HISTORICAL FACTS: 7 | History Defined

Pitchfork’s absorption into GQ is a travesty for music media – and musicians

Condé Nast’s gutting of the esteemed alternative publication and its staff is the latest example of media conglomerates prioritising capital over culture

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024

I was a hopeless hoarder – until I was forced to throw out 50 things I own

I can’t get rid of an ancient gig ticket, let alone a useless tea urn or old Cub scout uniform. Will rising to this challenge cleanse my soul – or cause complex psychological trauma?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024

“The union passed a motion to ban the use of synths, drum machines and any electronic devices”: the day the 'Loony' Musician's Union tried to kill the synthesizer (which also happened to be Bob Moog’s birthday)

Best of 2023: And it wasn't the first time the UK union had it in for technology

MusicRadar · Jan 1, 2024

Pete Doherty: his most revealing quotes, as The Libertines rocker is interviewed by Louis Theroux

Once one of indie-rock's most notorious rabble-rousers, Doherty now lives a relatively tranquil existence in Normandy with his wife and daughter

Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2023

‘I founded Loaded — Nuts and Zoo were launched by cynical people attempting to slice off more market share’

A new BBC documentary about Loaded magazine looks back on 1990’s and 2000’s lad culture — and how magazines spawned it. The title’s original editor James Brown says not all men’s publications were bad

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023

‘Beautiful havoc’: the film about the angel of death that lost its director to Covid

Steve Booth, former guitarist of scorching hot glammers Pink Grease, died before End Credits was finished. Our writer relives the Orphic odyssey that has finally brought his vision to the screen

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

Jenna Ortega issues strong statement on Johnny Depp romance rumours: ‘Leave us alone’

Representatives for Depp also denied rumours he is dating the 20-year-old actor

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

"I still confront the expectations of my audience. I rarely give them what they want": Steven Wilson on the "privilege" of being able to do what the hell he likes

Steven Wilson will never again give the music industry what it wants: "We were pressured to try to write a grunge radio anthem. I did it, but I felt so dirty"

Louder · Aug 29, 2023

Totally Wired by Paul Gorman is a deft potted history of the music press – but it doesn't tell the whole story

Musicians have long had their careers captured for posterity by the music press. Yet, the spotlight has rarely been turned around to the journalists who write these stories. Totally Wired is a vivid oral history of music journalists in the UK and US.

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2023

Music bible NME returns to print five years after axing weekly edition

It will now be bi-monthly.

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023