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UNCOVERED: Traffic | History Defined

“There is absolutely nothing you can do with a broken soul. He sank into an abyss that he wasn’t able to dig his way out from”: He played with Traffic, Hendrix and Free. But this doomed musician has been all but forgotten today

The life and death of lost musical alchemist Chris Wood

Louder

Global tiger trafficking crisis worsens with nine big cats seized monthly

Authorities have seized an average of nine tigers each month over the past five years, highlighting a worsening trafficking crisis

The Independent UK

“There was a sense of humour. We were taken very seriously by the world at large, but there was always an edge of fun”: The grimness of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here may have been overstated

1975 album remains a fan favourite – and despite their struggle to make it, the band insist the spirit of love shines through the grief and anger amid the theme of absence and their feelings about Syd Barrett

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Baby Gorilla To Return To Nigeria After Istanbul Airport Rescue

Shinning down a lamp-post, the tiny gorilla almost seems to be laughing as he dodges past his keeper at an Istanbul zoo he's called home since being rescued from traffickers.

International Business Times

Otters posing for selfies in Japanese cafes may be linked to illegal trade, experts warn

The DNA of rare small-clawed otters in captivity in Japan has been matched to wild populations in poaching hotspots in Thailand

The Guardian - UK

“Recovery is a long road”: Traffic co-founder and George Harrison session player Dave Mason cancels all of his 2025 tour dates after a health setback

The tour, which was supposed to take place last year, was postponed to this year – and subsequently canceled – as the guitarist continues to battle a serious heart condition

Guitar World

“Posh tossers singing about nothing because they had nothing to protest about… it was part of the job to destroy Genesis and Yes”: Punk pioneer Captain Sensible loved plenty of prog – but had to hide it

The Damned guitarist on spending years ripping off the genre he professed to hate, and the obscure tracks he’d play on Desert Island Discs – if they’d ever let him appear

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'Illegal wildlife trade is alive and kicking' in Scotland, an expert says

THE recent illegal release of lynx in the Cairngorms has raised concerns about animal trafficking in Scotland...

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“Mike Oldfield was pushing it a bit and I was getting edgy. He said, ‘I owed you that because I auditioned with Family and you blew me out.’ Good on him!” Roger Chapman’s journey from local band stage invader to unique prog star

Vocalist with a one-off voice talked writing hits, co-founding Streetwalkers, going solo and overseeing the emotional reunion as he marked the launch of his most recent album

Louder

"Phil wouldn't be afraid to throw a punch, but it was Eddie who gave people a battering": How Motörhead made their game-changing Overkill album and the anarchic tour that followed

An exclusive extract from Kris Needs' biography Make My Day: The Rock'n'Roll Story Of Eddie Clarke

Metal Hammer

Thailand To Return Nearly 1,000 Trafficked Lemurs, Tortoises To Madagascar

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called their biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking.

International Business Times

Dave Mason cancels upcoming tour dates due to serious heart condition

The Traffic man's condition was discovered during a routine appointment

Louder

Traffic founder Dave Mason cancels tour to seek ‘immediate’ medical attention

The singer-songwriter and guitarist has been diagnosed with a serious heart condition

The Independent UK

Your houseplants could be fuelling organised crime

Traffic researchers found that many plants poached from the wild in South Africa end up for sale online around the world

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UK Conservationists And EBay Team Up Against Plant Poaching

UK conservationists on Wednesday announced a collaboration with e-commerce giant eBay to combat the illegal plant trade, which is threatening the existence of some species.

Guitar World

“Paul Kossoff goes, ‘I’m not really in the mood. I have a friend here who can cut it.’ If it wasn’t for him I could be working at McDonald’s”: Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Al Anderson on the night he went from an unknown guitarist to tracking Natty Dread

Koss had to teach him the basics of reggae guitar as he waited for a cab to the studio. A couple of hours later he’d tracked the solos for Marley classic Natty Dread

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"It was just the lifestyle. You don't know you're making history when you're doing it": Dave Mason on his fantasy musical adventure

Former Traffic man Dave Mason on playing with Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and more

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60 AI-powered cameras to be installed on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway

NHAI installs 60 AI-powered cameras on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway to enforce traffic rules and penalize violators efficiently.

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Bangalore Traffic Police install eight AI-powered speed trap cameras on International Airport Road to check speeding vehicles

Concerned over the growing number of accidents owing to rash driving and speeding on the busy International Airport Road, the traffic police on Monday installed eight Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered high-resolution speed trap enforcement cameras to monitor speeding vehicles.

Louder

“Every time Steve Winwood put fingers to a guitar or piano, something came out that transcended the normal. He has his failings as a person, but I guess you can’t have everything”: The story of Traffic

It seems every member of the groundbreaking band paid a price for their involvement – but a three-album run of rare quality remains as testimony to their lofty creative intentions

Louder

“We didn’t go ‘That’s your job’ – we’d say ‘Why don’t you have a go?’ I can remember playing solos on Stylophone… In some places it was like 'the Martians have landed!‘” How Family made Bandstand, and where it took them

With a pre-King Crimson John Wetton on bass and a clutch of idiosyncratic songs with busy arrangements, the 1972 release cemented Roger Chapman and co’s position as one of the most influential bands of the era

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu tops illegal trade in shark body parts

Tamil Nadu accounted for almost 65% of the illegal trade in shark body parts.

Louder

In the spring of 1967, the newly formed Traffic retreated to a haunted cottage to write their debut album, Mr. Fantasy. Cue in-fighting, an unhappy local with a shotgun, and incredibly strong acid

"We were like four students living on top of one another, surrounded by filthy crockery and unmade beds" - Steve Winwood on Traffic's early experiments with communal living

The Hindu

Despite efforts by NHAI, all roads leading out of Chennai choked with traffic

NHAI makes arrangements at toll plazas to reduce congestion during Pongal festival, but heavy traffic still observed.

The Hindu

Tight security in place for Jagan’s programme in Vijayawada on September 29

Police Commissioner Kantha Rana Tata has made tight security arrangements for CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's tour in Vijayawada on Friday. DCPs Vishal Gunni & Ajita Vajendla instructed officers to take measures to prevent untoward incidents. Special Branch ADCP G.V. Ramana Murthy & Traffic ADCP D. Prasad reviewed arrangements.

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