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“We couldn’t play those songs properly. It’s a bunch of kids, playing a lot of chords, not always successfully”: Glenn Tilbrook on the resurrection of the Squeeze concept album that never was

Demo’d in ’74, when their compositional skills wrote checks their chops couldn’t cash, Squeeze shelved Trixies for 52 years. Now, Tilbrook says he’s proud to pull this lost album from the time machine

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Squeeze's Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford aren't friends

Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford’s friendship “ended” almost 50 years ago but they can still be "productive" together.

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‘We had to dumb ourselves down to fit in’: Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford on finally making the first album they wrote as teens

Written in 1974, the Bowie-influenced songs on Trixies are set in a fictional south London nightclub, but were shelved when punk took the band in a new direction. Now, after Squeeze’s 50th anniversary, they’re seeing the light of day

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Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis dead at 74

Jools Holland has announced the sad news of the passing of his Squeeze bandmate Gilson Lavis.

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“Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook knows a thing or two about using inventive and interesting chord voicings”: How you can swap the notes in a chord to give it a different feel

A lesson in second inversions sounds like advanced physics but it's simply swapping the root note for the 5th, expanding your chord vocabulary with a minimum of fuss

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A 50p advert in a sweet shop window brought them together. 50 years later, their kitchen sink dramas and lyrical poetry are still delivering a new wave knees-up: Squeeze, live at The Roundhouse, London

Squeeze celebrate 50 years at The Roundhouse, London

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Squeeze review – slick pop perfection that refuses to show its age

The band’s 50th anniversary tour gets off to a shaky start when Glenn Tilbrook’s voice begins to go, but their well-oiled musicianship sees them through

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“It’s the one and only time I've written a song about a bass player”: Paul Carrack on what Ace’s How Long? is really all about, and playing with Roxy Music, Squeeze, Eric Clapton and Mike and the Mechanics

“I've never had any tuition whatsoever,” says the multi-instrumentalist. “Never had any musical education. I've learned by ear”

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From African stars to British stalwarts, Glastonbury 2024 opens gates to a truly diverse lineup

With the BBC livestreaming globally for the first time, and an especially rich lineup of Black artists, 2024’s festival champions a broad remit – but plays it safe with Coldplay

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Glastonbury announces full 2024 lineup, adding James, Tems, Squeeze and more

Femi Kuti, Seasick Steve and Birmingham Royal Ballet among other artists added as festival announces full range of stage times

The Guardian - UK

“It brings you to tears”: Listen to Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson plus Jeff Beck's last-ever recording on stunning new version of Mark Knopfler's Going Home, raising funds for US and UK cancer charities

Hear some of the world's most iconic guitarists play together on one of rock's great instrumentals, re-recorded for charity, and available to purchase now

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"It's been an incredible ride." The Who, Robert Plant, Eddie Vedder, Noel Gallagher to play final Roger Daltrey-curated season of Teenage Cancer Trust shows

The Who's Roger Daltrey signs off his 24-year stewardship of hugely successful Teenage Cancer Trust charity gigs with heavyweight 2024 line-up

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Squeeze announce huge 50th anniversary tour

Squeeze line up 27 shows in 2024 for their 50th birthday celebrations

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LifeStraw Peak Series Squeeze Bottle with Filter review: clean water on long runs and backpacking missions

Fill up and drink anywhere with LifeStraw’s clever, collapsible solution to hydration in the wild

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Jerry Moss obituary

American record company executive who co-founded the A&M label with the trumpeter Herb Alpert

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Rock band cancels Glasgow gig due to illness

A ROCK band has cancelled its upcoming Glasgow did due to illness.

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Jools Holland reveals secrets of the stars at New Year ahead of Annual Hootenanny

Jools Holland will be tinkling into 2023 on his Annual Hootenanny this New Year's Eve on BBC2 – here he reflects on 30 years of welcoming in the New Year

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Squeeze will donate all proceeds from new EP and single to food banks

Band’s track Food for Thought highlights poverty crisis with concertgoers asked to bring items for Trussell Trust

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Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook happy to slip in solo sets between tours

ATLANTA — With Squeeze, Glenn Tilbrook can make a living just fine courtesy of the band’s enduring, hook-laden songs from the 1970s and 1980s like “Tempted” and “Up the Junction.” The band, in fact, played to packed crowds in Atlanta a year ago co-headlining with Hall & Oates and in…

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