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Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious, British actor Christian Bale and Manic Street Preachers Richey Edwards

Christian Bale took inspiration from Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious and Manic Street Preachers' Richey Edwards on The Bride role

Manic Street Preachers

Radiohead's classic album The Bends

What's that on the cover of The Bends by Radiohead?

Blur's Graham Coxon and the milk carton mascot from the Coffee & TV video.

What inspired Graham Coxon to write Blur’s Coffee & TV?

Blur

U2 in November 1984: Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono and Larry Mullen, Jr.

Where did U2 get their name from?

The Libertines will headline On The Beach in Brighton on Sunday 28th July.

How did The Libertines come up with their name?

The Libertines

Garbage's Shirley Manson performs with the band in Auckland, New Zealand in 2025

Shirley Manson admits she "lost composure" with 'beach ball gate' as she was dealing with the death of father

Blur bassist Alex James and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke

Alex James cried when playing this Radiohead song with Britpop Classical...

Blur

Blur's Alex James in Bogota, Colombia in 2023

Alex James "can't wait" to see Blur at Britpop Classical dates and eyes up Coachella

Blur

James Ford and Arctic Monkeys

James Ford discusses the chances of new Arctic Monkeys material

Arctic Monkeys

Liam Gallagher on the Oasis Live '25 tour in 2025

Liam Gallagher thanks fans for not voting Oasis for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026

Artist record labels: The Beatles' Apple, Led Zeppelin's Swan Song, Jack White's Third Man Records store in London and Rolling Stones Records

15 artists that owned their own record label

Muse's Matt Bellamy at Pinkpop Festival 2025

Muse share teaser of their sacred-sounding new single Be With You

Muse

Courteeners have announced details of their seventh studio album.

Courteeners announce intimate summer warm-up shows for 2026

The Maccabees

The Maccabees announce intimate warm-up shows ahead of their 2026 outdoor tour: What you need to know

Stereophonics album artwork for Performance and Cocktails

Who was on the cover of Stereophonics' Performance and Cocktails album?

Stereophonics

James Ford discusses enlisting Damon Albarn on HELP(2) album

James Ford says Damon Albarn had 'one stipulation' when agreeing to HELP(2) album

The "expensive" cover of New Order's Blue Monday

Did New Order really lose money on the Blue Monday 12" sleeve?

New Order

David Bowie and Luther Vandross, who worked on his Young Americans album

How David Bowie's Young Americans album was influenced by Luther Vandross