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Happy songs for happy people from U2, The Boo Radleys amd R.E.M.

The ultimate happy songs playlist for International Day Of Happiness

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, Hillel Slovak and Anthony Kiedis on the poster of Netflix's The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother Hillel

Watch the trailer for Netflix's The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Snow Patrol press image

Snow Patrol announce further support acts for 2026 Crystal Palace Park show

Classic musical TV specials: James Paul McCartney (1973); Bowie's 1980 Floor Show (1973); and The Rolling Stones' Rock 'N' Roll Circus (1968)

10 of the most famous Classic Rock TV specials

Dave Grohl and the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins

Dave Grohl says Taylor Hawkins' death "made me question everything about life"

The Smiths and some of their classic standalone singles

10 Smiths singles that didn’t appear on a Smiths album

Is this the beginning of Britpop? "British Image 1" from Blur, April 1993

What was the very first Britpop song?

Placebo's Stefan Olsdal and Brian Molko

Placebo announce RE:CREATED, a reimagined version of their debut album & 30th anniversary UK & EU tour

Placebo

Depeche Mode at Amsterdam Central station on 26th May 1981: Andrew Fletcher, Vince Clarke, Dave Gahan and Martin Gore.

Why did Vince Clarke leave Depeche Mode?

Depeche Mode

A screengrab from The Prodigy's Firestarter video starring The Prodigy and Keith Flint

Firestarter at 30: Everything you need to know about The Prodigy's classic hit

Stereophonics in 2001: Richard Jones, Kelly Jones and Stuart Cable

Was Mr Writer by Stereophonics actually about a real person?

Stereophonics

Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight will produce the new Oasis tour film

Steven Knight gives update on "phenomenal" Oasis Live '25 documentary

The Smashing Pumpkins

What are Smashing Pumpkins' biggest songs?

Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno, Wet Leg and Wolf Alice

Kasabian, Wet Leg and Wolf Alice confirmed as SNL UK's first three musical guests

Kasabian

Radiohead press photo

Radiohead to play “20 shows each year” on a different continent from 2027

Stereophonics at a St David's Day mini-festival at the Coal Exchange in Cardiff Bay. 1st March 1997. They'd release their first commercial single Local Boy In The Photograph two weeks later.

The true story of Stereophonics' Local Boy In The Photograph

Stereophonics

Metallica's James Hetfield and his partner Adriana Gillett

Metallica's James Hetfield proposes to girlfriend underwater on shark dive

Jack White performs at Glastonbury 2022

Jack White announces passing of mother Teresa Gillis: “She was a Saint”

The White Stripes