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Gordon Smart's Isolation Diaries

Gordon Smart, about to introduce Lionel Blair to Oasis

Gordon Smart on celebrity bad behaviour in pubs

Gordon Smart

Gordon Smart discovers the healing power of the rhino horn

Gordon Smart on the utterly bizarre magic of Glastonbury

Gordon Smart

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The Beatles at a press conference for their return to Shea Stadium in August 1966, just a couple of weeks afrer the release of Revolver

The most influential albums of all time

Edwin Birdsong and Daft Punk

5 classic songs that sampled other songs

Happy Mondays in 1991

The most expensive albums ever made

Freddie Mercury performing with Queen at Live Aid, July 1985

How I Want To Break Free became Queen’s most controversial song

Queen

X-Plained - Stories Behind The Songs

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Johnny Cash performing on stage, 1994

Why did Johnny Cash cover Hurt?

Morrissey onstage in 1985; the Chernobyl disaster in 1985

How Chernobyl prompted one of The Smiths' greatest tunes

The Smiths

Detail of the cover to Closer by Joy Division

Why the cover to Closer upset Joy Division fans

Joy Division

Freddie Mercury and Brian May of Queen perform on stage in London, 1974.

When exactly did Queen play their first ever gig?

Queen

Latest X-Lists

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Best indie compilations

What's the best indie compilation album of all time?

Pulp in 1998: Mark Webber, Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Candida Doyle

The best bands from Yorkshire

Woman playing vinyl records

25 essential albums to own on vinyl

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

The longest songs ever recorded

Radio X Sessions

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Blossoms in session, April 2018

See Blossoms play a live session at Radio X

Blossoms

The Vaccines live at Radio X

Watch The Vaccines play an amazing Radio X session

The Vaccines

Liam Gallagher live at Radio X

WATCH: Liam Gallagher Performs Wall Of Glass Live

Liam Gallagher

Liam Gallagher live at Radio X

Watch Liam Gallagher perform Live Forever live and acoustic at Radio X

Liam Gallagher

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Axl Rose performs in Guns N' Roses in 1980

Rock stars and their real names

Festival-goers Sophie Boisselet and Chris Welch attend the Isle of Wight Festival, Afton Down, UK, 26th-30th August 1970.

In Pictures: How they used to do festivals back in the day

Festivals

Fleetwood Mac in 1975

10 rock music biopics that need to be made

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream cover

What do the kids on the cover of Siamese Dream look like now?

Smashing Pumpkins

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Foo Fighters at the 2018 BRIT Awards

QUIZ: You're a Foo Fighters super fan if you get 15/15 on this trivia quiz

Quizzes

Ozzy Osbourne and his daughter Aimee plus The Osbournes promo shot with Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne

Here's what The Osbournes' private daughter Aimee is up to now

Music News

Guns N' Roses Axl Rose and Slash perform in 2020

Guns N' Roses announce rescheduled UK & Irish dates for 2021

Guns N' Roses

Tom Grennan

Tom Grennan announces “proper special” show this week

Tom Grennan

The Streets' Mike Skinner performs at Southside Festival in 2019

The Streets to headline MADE festival 2021

Festivals

Alan McGee DJs for This Feeling at Water Rats

Alan McGee: 'The music industry doesn’t want young punky indie rock ‘n’ roll bands'

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