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A Most Modern Tragedy: Why We're All To Blame For The Death Of Amy Winehouse

It’s impossible to walk away from Amy, director Asif Kapadia’s controversial documentary about the life and death of Amy Winehouse, and not feel the urge to apportion blame. Much of the film is comprised of candid camera-phone footage shot by the singer’s close friends and family, and it provides a new lens through which we … → Read More

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Arctic Monkeys' only UK festival performance of the summer is a tour de force of thrills

Arctic Monkeys' only UK festival performance of the summer is a tour de force of thrills. Last summer, when a sixth Arctic Monkeys LP was something universally anticipated and not the fanbase-dividing Rorschach test it ultimately turned out to b → Read More

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Why you should definitely be seeing Metallica on their WorldWired tour

As Metallica embark on their WorldWired tour - here's why you should absolutely be beg, borrow and stealing your way into a show. → Read More

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Jake Bugg – ‘Hearts That Strain’ Review

The Nottingham boy wonder has lost his way a little bit on new album 'Hearts That Strain'. Read NME's review → Read More

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Wolf Alice: “There’s no grey areas any more; it’s literally a choice between good and evil”

Ahead of the release of Wolf Alice's album 'Visions Of A Life' they talk politics and recording that tricky second record. → Read More

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Arcade Fire – ‘Everything Now’ Review

The Canadian art-rockers are bigger, bolder and more fearful of the future than ever on fifth album 'Everything Now'. → Read More

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Is Glasgow's TRNSMT Festival a worthy T in the Park replacement

With headliners Biffy Clyro, Kasabian and Radiohead putting on killer sets, Glasgow’s TRNSMT Festival's first year couldn't have been better. → Read More

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Tops off: Biffy Clyro and The 1975 close TRNSMT Festival with passion, politics and pyro

Biffy Clyro and The 1975 put on blistering shows on the last day of this year's TRNSMT festival in Glasgow. → Read More

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The 1975 and Biffy Clyro close first ever TRNSMT on a high

Reports from day three of the Glasgow festival, taking place instead of T in the Park. → Read More

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Mumford and Sons: Inside their Gentlemen of The Road stopover at Latitude

Mumford and Sons talk Gentlemen Of The Road and 10 years of the band ahead of their headline show at Latitude festival. → Read More

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Foo Fighters at Glastonbury 2017: Behind-the-scenes of their headline set

After being forced to cancel their headline set two years ago, Foo Fighters return to Worthy Farm. Barry Nicolson caught all the action. → Read More

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Foo Fighters at Glastonbury 2017: Behind-the-scenes of their headline set

After being forced to cancel their headline set two years ago, Foo Fighters return to Worthy Farm. Barry Nicolson caught all the action. → Read More

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At The Drive In – ‘in•ter a•li•a’ Review

Five years after they reunited, the post-hardcore legends have thrillingly rediscovered their fire. → Read More

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Shawn Mendes: The star talks turning social media attention into real-world success

Are you sad Vine is no more? “Yeah, but everything has a life. That was the most wonderful way of starting a career off, making these six-second videos that were quite easy to create. It was a good jumpstart. Now I’m in the real world of music, where you’re working a lot of hours, a lot of thrills, playing big arenas. I don’t really look into the past too much.” Is there still a stigma about… → Read More

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'Trainspotting': an oral history of the cult film and its sequel

“Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family…” When Trainspotting was released in February 1996, those words – voiced by Ewan McGregor’s Mark Renton as he legged it down Princes Street to the strains of Iggy Pop’s ‘Lust For Life’ – sounded like a clarion call for a nation preparing to throw off the yoke of Thatcherism and usher in a new era, a new culture, and a new politics.… → Read More

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