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The Smiths in 1984

This is how Johnny Marr came up with the How Soon Is Now riff

New Order's Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Morris, Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner in 1986

Where did New Order get the title Blue Monday from?

New Order

Muse in 2001: Dominic Howard, Matt Bellamy and Chris Wolstenholme

What is Plug In Baby by Muse actually about?

Muse

Freddie Mercury onstage with Queen, December 1979

How Queen's Don't Stop Me Now became one of their best-loved hits

Radio X Presents Nothing But Thieves too place at O2 Forum Kentish Town

THROWBACK REVIEW: Nothing But Thieves deliver synth-soaked euphoria at the O2 Forum Kentish Town

Masters of the b-side: New Order, The Stone Roses and The Smiths

The best B-sides by Manchester bands

Liam Fray of The Courteeners in 2010

Why Courteeners' Not Nineteen Forever is more than just an indie banger

Courteeners

Albums that saw artists come back stronger than ever: Bloodsports, Achtung Baby, The Next Day, Californication, Back In Black and The Magic Whip.

The best "comeback" albums of all time

Rivers Cuomo and a memorable talky bit from Weezer's The Sweater Song

Top 10 "talky bits" in songs

Jack and Meg White of The White Stripes in February 2002

The truth about Jack and Meg White

The White Stripes

Tony Wilson, the mastermind behind Factory Records

19 indie record labels that changed the face of music

The Black Keys Patrick Carney has said Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea and John Frusciante are huge germaphobes

The Black Keys: RHCP's Flea and John Frusciante hate shaking hands

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Royal Blood 2024

Royal Blood's 10th anniversary O2 Academy Brixton dates: How to buy tickets

Royal Blood

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith, Metallica's Lars Ulrich with an image of the original This Is Spinal Tap film inset

Chad Smith and Lars Ulrich to cameo in This Is Spinal Tap sequel

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Kooks' Inside In/Inside Out album

Watch The Kooks' stripped-back performance of their Naïve single on Radio X

The Kooks

Liam Gallagher and John Squire conclude UK leg of joint tour at the Troxy, London

Liam Gallagher & John Squire wrap up UK dates of their joint tour at the Troxy, London

Richard Ashcroft 2024

Richard Ashcroft confirms support acts for homecoming shows at Wigan's Robin Park

Richard Ashcroft

The Who

Pete Townshend teases "final tour" before The Who "crawl off to die"

The Who