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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Pete brown - What They Never Told You

"That riff is probably the very first heavy metal riff ever": The story of the Hendrix-inspired Cream classic their label boss thought was "psychedelic hogwash"

Cream's Sunshine Of Your Love was a slow-burning success, but it inspired a generation of future rockers

Louder

‘Forced to preserve a monument’: how the fate of Marilyn Monroe’s LA home became a legal saga

House where Monroe died, which hasn’t been occupied in seven years, is in limbo after current owners wanted to demolish it but were stopped by a public campaign

The Guardian - US

‘Charisma is a form of psychosis’: inspiring Eric Clapton, having kids at 70 … the irreverent life of post-punk puppeteer Ted Milton

He crossed paths with William Burroughs, Terry Gilliam and Spitting Image while whipping up almighty grooves with his band Blurt. Now 82, he’s back on tour – and bracing for a warts-and-all documentary made by his many children

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Anarchy in the IPA: as punk brewer’s sales stall, are we past peak BrewDog?

An embrace of private equity and publicity missteps have diluted the craft beer company’s original rebel ethos

The Guardian - UK

“To keep a standard up so long is an achievement. This album crowns that. Now people can play something other than A Whiter Shade Of Pale!” Procol Harum didn’t expect 50th anniversary album Novum to be their last

When Procol Harum released 50th anniversary album Novum in 2017, vocalist Gary Brooker and lyricist Pete Brown made it clear they weren’t expecting it to be their last

Louder

“Mitch Mitchell was a journeyman. He was hopeless. John Bonham, Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts… they’re a three or four out of 10”: An audience with Ginger Baker, rock’s most cantankerous drummer

From Cream to Blind Faith and beyond, this is how Ginger Baker revolutionised music

Louder

“I think that the whole band was kind of misunderstood by everybody, and it gave us a sort of an edge, you know": The story of Cream's Disraeli Gears

Best of 2024: How Baker, Bruce and Clapton transcended their (and their management's) very different ambitions for Cream to track a '60s masterpiece

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“You felt he understood innocence but couldn’t be innocent in the world, because you can’t… that’s where we wanted to be”: The real Syd Barrett, by the people who knew him

The magic and mystery surrounding the architect of Pink Floyd endures – and a larger canvas emerges of a confident, multi-talented originator...

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"He told me 'I'm giving all the magic stuff up and I’m just going to play.' A few days later he was dead": The apocalyptic life of Graham Bond, one of British music's great lost talents

Graham Bond told people he was the son of Aleister Crowley. His life was blighted by drugs. And on May 8, 1974, he died under a train in North London

Louder

German lager was once my downfall. My advice to Brits going to Euro 2024 – don’t do as I once did

The Foreign Office has warned football fans that the beer may be stronger than they think. I say focus on quality, not quantity, says food and drink journalist Pete Brown

The Guardian - UK

“I think that the whole band was kind of misunderstood by everybody, and it gave us a sort of an edge, you know": The story of Cream's Disraeli Gears

How Baker, Bruce and Clapton transcended their (and their management's) very different ambitions for Cream to track a '60s masterpiece

MusicRadar

“I put an ad in Melody Maker – ‘musicians only need apply!’ – and we got Peter and Michael Giles, and Robert Fripp”: So many artists wanted to be part of Judy Dyble’s world

Late singer decided to avoid staying in bands too long after being fired from Fairport Convention – “I’d leave before they could throw me out” – but believed the split sent both parties hurling into adventures they’d otherwise have missed

Louder

Last Orders? UK Pubs Hit By Rising Costs And Changing Tastes

They've served Roman soldiers, knights and poets and have been a gathering place for communities to enjoy a brew beside a crackling fire for centuries.

International Business Times

‘It all disappeared with Brexit’: Craft beer boom ends as more than 100 UK firms go bust

More than a hundred breweries have shut in the past two years as new trade barriers were compounded by Covid and tax changes

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Letter: Pete Brown obituary

Tony Hudd writes: During the 1970s, I was part of a folk trio called Poem. Pete Brown liked our songs and signed us to his publishing company

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Letter: Pete Brown obituary

Malcolm Jackson writes: It brought back memories of my own encounter with Pete Brown

The Guardian - UK

Pete Brown, countercultural poet, singer and Cream lyricist, dies aged 82

British poet who wrote lyrics for Sunshine of Your Love, White Room and many more also had acclaimed solo career

The Guardian - UK

Endangered foods: why our diet is narrower than ever – and the UK urgently needs to save these seven foods

Cheshire cheese, beremeal and norfolk beefing apples are among the UK foods at risk of vanishing for ever. And it’s not just our palates that will suffer, but the planet

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Los Angeles Times

Embattled LA Councilman Kevin de León and protesters remain equally defiant after fracas

LOS ANGELES — A loud and violent week in Los Angeles politics has some insiders questioning whether the City Council — the body charged with administering the second-largest U.S. city — remains a safe place to work.

Los Angeles Times

Violence between LA Councilman Kevin de León, activist caught on video, sparks debate

LOS ANGELES — Hours after drawing protesters’ ire with his first in-person appearance in two months at a Los Angeles City Council meeting, Kevin de León was involved in a fight with an activist Friday night that was at least partially caught on video.

Los Angeles Times

Homeless advocates urge LA leaders to buy downtown hotel and turn it into housing

LOS ANGELES — Homeless advocates on Friday called on city leaders to purchase the L.A. Grand Hotel, which has served as emergency shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic, to convert into permanent housing.

The Guardian - UK

Clubland by Pete Brown review – a hymn to male bonding over a beer

Brown’s lively and political history of working men’s clubs illustrates their value in British cultural life

Los Angeles Times

9 months after adoption, LA's anti-camping law is a patchwork of compliance

LOS ANGELES — The posted deadline for every tent and shanty to be gone arrived on a Monday.

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