scale in its title, where gigantic pop choruses soar over hellish chasms of churning noise, resulting in the most consistently sublime British rock album of this decade. The band are now at their arena-filling, Metallica-supporting peak, adored by millions.“But it means nothing,” says frontman, Sam Carter. “Because you don’t believe it. If you can’t access that part of you that lets it in, then it’s pointless.” Drummer and lyricist, Dan Searle, is equally downcast. “I punish myself, I loathe myself,” he says ...

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3 w. ago ‘Nazi’ jibe at Italian PM lands British rock star police charge

Brian Molko made the remarks at a 2023 music festival in Turin

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