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“David invited me to his hotel. He asked me to go on tour as his live guitarist. I said no”: Robert Fripp on his landmark David Bowie sessions – and why he didn’t join the legendary singer on tour

When David Bowie needed a unique guitar voice for Heroes, he called Robert Fripp. In his own words, the King Crimson founder recalls those heady days “by the Wall”

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Fundraiser set up to support guitar great Chris Spedding as he battles lymphoma

Spedding has played with Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Elton John, Tom Waits, Paul McCartney and more

Louder

“They brought glamour to a nation descending into gloom”: Roxy Music and the invention of sci-fi rock, just when it was needed most

The early 70s was a strange period that needed a strange soundtrack. Bryan Ferry and co provided it, and continued to do so throughout the decade

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Roxy Music share previously unreleased 1971 demo of Grey Lagoons as they announce For Your Pleasure Deluxe Edition

Roxy Music will reissue second album, For Your Pleasure, as a four-disc Super Deluxe Edition, double CD, on vinyl and Blu-ray in November

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Roxy Music dig up lost tapes and unheard demos for massive For Your Pleasure reissue

Roxy Music are marking more than 50 years of For Your Pleasure with a new 2026 reissue packed with unheard demos, home recordings and rare live cuts.

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Roxy Music to release unheard tracks as part of For Your Pleasure deluxe edition

Bryan Ferry spoke of the pressure involved in creating the music.

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“I sang it to Yoko, Phil Spector and a few people and they always winced. I decided to change it... The words were silly anyway”: How John Lennon created one of his greatest post-Beatles songs – with a little help from Yoko

A raw confessional piano ballad about his own deep personal insecurities

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70s prog legends Quiet Sun share newly remixed and remastered version of Bargain Classics

Quiet Sun's legendary Mainstream album will be released as a remixed and remastered Deluxe Edition in September

Louder

"Avalon sits easily alongside ABC's Lexicon Of Love or Duran Duran's Rio." The album that consolidated Roxy Music's shift from weirdo art-rockers to gossamer smooth purveyors of sultry adult pop

Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera and Andy MacKay reach peak maturity

Louder

“By day they worked on the official record. At night they taped an entirely different record, without the knowledge or approval of the label”: The story of Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, Quiet Sun and their sly posthumous album

Guitarist’s mid-70s juggling act proved his previous band’s worth via their LP Mainstream, assembled in a rush while he was tracking solo debut Diamond Head

Louder

Remixed and remastered version of Quiet Sun's legendary Mainstream album due in September

Quiet Sun featured Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera alongside Matching Mole's Bill MacCormick with Dave Jarrett and Charles Hayward

Louder

“It sits between Genesis, Van der Graaf Generator and Roxy Music – all viewed through a haze of spectral menace”: Before Crowded House, before their new-wave hits, Split Enz were unabashedly prog

New Zealanders’ 1975 debut album Mental Notes has been unfairly forgotten in the light of the creators’ later successes

Louder

“There was a back door to the studio that led out to the street. I went out and I'm not kidding you, but this guy pops out of a trash can – it was Ginger Baker!”: Jimmy Douglass on his early days working for Atlantic Records

Having shaped rock, R&B and hip-hop across five decades, Grammy-winning engineer and producer Jimmy "The Senator" Douglass reflects on his extraordinary career

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How Apple’s new AirPods Max 2 finally converted me to Atmos music on headphones

I have long been preaching that Atmos music is really for loudspeakers only. But Apple's latest overears are persuading me otherwise.

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Guitar World

“In ’73 it was listed in Melody Maker for £400. Glad you enjoyed it”: Phil Manzanera finally finds out the real story behind his iconic Firebird – 50 years after he bought it

The guitar’s previous owner has explained his side of the story

Louder

“Let’s not forget he was still learning how to sing as ‘Bryan Ferry.’ I know I captured a fantastic atmosphere, complete with mistakes”: Some of Roxy Music hated Virginia Plain, but its producer loved it

Former King Crimson man Pete Sinfield tried to balance prog and pop sensibilities on the 1972 single, and had answers for the criticisms levelled at it

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Morrissey returns with new song Make-Up Is A Lie ahead of delayed 14th album

Morrissey has made his long-awaited comeback with the title track from his forthcoming solo album Make-Up Is A Lie.

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Antony Price, ultra-glam designer for Duran Duran, Bowie and Roxy Music, dies aged 80

The great maverick image-maker, who was praised for inventing ‘result-wear’ yet only staged six shows, was adored by stars and Queen Camilla – and cut Mick Jagger’s Gimme Shelter trousers in his first job

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Mixtape hits pause: the musical coming‑of‑age game now arriving on Xbox Game Pass in 2026

Mixtape, a game set in the 90s that's all about crafting the perfect mixtape with one last night of teenage freedom, is now launching in 2026.

Louder

These were David Bowie's favourite songs, according to a note found while amassing his new V&A archive

Bowie picked songs by The Beatles, Roxy Music, Little Richard, Sonic Youth and more

MusicRadar

“Memo for radio show - list of favourite records": Jeff Beck, Roxy Music and Miles Davis all make the list of David Bowie’s 15 favourite tracks

List was made for a putative radio show

Louder

Watch Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay perform rocking live version of No Church In The Wild

Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera, Andy Kackay and Paul Thompson will release new live album AM PM Soho Live, in September

Guitar World

“I got a phone call from L.A. It’s David going, ‘We’re putting Pink Floyd back together. Would you be interested and available?’” Why David Gilmour's go-to bassist for the past four decades very nearly didn't get the gig

Guy Pratt – whose résumé includes Roxy Music, Madonna and Michael Jackson, to name a mere few – recalls his awkward first meeting with the Pink Floyd guitarist

Louder

Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay share live version of Roxy Music's Out Of The Blue as they announce new AM PM Soho Live album

Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera, Andy Kackay and Paul Thompson unite for new live album AM PM Soho Live, out in September

Louder

“We did the whole album at festivals – the opposite of what you’re supposed to do. In some ways there was boldness, but it was also self-sabotage”: The Decemberists’ prog credentials

Colin Meloy’s band were raised on Roxy Music, British folk and concept albums. He isn’t big on Jethro Tull, but he’s in awe of Rick Wakeman’s King Arthur ice show

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