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**The Strange Brew – artist stories behind the greatest music ever recorded**

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Ashley Hutchings Mar 21, 2025

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Ashley Hutchings, the man who helped to write the British folk-rock playbook, hits 80, and instead of slowing

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Promoting Pink Floyd, Springsteen and the Stones: Paul Rappaport Remembers Mar 17, 2025

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Over decades in rock promotion, Paul Rappaport was both a champion and a confidant to artists, witnessing their

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Lynval Golding – The Specials Mar 14, 2025

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Founding member of The Specials, Lynval Golding, traces his journey from Jamaica to Coventry, reflecting on the racism

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The Vapors Mar 07, 2025

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Four decades after Turning Japanese burned its way into pop history, The Vapors prove they’re more than a

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Parthenon Huxley’s Electric Light Odyssey Feb 28, 2025

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Parthenon Huxley’s career has made him a guitar slinger, hitmaker, and survivor of rock’s revolving door. From bar

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Gerry Leonard on David Bowie Feb 21, 2025

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Gerry Leonard: the six-string sorcerer who conjured sounds Bowie didn’t even know he needed. From Dublin’s backstreets to

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Rick Buckler remembered Feb 18, 2025

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It was announced today, 18 February 2025 that Rick Buckler passed away. In October 2022 Rick reflected on

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John Steel on 60 years of The Animals Feb 14, 2025

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Over sixty years of pounding the skins, watching the world change while The Animals’ songs stay raw and

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The Making of The Human League’s Dare Feb 07, 2025

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Ian Burden (The Human League) and David M. Allen (programming and engineering) recall the making of Dare by

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Mark Plati on David Bowie Jan 31, 2025

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Mark Plati played a key role in David Bowie’s career as a producer, engineer, musician, and live musical

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