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Here are five brilliant sets from Glastonbury this year that you probably haven't heard about
By Liz Scarlett published
With Glastonbury Festival over for another year, we look back on our favourite weird and wonderful acts

The ‘popularity’ of an AI-generated rock band was inevitable – and it highlights a depressing fact about success in the music streaming age
By Matt Mills published
A seemingly non-existent band have more than half a million Spotify ‘listeners’, but the numbers they’re piling up are just as shallow and meaningless as the computer-generated music they spit out

The 40 best Black Sabbath songs ever
By Paul Brannigan published
From genre-defining early cuts to underrated gems, these are the Black Sabbath songs you need in your life

The meaning behind The Stranglers' controversial classic Peaches
By James McNair published
Driven by a gritty bass riff, The Stranglers' Top 10 hit Peaches is nearly 50 years old, but it's still a must-play by today’s version of the band

The Beatles' albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
By Henry Yates published
The Beatles have been gone for more than half a century, but their shadow still looms large over rock music and rock musicians - and these are their best albums

Tobias Forge on spirituality, isolation and the positive joys of fandom
By Johnny Sharp published
Tobias Forge, aka Papa V Perpetua, talks dark matters and working towards a "newer, better, bigger" Ghost

How Andy Summers and Robert Fripp collaborated with remarkable ease in the 80s
By Rob Hughes published
When the Police and King Crimson men got together, the result was two well-received albums and a stack of forgotten material – finally released – that they can’t believe wasn’t used in the 80s

Our 8 favourite moments from Glastonbury 2025
By Merlin Alderslade published
From punk, metal and hardcore bands bringing the heavy to surprise sets and emotional tributes, Glasto 2025 had it all
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