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‘Do Re Mi’: How Woody Guthrie predicted the immigrant crisis The enduring voice of a folk hero. Ben Forrest Jul 16, 2025
The album Frank Zappa used to insult The Beatles: “Everybody else thought they were God” Zappa was a fierce pop culture critic. Tyler Golsen Jul 16, 2025
How Robert Smith crafted the ultimate “fuck-off” album in a bid to break up The Cure Blowing up their career. Lucy Harbron Jul 16, 2025
Raiding the Crypt: the most macabre artist Paul McCartney ever stole from Visiting the dark side. Lauren Hunter Jul 16, 2025
The masters of “abstraction” that Sting could never copy “I couldn’t understand.” Kelly Murphy Jul 16, 2025
The fateful tale of how David Bowie teamed up with his “mentor” “A mod-looking guy”. Tom Taylor Jul 16, 2025
The Traveling Wilbury George Harrison was thrilled to work with: “It’s just unbelievable” An absolute obsessive. Tim Coffman Jul 16, 2025
One musician’s death made Bob Dylan silent for a week: “I went over my whole childhood” A period of turmoil. Sam Kemp Jul 16, 2025
The songs that inspired Bruce Springsteen to write again: “It gave me the confidence” Getting to the heart of his writing. Tim Coffman Jul 16, 2025