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The most famous rooftop in rock history is opening to the public. The Beatles are coming home to Savile Row.
With a Sam Mendes four-film event arriving in 2028 and now an official Savile Row fan experience confirmed for 2027, The Beatles’ cultural presence in the next two years is going to be impossible to avoid.
A symphony choir, smooth jazz at fifteen and now one of the year’s most eccentric singles: Jackson Roy is not easily explained.
A chorus without words, a cello, a sheep in the Highlands and influences spanning Harry Nilsson to D’Angelo: Jackson Roy’s new single is the most genuinely singular release of the month.
‘This is me being the truest form of myself in 11 songs’: Matilda Lyn announces her debut album
‘Red Dragonfly’ traces the slow erosion of self within a destructive relationship. It is visceral, dreamlike and entirely unlike most pop music being made right now.
Seu Jorge to release new album The Other Side featuring Beck, Marisa Monte and Maria Rita
Seu Jorge has been many things: actor, musician, cultural icon. The Other Side is the album where he stands still long enough to say something he has never quite said before.
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Nick Mason on the man who invented “real rock ‘n’ roll”
Pink Floyd are often labelled prog rock, but for Nick Mason, their roots run through the rhythms of a Black American pioneer and the origins of rock ‘n’ roll
Why did David Bowie change his name?
Before Space Oddity made him a star he was David Jones, navigating confusion and identity, until he found his true artistic name
The influence of George Young on AC/DC
Many hail Angus and Malcolm Young as rock legends, but their older brother George quietly laid the groundwork, combining discipline, songwriting, production and hard graft
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The night Elton John put on a gorilla suit and walked on stage at an Iggy Pop gig
Iggy Pop was too sedated to stand up straight. Elton John was wearing the stinkiest gorilla suit imaginable. What happened next was inevitable.
Mick Jagger once named the ultimate punk band
While Keith Richards praised punk’s attitude and Mick Jagger appreciated its energy, only one band earned Jagger’s top spot – and it might surprise you.
The surprising musician Tina Turner called ‘a brother’
Long before their infamous Live Aid performance, Tina Turner and Mick Jagger had built a bond she would later describe in surprisingly warm terms.
The Fleetwood Mac song Don Henley wrongly thinks is about him
For decades, Don Henley has insisted that Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Sara’ tells the story of their relationship. Nicks has never agreed.
How Chrissie Hynde almost married members of the Sex Pistols
1Before The Pretenders made Chrissie Hynde a star, she was navigating deportation threats, the NME, and a marriage proposal to two members of the Sex Pistols.
The moment Prince and Rick James nearly came to blows
A volatile moment on the 1980 ‘Fire It Up’ tour revealed just how far tensions had escalated between Prince and Rick James.
The best new UK & Ireland bands of 2026 | 6 acts who are genuinely delivering on the hype
Keo sold out their tour on five songs. Cardinals made the most divisive debut of the year. Getdown Services have been quietly building a cult since 2021. Six acts, six arguments for why British and Irish music is in a more interesting place than the conversation suggests.
Five UK festivals in 2026 that are actually worth the money
Some are sold out. Some are nearly there. All five are worth knowing about, whether you are planning your summer or just enjoying the idea of someone else’s.
