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These rock and indie bands changed their names... from what? (opens the original)
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Do you have any records by On A Friday or Pen Cap Chew in your collection? We take a look back at the early incarnations of classic bands. The band that would become Radiohead first started rehearsing at their school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire in 1985. The day of rehearsals inspired the name, and it was as On A Friday that the band first came to the attention of the EMI label some six years later. When they signed a record deal, the label requested a change of name; Radio Head was the name of a tr
How these iconic albums got their titles (opens the original)
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Album titles - they’re a load of old nonsense thought up on the spur of the moment aren’t they? Not always. Some titles have a deep significance. There must be Smiths fans out there in the world that don’t know that Strangeways is the commonly used name for Her Majesty’s Prison on Southall Street, Manchester M60. The jail was built on the grounds of Strangeways Park in 1868 and by 1980 was a destination for remand prisoners. After the controversy over The Smiths’ previous album title, The Queen
20 of the weirdest Classic Rock album covers (opens the original)
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Radio X Classic Rock takes a look at some of the strangest, freakiest and sometimes most alarming examples of album artwork in history... from Pink Floyd to Queen and more! A never-ending recursive image of the Floyd lounging around a patio in Cambridge formed the cover of this eccentric double set from 1969. This was an early design by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell's group Hipgnosis, who would achieve everlasting fame with the sleeve for Dark Side Of The Moon by the same band. It's called
How a deodorant made Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit the biggest song of the 90s (opens the original)
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3 September 2026, 16:18 | Updated: 8 September 2026, 16:18 Kurt Cobain's lyrics to the classic 1991 song were inspired by two female musician friends of his but what does the song actually mean and why did it become so big? Smells Like Teen Spirit is THE Nirvana song. It’s the ultimate grunge anthem and the filler of a million indie club dancefloor, but what is it actually about? Released as a single in the United States on 10th September 1991, the track was the trailer for the band's seminal Ne
The Cure at Rock en Seine 2026: setlist, photos and review (opens the original)
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31 August 2026, 16:00 | Updated: 16 September 2026, 18:00 The iconic British band closed the respected Paris festival on a bill that also featured Interpol, Wolf Alice and Slowdive. Here's what Robert Smith and co played. It's somewhat bittersweet that The Cure's set at Rock en Seine includes a track called The Last Day Of Summer, because for most people - frontman Robert Smith included - the Paris event really does signal the end of the festival season. The song, taken from the 2000 album Blood
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