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The Kooks' Hugh Harris and Luke Pritchard

The Kooks' 2025 UK arena tour dates: How to buy tickets

The Kooks

Sam Fender teaches us Geordie Slang

Sam Fender translates Geordie slang - watch the video here

Sam Fender

The band called Slowdive in 1991, and the woman who sang a song called Slowdive, Siouxsie Sioux

All these bands named themselves after other people's songs

Grian Chatten of Fontaines D.C. in 2024

Fontaines D.C. among artists to receive nods for The Ivors 2025: Full list of nominees

Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell at TRNSMT festival 2022

Wolf Alice share teaser for what looks like their comeback single Bloom Baby Bloom

Wolf Alice

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner with the band's Favourite Worst Nightmare inset

10 things about Arctic Monkeys' Favourite Worst Nightmare album

Arctic Monkeys

Fontaines D.C. and Kneecap

Fontaines D.C. announce huge Belfast gig with Kneecap as special guests

Dave Grohl at Coachella Festival 2025

Watch Dave Grohl's surprise appearance at Coachella with Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Foo Fighters

Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher in 2024 and 2000

Liam Gallagher says he spent "BIBLICAL Easter Sunday" with Noel and his sons Donovan & Sonny

Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys in 2007

Where was 505 in the Arctic Monkeys song?

Arctic Monkeys

Pink Floyd circa 1973: Rick Wright, Nick Mason, Dave Gilmour and Roger Waters

Why Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here is their saddest song

Pink Floyd

David Bowie, photographed by Masayoshi Sukita for the cover of "Heroes"

Was David Bowie's "Heroes" really based on a true story?

Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over video

How Florence Welch was inspired to write Dog Days Are Over

Richard Ashcroft in the Bitter Sweet Symphony video: the final, released version and the "alternate" cut

There's an "unseen" Bitter Sweet Symphony video where Richard Ashcroft gets beaten up

The Verve

New Order's Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Morris, Peter Hook and Bernard Sumner in 1986

Where did New Order get the title Blue Monday from?

New Order

Morrissey and Johnny Marr performing with The Smiths in 1984

This is how Johnny Marr came up with the How Soon Is Now riff

Paul McCartney at The Beatles' famous "rooftop" gig in Central London, January 1969

The heartbreaking true story behind The Beatles' song Let It Be

Actor Phil Daniels in the Parklife video (1994)

How Phil Daniels became the voice of Blur’s Parklife single

Blur