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Guest column - How we write Primal Scream songs by Bobby Gillespie
As the band get set to release new album More Light next week (out 13 May), the singer lays down his five point songwriter's manifesto
12:38 PM | 08/05/2013
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Guest column - Prog versus punk by Will Sergeant
With a new side project Poltergeist on the way, the Echo And The Bunnymen finds his musical DNA is split
3:29 PM | 03/05/2013
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Guest column - Manics on film: Culture, Alienation, Boredom & Despair
Ahead of a screening of the full length documentary, director Kieran Evans discusses getting James, Sean & Nicky on film
10:01 AM | 30/04/2013
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Guest column - Why everyone needs to start dancing by !!!'s Nic Offer
As the Brooklyn-based band gear up to release THR!!!LR next week (29 April), the frontman presents his own "art of dance"
10:08 AM | 26/04/2013
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Guest column - Music as a mouthpiece by Paper Aeroplanes
The Welsh band's Sarah Howells explains why they're happy to include a message with their tunes
11:32 AM | 12/04/2013
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Guest column - Six rules to create the perfect cover by Rosanne Cash & Mike Doughty
Having recently recovered together, the pair lay down some possible rules for re-imagining someone else's song
10:53 AM | 04/04/2013
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Guest column - The Simpsons: What went wrong by Hadouken!
Fan and frontman of the Leeds band, James Smith asks when did Homer and co start to lose it?
10:00 AM | 03/04/2013
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Guest column - Maximum high: Palma Violets on the creation of album 180
As it hits the racks today, Chilli Jesson recalls the making of the London band's debut - plus get our new issue for an exclusive feature with the band
10:12 AM | 25/02/2013
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Guest column - How to go Bankrupt! Phoenix on the creation of their new album
Guitarist Christian Mazzalai explains how a children's keyboard & Michael Jackson Thriller shaped their forthcoming record
10:03 AM | 24/02/2013
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Guest column - Sync or swim... Can An Escape Plan clean-up with their Ikea ad?
With their Living Together cover soundtracking the furniture advert, the band's Kathryn Sian Williams asks what it means for their future
10:27 AM | 22/02/2013
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Guest column - Stretching Time at Abbey Road by Recording The Beatles author Brian Kehew
Ahead of a series of talks at the iconic London studio in March, we get the inside track on one of their revolutionary recording techniques
11:08 AM | 08/02/2013
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Guest column - How to keep a band fresh after 30 years by James' Tim Booth
The singer pens nine rules for longevity in this music lark
10:56 AM | 07/02/2013
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Guest column - Can a new artist 'do an In Rainbows' & let fans name their price?
Charley Bickers explains why following Radiohead example and letting listeners pay what they like for his new album which features The Verve's Si Jones
11:00 AM | 05/02/2013
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Column - The Blood Royal? In praise of STNNNG & the new Minneapolis scene
Michael James Hall charts how a new wave of noise is rising in Prince's backyard
10:38 AM | 05/02/2013
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Guest column - "Why I love Britain's small venues" by The Courteeners Liam Fray
The frontman argues the UK's musical heritage is threatened as many of the country's smaller halls close their doors for good
11:20 AM | 01/02/2013
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Column - Putting the super into Supergroup with Dave Grohl, Mick Jagger, Cream & more
With the Foo Fighter launching the Sound City Players to accompany his film, Jamie Skey examines whether an all-star recruitment policy ever works
10:20 AM | 25/01/2013
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Guest column - Ill communication? How to record with someone who doesn't speak your language
Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate made album Faya together without sharing a common tongue. The former explains how they 'spoke' to each other in the studio
10:25 AM | 22/01/2013
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Guest column - The Finnish line: Finland takes over Eurosonic 2013
Journalist Arttu Tolonen picks the best bands from his country who are starring the annual European new music festival currently taking place in Holland (9-12 Jan)
2:17 PM | 10/01/2013
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Column - Three nights with the loudest band in the world: Swans
Michael James Hall's ears are still ringing... something he's very happy about
11:05 AM | 23/11/2012
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Guest column - My relationship with art and music by artist and Super Furry Animals & Horrors collaborator Pete Fowler
With a major exhibition of his work kicking off in Cardiff on 8 December, the acclaimed artist explains why pictures and music have always gone hand-in-hand for him
11:04 AM | 21/11/2012
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Guest column - Score! Celebrating ten years of Warp Films
Senior Producer Mary Burke on ten year's at the film company that grew out of a record label - plus details of this weekend's (17 Nov) birthday screening of Dead Man's Shoes
3:01 PM | 13/11/2012
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Guest column - Why you need to scratch that itch by DJ Yoda
From the decks to accompanying an orchestra, Duncan Beiny argues scratching is a musical instrument in its own right
11:55 AM | 06/11/2012
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Guest column - Ten records that explain why I love vinyl by Ethan Johns
With the acclaimed producer touring his own album via his favourite record shops, he picks his favourite LPs
10:16 AM | 05/11/2012
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Guest column - Why playing the Olympics with Beady Eye wasn't that different from a pub gig
Liam and co's keyboard player and The Murder Barn member Matt Jones on why a show's a show
10:25 AM | 02/11/2012
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Guest column - Political Persuasion: Writing a so-called political song by Maximo Park's Paul Smith
The frontman looks at what makes the Elvis Costello-penned Shipbuilding such a powerful protest
10:23 AM | 01/11/2012
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Guest column - The Clothes Have No Emperor: Absurdities of the US presidential election by Hayseed Dixie
John Wheeler, leader of the "Rockgrass" band, on why American needs to drop out of the electoral college
10:09 AM | 31/10/2012
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Guest column - Author Ian Rankin on connecting with inner Michael Eavis to book bands for the Aberfeldy Festival
The Inspector Rebus writer talks us through the talent he's recruited for this week's (2-3 Nov) event
11:01 AM | 30/10/2012
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Guest column - Shooting from the hip: Everything Everything's hands-on video evolution
From DIY shoots to directing crew, Jonathan Higgs explains why the band have taken control of their visuals
11:35 AM | 26/10/2012
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Guest colum - My passion for Carl Ray's paintings by The Joy Formidable' Ritzy Bryan
The three-piece's frontwoman on the inspiration she found from the Canadian painter
11:00 AM | 18/10/2012
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Guest column - Whisky and me by Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison
A shot of the hard stuff is more than just a post gig relaxer for the singer... well it's that too
10:46 AM | 16/10/2012
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Guest column - 10 "interesting" jobs I did before music by Grandaddy's Jason Lytle
Meat, lenses, hazardous waste, nuts... you name it, the singer-songwriter has handled it before he got a record deal
10:46 AM | 12/10/2012
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Guest column - Never meet your heroes? What about supporting them asks Idlewild's Rod Jones
Having opened for the likes of R.E.M., Coldplay, The Rolling Stones and more, the guitarist looks back on his time as a perpetual musical bridesmaid...
10:59 AM | 11/10/2012
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Guest column - Recreating the sounds of The Stone Roses for new film Spike Island
With a new movie set against the Manc's iconic gig set to screened at this year's BFI London Film Festival, musical supervisor Ian Neil explains how baggy was reborn
10:24 AM | 10/10/2012
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Guest column - Insight. Peter Hook on why he decided to write Hacienda and Joy Division books
The Joy Division and New Order bassit explains why he's been putting it all down on paper
11:08 AM | 09/10/2012
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Guest column - Why every guitar has it's own story
Dire Straits bassist John Illsley explains why he's looking at each instrument's unique properties - with old friend Mark Knopfler - in a new film, Guitar Stories
11:23 AM | 05/10/2012
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Guest column - Five busking dos & don'ts, including be ready to fight jugglers...
Pat Dam Smyth on the best way to soundtrack the streets... and make some money
10:25 AM | 05/10/2012
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Column - Five brainy musos featuring Tom Morrello, Art Garfunkel & more
Chad Male picks five people who'd be perfect in your quiz team or band
10:27 AM | 02/10/2012
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Column - Major to minor? What Universal buying EMI means...
Eamonn Forde reacts to today's (21 Sept) decision by EU regulators to let one major label purchase the other
3:04 PM | 21/09/2012
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Guest column - AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM DAVE HILL (not the guy who is not in Slade, which is bullshit by Dave Hill)
Public service announcement: this man is really not in Slade, but don't let that put you off...
11:03 AM | 21/09/2012
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Column - A threesome with Ken Stringfellow featuring R.E.M., Posies & Big Star
With a new album out next month, the influential American singer-songwriter talks Michael James Hall through three of his proudest moments on record...
10:35 AM | 20/09/2012
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Guest column - Bruce Foxton on getting back in the studio with his old Jam mate Paul Weller (& other guests)
With solo album Back In The Room out 1 Oct, the bassist tells why its sessions saw friends reunited
10:44 AM | 18/09/2012
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Guest Column - War Stories! Coheed & Cambria's Claudio Sanchez gets conceptual
Album? Comic? Film? Having created a universe for their music and beyond the the US rock band's singer lifts the lid on The Amory Wars
11:06 AM | 11/09/2012
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Column - East By Middle East: A short introduction to Israel's music scene at the Jerusalem Music Conference
Paul Stokes ventured to Israel last week to attend the first music showcase of the country's best acts. Can they beat the odds - and the region's politics - to make it globally?
11:30 AM | 04/09/2012
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Column - Stone Roses biographer Simon Spence's verdict on the band's reunion
With their first wave of live dates now done, the author of Stone Roses: War And Peace considers their impact on the band's legacy and what lies ahead
11:15 AM | 30/08/2012
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Track Marks - Recording an album with We Are Scientists: Episode II reality vs album trailers
With The Killers, Muse and everyone releasing album trailers this month, Keith Murray compares and contrasts the marketing with actual studio life
10:01 AM | 17/08/2012
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Guest column - Field Recordings. Why it's good to make albums outside the studio by Chris Helme
The former Seahorses singer takes a leaf out of Radiohead, Bob Dylan Sammy Davis Jr's and records in some weird places
10:27 AM | 16/08/2012
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Guest column - Whispers in St Paul's dome by Karine Polwart
The folk singer on the influence of the London cathedral and the Occupy protest that took place outside it
12:09 PM | 10/08/2012
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Guest column - Man Like Me's favourite London haunts
With the spotlight currently on the UK capital, the band's Johnny Langer - a lifetime Londoner - picks out some destinations other than Stratford
11:03 AM | 10/08/2012
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Column - Still hungry? 25 years of Guns'N'Roses' Appetite For Destruction
Laurie Havelock looks back at Axl Rose and co's debut
11:20 AM | 09/08/2012
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Column - Positive thinking. Why Bruce Springsteen & Passion Pit are right to be frank about mental health
Michael James Hall argues that recent admissions around the issue of mental illness are a step forward for music
11:03 AM | 06/08/2012
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