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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Klf | History Defined

On the shoulders of giants: roaming among England’s famous chalk figures

Ancient hill carvings of horses, giants and gods have fascinated artists, writers and travellers for centuries. I went in search of their stories

The Guardian - UK

“That song was a game-changer for me. It led me to think, ‘Let’s go to rehab and see if I really am an alcoholic’”: How a guest spot on a ’90s banger was the salvation of a rock legend

“They took me into the vocal booth, and said, ‘Be Glenn Hughes!’"

MusicRadar

“We were originally supposed to be doing the song with Axl Rose, but he never turned up to the session”: The crazed early 90s techno collaboration that saved a 70s rock icon’s career – and his life

It could have been Axl Rose or Roger Daltrey – but The KLF went for someone completely different

Louder

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PP Arnold on her star-studded life in music: ‘Peter Gabriel and I used to hang upside down in gravity boots’

After singing with everyone from Tina Turner to the Small Faces, she takes your questions on her Glastonbury plans, life as an Ikette and getting a leg up from Mick Jagger

The Guardian - UK

MPs urge David Lammy to intervene as British man remains in jail in India

Jagtar Singh Johal’s hopes of being freed on bail have been dashed for now despite being cleared of charges in one case

The Guardian - UK

"Genuine despair wrapped up in a delicious glam-grunge cocktail": A tribute to the anguished genius of Inger Lorre and The Nymphs

There is no greater snapshot of the 1990s than the Nymphs album, but Inger Lorre and her band are remembered for all the wrong reasons

Louder

Confidence Man: 3AM (La La La) review – joyous escape into the gen X club era

The electro-pop band’s third album is a playful, energetic trip down memory lane, transporting us to Happy Mondays-era Hacienda, vintage New Order and the KLF

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Anger is necessary to establish peace in world: Sathyarthi

Nobel laureate Kailash Sathyarthi urges global compassion and action against child labor and injustice at Kerala Literature Festival.

The Hindu

The KLF care home: happy housing for old ravers – or just another prank?

They have destroyed their back catalogue, burned £1m in cash and fired a machine gun at the Brit awards – but the duo’s move into nursing may be their most unexpected yet

The Guardian - UK

Court orders attachment of property linked to Khalistan Liberation Force’s “narco-terror” module accused

The NIA had registered the case on January 22, 2020, based on the original first information report (FIR) dated May 31, 2019.

The Hindu

The KLF remake scrapped 1987 album and donate it to British Library

1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?) was withdrawn from sale following a dispute with ABBA over unauthorized samples

MusicRadar

KLF donate copy of reconstructed 1987 album to British Library

Unsold copies of original album were destroyed after a legal dispute with Abba

The Guardian - UK

10 times rock and metal bands totally ruined mainstream awards shows

From Nirvana trashing MTV's stage to Bring Me The Horizon ruining Coldplay's day, here are 10 times rock and metal bands caused mayhem at major awards ceremonies

Metal Hammer

Review: 'George & Tammy' is a cautionary love story with good songs

I must admit that as much as I love the classic recordings of country music king and queen George Jones and Tammy Wynette — a whole damn lot — my first thought on learning that they would be the subjects of a double biopic was to wonder whether its creator…

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Flaming heck! Damien Hirst is setting his art on fire – and he’s not the first

From accidental conflagrations to planned incineration, nothing turns up the heat of art world commerce like a blaze

The Guardian - UK

Who Killed the KLF? review – Chris Atkins’ entertaining guide to true pop mavericks

Documentary-maker Chris Atkins tells the strange story of gigantic chart hits and guerrilla pranking of the art world

The Guardian - UK

Prison, lawsuits and a glovebox of fake cash: the film the KLF didn’t want you to see

The enigmatic rave duo refused to approve Chris Atkins’s documentary on them – and then he got five years for tax fraud. He explains how he channelled their anarchic spirit and made it anyway, Ford Timelord and all

The Hindu

No KLF this year too

There will be no Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) on the Kozhikode beach this year as well. According to a release by K. Satchidanandan and Ravi Deecee, festival director and chief facilitator respectively, the next edition will be held in 2023 January.

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A great band logo is designed to stand the test of time.

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