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Hatchet jobs, fights, and one very divisive song: Razorlight’s Johnny Borrell on making indie’s most notorious second album

INTERVIEW: The band were blamed (and fessed up) for releasing the catalyst to what we now know as ‘landfill indie’. Twenty years since the release of their second, self-titled album, Johnny Borrell talks to Roisin O’Connor about its mixed reception, being bewildered by their newfound fame, and how he patched…

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‘Bowie compared us to T Rex. Couldn’t get any better’: the Mekons on how they made Where Were You?

‘It’s about loneliness, really. It was the total opposite of that “It’s Friday night, let’s have sex” macho mentality that was in most rock music at the time’

The Guardian - UK

One Insane Problem With Filming Fast And Furious Car Stunts I'd Never Thought Of Before

This is a problem you need to take a quarter mile at a time.

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‘Nobody makes a record like that for the money’: how Gang of Four made Entertainment!

‘There was tension with the National Front and swastikas on walls. So I’m proud the album is an outsider classic – but feel depressed these songs are still relevant’

The Guardian - UK

“Dave was the master of some of the most iconic basslines in music history”: Dave Allen, former Gang of Four bassist and post-punk heavyweight, dies aged 69

Allen’s work on Gang of Four’s first two albums would inspire generations and influence the likes of Nirvana, REM, and Flea, who has paid tribute to the late bass icon

Guitar World

Gang of Four bassist Dave Allen dies aged 69

Bandmates pay tribute to friend and ‘Ace of Bass’ who helped forge the post-punk band’s sound

The Guardian - UK

Dave Allen, influential Gang of Four bassist, dies aged 69

Musician’s distinctive playing style became a defining force for the post-punk band

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"We've been so very lucky to have had the Ace of Bass in our lives": Former Gang of Four and Shriekback bassist Dave Allen dead at 69

Former bandmates have paid tribute to influential bass player and digital advocate Dave Allen

Louder

It’s the end of the Champions League as we know it

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The Guardian - UK

Manchester United carry on through it all. They’ve a waterfall

In today’s Football Daily: A damp squib and a warm triumph on the same day

The Guardian - UK

“Robin Trower’s guitar sound was the loudest I’ve ever heard. He had two Fender Twins, and he smoked both by the end of the night”: Buzz Osborne names the 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The Melvins main man picks the jazz, funk and metal players who made him who he is today, recalls the time he heard Jeff Beck’s warm-up routine, and names the unsung ’70s hero who deserves more recognition: “Why aren’t more people talking about him? It makes no sense”

Guitar World

Sliding doors, ‘blue billionaire bottlers’ and the Haaland-De Bruyne axis of pain

In today’s Football Daily: An FA Cup review and applauding opponents

The Guardian - UK

“I have that Eddie Van Halen mentality of ‘it doesn’t really matter what it looks like – I wish someone would teach me, because it’s just been me destroying stuff!” David Pajo on modding guitars, Gang of Four and the launch of his lost folk-rock album

The Fender fan, who plays bass and drums on a new ‘lost album’ by Children’s Hour, didn’t realize what an influence Andy Gill had been until he filled the late guitarist’s space

Guitar World

Hold on to your hats: Luton are 90 minutes from the Premier League

In today’s Football Daily: Glad Hatters, a brawl for all in Cambodia and more

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What is the Mercury Prize? Past winners and its rumoured 'curse'

Some music critics feel winning the Mercury Prize has done more harm than good for past winners, with a number of those crowned going on to poor form or obscurity

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: ‘Andy’s bandmates are ganging up... and rewriting history’

Catherine Mayer, the widow of late Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill, has criticised his bandmates for “misleading messaging…that rewrites the history of the band” ahead of their new tour.

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Grieving widow asks: stop the Covid conspiracists

CATHERINE MAYER, the widow of Gang of Four singer Andy Gill, has called on Spotify to do more than the “bare minimum” over pandemic misinformation.

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