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Friday morning, and an unequivocal front page from the Daily Star about the accident which killed the band Viola Beach: It was, says the St...

Keith Emerson, the one who wasn't Lake or Palmer, has died . Oddly, Mark Ronson was also out the blocks to pay tribute (this time with...

There's been a great deal written about George Martin over the last couple of days - I can't recall an occasion previously when a re...

Bryan Adams is cross, because when he picked up his guitar after arriving in Egypt, it has been defaced : Airport customs graffiti on my 19...

An email pings into our inbox with this unlikely claim Let's just leave aside the question of how something can be a resurgence if it...

He's right, you know: Zayn Malik's album track list looks like the 'Who's Online' section of MSN Messenger in 2003. pic...

Mother's day special: Most popular mother searches: 1. "I'm a bitch, I'm a mother" lyrics 2. Bloody Motherfucking a...

Big Freedia had been going to play Mississippi, until the state realised her show involved twerking, and didn't know what twerking was, ...

Joey Feek, the "Joey" in Joey + Rory, has died . She's been unwell for some time, and her decline has been recorded by Rory,...

Aaron Lewis, who must take most of the blame for the work of Staind, has chosen his favourite from the US Presidential hopefuls. In his prim...

Iggy Pop wanted to work with Josh Homme, so he, erm, sent him stuff : "I was looking to make high-quality, non-band solo work, where y...

Dance man Paul Van Dyk fell off the stage during a weekend gig in Amsterdam. He's okay, but under doctor's orders, according to h...

Sam Smith won an Oscar last night, and managed to turn his moment of triumph into a massive car crash. If you or I won a prize for such a ...

According to rumours, Samsung is about to buy busted flush Tidal . In other words, Samsung has come up with a quick way of acquiring music...

Lita Ford freaked out a bit when she realised The Runaways were mostly gay : "This was in the early '70s, mid-'70s, so I was n...

The Blake Babies are running a PledgeMusic campaign to allow them to release the Earwig demos on vinyl. Perfect if you have a thing for vin...

Radio France has, as you might expect, a massive collection of records. One and a half million items on vinyl alone. Now it's digitisi...

The most-read stories across February: 1. Liveblog: Brits 2016 2. Beyonce ruins the Superbowl for middle-aged white men 3. RIP: Vi Subve...

Want to feel old? Here’s what the cover of Screamadelica looks like now. pic.twitter.com/xqXnid2BrZ — Niall Anderson (@Mr_Considerate) Febru...

6.30pm Imagine if the Grammys took place in a room where all the air had been sucked out of it. And imagine if before the air was sucked o...

Miranda Sawyer delivered a sympathetic interview with Chris Moyles for yesterday's Observer; she was firm with him and, for his part, he...

Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas is off on a tour of Australia right now. Although he nearly had to come back straight away after "making a...

James Bay - who clearly is never going to take the hat off, is he? Like a BHS version of Jamiroquai - is caught in war of words with Lily Al...

If you're filing for protective bankruptcy to avoid having to pay people what you owe, there are some things you might not want to be do...

Someone's just splashed 24 thousand quid on a lock of John Lennon's hair . Imagine no possessions, eh? Whatever would we have to p...

The most-read pieces last week: 1. Peter Gabriel on Pussy Riot 2. RIP Vi Subversa 3. Kesha reminds us what a terrible place the music in...

What a grim start to the year it's been, with legends and heroes dying left and right. Yesterday, Vi Subversa of The Poison Girls died ....

There is, of course, due process. There is, of course, innocent until proven guilty. There are safeguards, which should work for both sides ...

This week, the NME awards were doled out; this week's print edition of the magazine tries to make sense of them. The awards are possib...

The Grammys took place last night - yeah, on a Monday for some reason. I suppose that makes it unlikely that the night would clash with any ...