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Famous bassists: Flea, Mani, Kim Deal and Peter Hook

The best bassists in rock

Joy Division's Ian Curtis and Peter Hook in 1979

How Transmission became Joy Division's first classic song

Joy Division

The Lathums: Alex Moore and Scott Concepcion performing in the Radio X studio, November 2024

Watch The Lathums play a stunning acoustic version of new single Stellar Cast

Sam Fender

Sam Fender unveils new single People Watching

Sam Fender

Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker at Coachella 2023

Travis Barker: Everything you should know about the Blink 182 drummer

The Verve's Richard Ashcroft circa 1997 and the 2024 John Lewis Christmas advert

John Lewis Christmas ad 2024 features Richard Ashcroft's reworking of The Verve's Sonnet

Sam Fender

Sam Fender announces details of third album People Watching

Sam Fender

Weezer

Weezer announce only UK show of 2025

Music has been a form of protest for hundreds of years

The 50 greatest protest songs

Fantastic compilations from likes of The Beatles, Blur, Oasis, The Killers, Queen, The Smiths and more...

Best "Best Ofs": the greatest artist compilations of all time

Liam Gallagher in 2024

Liam Gallagher says Oasis will "still wipe the floor" with majority of bands on a bad day

Snow Patrol press 2024

Snow Patrol announce outdoor shows for 2025

Bobby Gillespie and some of Primal Scream's biggest hits: Loaded, Movin' On Up, Higher Than The Sun and Rocks

What are Primal Scream's biggest songs?

Primal Scream

Some classic album titles: but where do they come from?

20 songs that give the album its title

Led Zeppelin and their guitar riff nemesis Randy California of Spirit

How Led Zeppelin won the Stairway To Heaven "plagiarism" case

Led Zeppelin

The Cure: Roger O'Donnell, Reeves Gabrels, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith and Jason Cooper

The Cure score first UK No.1 album in 32 years with Songs Of A Lost World

Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream and Peter Fonda in The Wild Angels

What is the sample at the start of Loaded by Primal Scream?

Primal Scream

Sam Fender details his people watching single

Sam Fender reveals People Watching single details and its heartbreaking inspiration

Sam Fender