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<p>Bloc party: ‘It was probably the only place in the world that was actually playing us back in them days,’ says Maiden bassist Steve Harris</p>

Interview

Iron Maiden’s 1984 World Slavery tour behind the Iron Curtain

The heavy metal giants, including singer Bruce Dickinson, speak to Mark Beaumont as they recall their trip to the Soviet bloc and the denim-clad fans just waiting to rebel against authoritarianism

<p>Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner, Self Esteem and Coldplay’s Chris Martin in front of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’, David Bowie’s ‘Low’, The Beatles’ ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band’ and The White Stripes’ ‘Elephant’ </p>

the countdown

The 25 most overrated albums, ranked

<p>Many children often have wildly different tastes from their parents</p>

Comment

Should you force your cultural tastes on your children?

<p>There has been much speculation that Manson’s rejection by the music industry sparked his murderous plans</p>

The dark musical legacy left by evil mass murderer Charles Manson

Interviews

<p>Will Young: ‘It’s nice to talk about looking old and not feeling attractive’ </p>

Interview

Will Young: ‘It’s nice to talk about feeling old and unattractive’

<p>86TVs’ Felix White: ‘You spent a lot of your early life, if you’ve lost someone really young, being emotionally reactionary to things'</p>

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86TVs’ Felix White: ‘The way The Maccabees ended was heartbreaking’

<p>Steven Van Zandt: ‘Rock’n’roll was a very small cult, but me and Bruce really took it seriously right from the beginning'</p>

Interview

Steven Van Zandt: ‘Every star needs reminding they were once nobody’

<p>Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan: ‘I was too wild and there were things going on that were just not good if I wanted to have a future as a musician’ </p>

Interview

Deep Purple: ‘Everyone’s seen Spinal Tap, that’s pretty much it’

Music Box

Boston trio Tiny Habits perform ‘Wishes’ for Music Box session

The Mysterines perform ‘The Last Dance’ for Music Box

Rita Ora performs new single ‘Ask And You Shall Receive’

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Interview

Rachel Chinouriri: ‘I’m a Black girl making indie music’

<p>Motley blue: the band have a formidable live reputation </p>

interview

Blue Bendy’s Arthur Nolan: ‘I see a lot of myself in Kendall Roy’

<p>‘When I think about Madonna, Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Britney and Gwen Stefani, I think my album has the same fundamental pop cues that those albums have had,’ says 29-year-old pop star Amaarae </p>

interview

Pop star Amaarae: ‘African artists are all lumped under one umbrella’

Reviews

<p>Beatrice Laus releases her third album under the moniker Beabadoobee</p>

Beabadoobee steps out from behind the rag rug of scuzzy guitar noise

Beatrice Laus plays with breezy-trippy Bossa Nova and glossy, Swiftian country-plucked-pop

<p>Blurred lines: Chrystabell and David Lynch </p>

David Lynch and Chrystabell’s album is an enigma wrapped in a synth

‘Twin Peaks’ creator delivers his baffling, beguiling third collaboration with Chrystabell

Live music

<p>Jessie Ware gets feet moving with a flirty disco set on day three</p>

Jessie Ware and Barry Can’t Swim triumph at Wilderness festival

<p>Smith’s show was a retrospective look at their debut album</p>

Sam Smith’s Proms concert is rich, soulful and entirely appropriate

<p>Springsteen roars and gnashes and stomps and sweats every bit as hard as the runaway rebel rocker of ‘Born to Run’ ever did</p>

Bruce Springsteen’s curfew-defying set bends Wembley to his will

<p>RAYE performs at the Montreux Jazz Festival </p>

Sting and RAYE shine over a hedonistic Montreux Jazz Festival 2024

Retrospectives

<p>Early triumph: the Oscar-winning actor and singer Cher in 1973</p>

Cher determination: The scandal and survival of an immortal star

<p>The band’s hit song ‘Rock’n’roll Star’ made for a customarily dazzling opening – but things quickly went downhill</p>

Was 2004 the worst Glastonbury? If you were an Oasis fan, then yes

<p>Pretty, calming and aggressively OK: Dido’s 1999 album ‘No Angel’ </p>

The pleasure and tedium of Dido’s No Angel at 25

<p>'Camp! Fun! Send her to the main show!’: Katie Price performing on ‘Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up’ in 2005</p>

Features

Katie Price was the Eurovision winner that got away

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