Alice Cooper’s new book lacks bite, but the definitive story of The Shadows is masterful
Plus an enlightening overview of Ultravox and the fickleness of fame, and an eloquent broadside against the US country music industry
Midge Ure
The Music Quiz: How much were the tickets for Live Aid at Wembley Stadium?
Plus: Which Beatles song did Elvis Costello introduce as an “old northern English folk song”?
Why are so many old rockers still touring? ‘It doesn’t matter how much money they have. Musicians live for the next gig’
David Hepworth, author of Hope I Get Old Before I Die, on why rock stars never retire
Jim Kerr: ‘I’d been a rock star. I thought, What happened my life?
The singer talks about Live Aid, ex-wives and four decades of Simple Minds
How Teneo’s master of the dark arts spun out of control
Declan Kelly resigned this week after allegations emerged of drunken behaviour at a fundraising party
The Atrix: Legends back from the wasteland
Cult new wave national treasures The Atrix return with a gig, a CD and new material
1984: the year that brought Ronald Reagan and Dunnes strikers
Key events from 30 years ago as State papers are about be released
‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ to be re-recorded for Ebola cause
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure gather 30 musicians to create new version of track
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices