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Just Getting Started
Not content with releasing fourth album Unfinished Business, west London rapper Fredo also has a clothing line and his own record label. Here, he discusses how fatherhood ignited his ambition, and announces the imminent arrival of new music from his long-awaited collaboration with Nines
The Beating Heart of Pop
Kylie’s UK stats speak for themselves: seven number-one singles, eight number-one albums and 35 top-10 hits over five decades. As new album Tension drops, the pop icon is basking in the success of ‘Padam Padam’ and starting her first-ever residency in Las Vegas. Here she reflects on her creative process and 35-year career, as her star continues to rise
Beverley Knight
As one of the undisputed queens of British soul prepares to drop new album The Fifth Chapter, the singer, actor and TV star reflects on the artists that inspired her and how her musical debut in The Bodyguard changed her life
RIFF'N'ROLL
As guitar brand Epiphone celebrates its 150th anniversary, we speak to some of the artists who have fallen in love with some of its finest instruments
Holly Humberstone's Honest Truth
After opening for Olivia Rodrigo on tour, the singer-songwriter is ready to make her big debut - all while staying grounded in the strength of sisterhood
INTO the ABYSS with ETHEL CAIN
One of the most intriguing rising artists in pop found her freedom by inventing dark, twisted stories - and she's got lots more to come
Reinventing the wheel
As Bombay Bicycle Club gear up to release their sixth album My Big Day, the 00s indie heroes look back on their career, collaborating with Damon Albarn and inspiring a new generation of artists
Rap's Next 50 Years
These are the artists who will help define hip-hop's next half-century
Danny Brown comes clean
Fresh out of rehab, he's rapping better than ever and trying to stay away from drugs and alcohol
The new sonic adventures of Sigur Rós
Jónsi Birgisson and Georg Hólm from Sigur Rós talk about their first new album for 10 years, the return of keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson, and vegetarian hot dogs...
ΟΝ THE FRONT LINE
As the founder and face of news outlet Popular Front, Jake Hanrahan is bringing unfiltered world events to the masses through a social media platform that he believes is challenging established and antiquated media brands. Miles Ellingham joined Hanrahan and his team at the Paris riots to see him at work
TROYE SIVAN one of one
A STAR WAS BORN, AND A SUPERSTAR EMERGED
33½ minutes with...Den Hegarty
Doo wop revivalists Darts were one of the biggest-selling acts of 1978, scoring three hits and considered one of the foremost live bands of their day
The Great Pretender
They formed in March 1978 and from the very start pretty much defined the sound and look of new wave. Forty-five years later, The Pretenders remain true to their original spirit, despite the tragic early loss of two founder members, and Chrissie Hynde is still conjuring classic pop songs and embodying the essential sass and strut of rock'n'roll. Pete Paphides interviews her about survival and songwriting, the Sex Pistols and narrowly avoiding jail on the road
THE YEAR IN...POST-PUNK/ NEW WAVE
In 1978, the Sex Pistols were disintegrating, and punk calcifying as literalists like Sham 69 attempted to carry on in its “true”, reductionist spirit, which would eventually degenerate into Oi. John Lydon was growing weary of Sid Vicious’s glassy-eyed nihilism, of manager Malcolm McClaren’s treatment of the Pistols like pawns in his own neo-situationist game. With a parting shot of, “Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” onstage in San Francisco at the start of the year, Lydon dropped his mic and quit the group
THE ENGINE ROOM
The unsung heroes who helped forge modern music
TO 'ELLO, 'ELLO, 'ELLO & BACK
Formerly the biggest band on Planet Earth, The Police split almost 40 years ago. Not long before that, in 1978, they were just a trio of blond hopefuls waiting at the nation's gates with a daring hybrid of punk and reggae which seemed to catch the ear of many of the pre-punk old guard. Stewart Copeland's new book, Police Diaries, in words (his diaries circa 1976-78) and pictures (photos and illustrations), takes us back to those early days of The Police. It is, according to the drummer, \"the fun part of the Police story, the starving years when we didn't have any songs to play just crap punk songs, mostly written by me [some of them on a CD in the Signature edition of the book]. \"These formative years,\" Copeland attests, \"are the interesting part of the Police story, which is why the book focuses on the period of formation and exploration that preceded the stadium tours - it shows how three disparate individuals bonded before figuring out what music to play...\"
DISCO AUTEUR OF THE YEAR NILE RODGERS
A pivotal 12 months for the guitarist-writer-producer and the Chic hit factory
STUDIO WHIZZ OF THE YEAR TODD RUNDGREN
On pioneering visuals, Meat Loaf, new wave and producing Tom Robinson
MY 1978 LEO SAYER
Hail the bubblehaired balladeer
Survivor
Nineteen seventyeight should have been Cidny Bullens' year, until a record label acquisition brought it to a crashing halt. Now, as Charles Donovan discovers, the musician who once had to choose between Dylan and Elton is back... with a difference, a new album, and 2023's most compelling rock memoir
SYNTHPOP PIONEER OF THE YEAR GARY NUMAN
The chance discovery of a Moog synth and a total rethink of direction...
MAN OF THE YEAR JOHN LYDON
For John Lydon, 1978 was a pivotal year, leaving the Sex Pistols and forming Pil
MY 1978 ΤΟΥΛΗ WILLCOX
A film debut is just the start of it all...
ART ALEXAKIS
The tenacious Everclear frontman/guitarist discusses the music, moments and \"dangerous\" amps that changed his life and maybe ours - in the Nineties and beyond
VERNON REID
From Vivid to Time's Up to Stain: How Vernon Reid's expressionist shredding juiced Living Colour through the grunge era
MARC FORD
The respected SoCal guitarist explains why he chose the Black Crowes over Guns N' Roses - and how the Crowes' internal friction helped make them a compelling alternative to grunge
ANDY BELL
The U.K. shoegaze pioneer discusses the recording of Ride's classic Nineties albums and his 10 years as a member of Oasis
A GRUNGY GUITAR GUIDE TO THE '90S
Guitar World
NEVERMIND NEVERMIND!
10 overlooked rock albums from the Nineties that are worth a second listen