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The mystery soldier whose photo was used on the cover of Meat Is Murder by The Smiths in 1985

Who is on the cover of Meat Is Murder by The Smiths?

Some of the items in the new Adidas X United X Roses collection.

Manchester United launch Stone Roses-inspired collection

The Stone Roses

Scenes from some of the greatest music docs of all time: Liam Gallagher in Supersonic; The Beatles get down in Peter Jackson's Get Back; The Stones whip up a storm in Gimme Shelter; and the late great Amy Winehouse in Asif Kapadia's Amy,

The 20 best music documentaries

Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal of No Doubt in 2015

10 love songs written for someone in particular

Big in the USA: The Beatles touch down in New York, February 1964; Freddie Mercury gives Inglewood, California a show in 1977; Led Zeppelin refuel their private jet in Hawaii; and Elton John plays Dodger Stadium in 1975.

10 British Classic Rock acts that made it big in the USA

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Elbow announce Heritage Live show for 2024

Elbow

Vampire Weekend in 2024

Vampire Weekend announce new album Only God Was Above Us

Vampire Weekend

Joining The Libertines at On The Beach Brighton in July will be The Charlatans and The Futureheads.

The Charlatans, Futureheads and more added to Libertines' On The Beach show

Stars of 1991: Kurt Coban, Anthony Kiedis and Bobby Gillespie

Maybe 1991 actually was the best ever year for music....

John Lennon in 1968 and a close-up of his original copy of the "White Album", number 0000006.

John Lennon's White Album is up for auction

Could these frontmen master a guitar riff? Freddie Mercury. Bono and Ian Curtis

Great frontmen who weren't that great on guitar

Matt Helders and Mel C

Matt Helders: meeting Mel C makes up for "being robbed of a Grammy or three"

Arctic Monkeys

Axl Rose of Guns N'Roses in his heyday

How did Guns N' Roses come up with their name?

Guns N' Roses

U2 in 2023: Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr and The Edge.

What are U2's biggest songs?

The Killers in 2023: Dave Keuning, Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannuci Jr

The Killers have "ditched" their synth-pop album plans

The Killers

John Squire and Liam Gallagher

Liam Gallagher reveals the track which makes him cry on joint album with John Squire

Three rock alter egos: "Camille", "Machphisto" and "Ziggy Stardust"

The most famous musical alter egos

Quentin Cook, David Jones and Chaim Witz. Or is it Fatboy Slim, David Bowie and Gene Simmons.

Rock stars and their real names