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Greatest Bowie covers: Nirvana, Placebo and Bauhaus

The 10 best David Bowie cover versions

Liam Fray plays a surprise set at Radio X is Ten Live with Škoda

Liam Fray plays surprise set at Radio X is Ten Live with Škoda

The Wombats

The Wombats to play headline show at The Piece Hall

The Wombats

Some of the best albums from Manchester, including Unknown Pleasures, Definitely Maybe, The Seldom Seen Kid, The Queen Is Dead and The Stone Roses.

The 25 best albums from Manchester

Mancunian masters of the b-side: New Order, The Smiths, The Stone Roses and more.

The best B-sides by Manchester bands

Noel and Liam Gallagher, 1996

The 10 best Oasis B-sides

Blossoms Northern translator

WATCH: Blossoms translate Northern slang

Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers around the time of the band's Bloog Sugar Sex Magik album

Why Red Hot Chili Peppers' Under The Bridge is Anthony Kiedis' most honest song

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Robert Smith of The Cure in January 1986

The Cure's Close To Me has a harrowing back-story

Kurt Cobain On MTV Unplugged in November 1993

The best MTV Unplugged sessions

Ricky Wilson explains the story behind Kaiser Chief's I Predict A Riot

Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson explains the story behind I Predict A Riot

Kaiser Chiefs

Alex Turner performs with Arctic Monkeys at V2011

Why the title Suck It And See caused a problem for Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys

Morrissey in 1984 and the sleeve to The Smiths' single This Charming Man

This Charming Man: 10 things you didn’t know about The Smiths' classic single

Scary Album Covers

The scariest album covers of all time

Richard Ashcroft, Blossoms and Kaiser Chiefs are among the acts set for Neighbourhood Weekender 2026

Richard Ashcroft & Blossoms to headline Neighbourhood Weekender 2026, with Kaiser Chiefs, DMA'S & more on the bill

Wet Leg press image 2025

Wet Leg's outdoor UK shows for 2026: How to buy tickets

Miles Kane press image 2025

Miles Kane's 2026 UK & EU dates: Everything you need to know

Miles Kane

Queen in 1975: Roger Taylor, John Deacon, Freddie Mercury and Brian May

What exactly is a Bohemian Rhapsody? 20 things you didn't know about Queen's classic song