Bands thrive on opposites. Peacocking Mick and rakish Keef. Outlandish Freddie and bookish Brian. Acerbic John and cuddly ...

The Manchester group was hailed in the late 1980s as the iconic British band for a disenchanted generation. When they released their second album 30 years ago, everything fell apart ...

Midnight and Blue' is the 25th outing for Ian Rankin’s complicated, cranky but much-loved protagonist, Detective John Rebus ...

After he doubled down on those comments online on Thursday evening, another Mancunian singer Liam Gallagher - who cites Brown as one of his heroes - replied, with a simple; "Ian. Shut up x ...

The crime writer Ian Rankin has written a novella inspired by the music of Rory Gallagher. The book is being published as part of a new compilation of Gallagher's music called kback City ...

The promoters of Oasis ’s reunion concerts have announced they will begin cancelling tickets which have ‘broken the terms and ...

who helped him conceive of the record's big twist and what it meant to have longtime idol Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull participate in the new record, albeit in a form the musician might not have ...

Stars have arrived on the red carpet in Manchester ahead of the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs). Host Rita Ora, wearing a feathered dress, was accompanied by husband Taika Waititi as she arrived at the ...

A cult figure: Rory Gallagher in 1972 Credit: Hulton Archive Punk and its scorched earth repudiation of the music that came before ... The guy says, ‘my name is Ian Stewart…I’m looking ...

While the Gallagher brothers’ use of so-called dynamic ... the former Housemartins singer is touring UK arenas this winter for a flat rate of £35 a ticket, plus fees. For next summer’s ...

High Life Highland Charity Chair Award, sponsored by MacGregor Industrial Supplies: Hugo Taillandier and Niamh Sutherland ...