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“We were getting gold records from countries around the world. I had a DJ tell me that when he put it on for the first time, the phones lit up after 20 seconds”:Berton Averre on writing My Sharona – and why the Knack were never the next Beatles

My Sharona was the perfect pop-rock anthem, and as Averre reflects on the life and times of the Knack he admits he knew he had something special back then

Guitar World

"They refused it and told me, either change the beat, change the tempo, take the talking out, take the whistling out, or we won't release it”: How Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo had to fight to release their 1983 classic

Love Is a Battlefield introduced the Linn Drum into mainstream rock

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"Released under a more credible banner, it would have sold millions and been regarded as brilliant": Sweet rock hard and conjure up a cult classic on Give Us A Wink

Could Sweet still produce after dumping Chinn and Chapman? You bet!

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“Mick told Freddie Mercury who he was. As Mick walked away, Freddie shouted: ‘We’ll be bigger than you one day’”: The epic story of Sweet, the 70s glam icons who burned bright and refused to fade away

Sweet were one of the original 70s glam bands – and more than 50 years later, guitarist Andy Scott is keeping the flag flying

Louder

A beginner's guide to Sweet in 10 brilliant songs, from chart hits to deep cuts

The Sweet are best known for their pop hits, but their back catalogue is a varied treasure trove of glam and hard rock. Here are their 10 finest moments

Louder

“It was love at first sight. I broke up with Judy and chased Sharona for a year”: How The Knack wrote My Sharona, the one hit wonder to end all one hit wonders

New Wave megahit My Sharona was The Knack’s sole claim to fame – but what a claim to fame

Louder

"The lyrics were hastily written in the pub, hence the fact that it lacked a final verse": Recorded in secret, Sweet's Fox On The Run was given a second life by the Guardians Of The Galaxy

Recorded while their regular songwriters were away, Fox On The Run gave Sweet a huge hit and a song that would never go away

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“We were always going to try to break boundaries and try new things”: It was the first No.1 pop single to feature rapping - and it came from Debbie Harry and Blondie

“Some people loved it, and some people hated it,” recalled drummer Clem Burke

MusicRadar

Best wrestling books: Explore WWE history and industry secrets

Step into the ring with the best wrestling reads

Evening Standard

“Every night after work we’d go to Studio 54, which was disgusting, this completely debauched atmosphere”: the inside story on the wildest, chaotic and most successful chapter of Blondie’s career

Debbie Harry’s new wave trailblazers had a special formula to knocking out the hits in the late 70s, not one your doctor would recommend

Louder

2025 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Nominees Announced

Explore the diverse 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees from various music genres and eras.

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Now that's rare: A single fan petition with just 70 signatures prompted Sea of Thieves' director to bring back a fan-favorite feature that was removed this year

It sounds like Black Powder Stashes Voyages are making an explosive return

GamesRadar

“I saw this video of somebody breaking down Heart of Glass. The guy said, ‘Here’s Chris Stein’s guitar part.’ I was like, ‘No, that’s my guitar part’”: Frank Infante sets the record straight on his iconic Blondie riffs and solos

From One Way or Another to Atomic, the former Blondie guitarist looks back on his time with the new wave sensations: the triumphs, the turbulence, the tones, and why he always has to set the record straight on who played what

Guitar World

PlayStation, ahoy! How Rare’s pirate adventure Sea of Thieves set sail for a new platform

Six years since its voyage began, the oceanic co-op is landing on PS5 – and the team behind the game can’t wait to empower the creativity of a whole new community of players

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Sea of Thieves sets sail on PS5 in April

Sea of Thieves is scheduled to release on PlayStation in April, and crossplay across all platforms is available.

Louder

"He threatened to take me apart piece by piece if I didn’t back off": How bubble-glam producer Mike Chapman turned Blondie from punks into pop stars

One Way Or Another provided the blueprint that turned Blondie into million-sellers and cemented Debbie Harry’s status as one of rock’s foremost badasses

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Sea of Thieves Season 10 officially delayed again...

In some disappointing news for pirate players, Sea of Thieves Season 10 is coming much later than expected.

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Sea of Thieves season 10 is so big it's delayed 2 months and taking season 11's defining feature

Rare admits "there's a little bit of discontent" among players

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After 33 years, Sea of Thieves is hosting one of the biggest gaming glow-ups ever

That's the second-biggest Monkey Island remake I've ever seen!

PC Gamer

Monkey Island is coming to Sea of Thieves, and because of that, so am I

LucasArts' iconic adventure game will be folded into Rare's pirate sim in a new three-part expansion.

Guitar World

The Lowlist: Blondie’s Parallel Lines – the album that defined New Wave

The rhythm section was "was totally out of whack". The producer was "like Adolf Hitler". But out of it all came an all-time classic.

GamesRadar

Sea of Thieves started life as spy game

And it was inspired by the popular card game Werewolf

Bristol Post

Bristol Airport snow chaos leaves friends furious after £6K skiing holiday cancelled

"It has been a waste of money. We are absolutely devastated"

Daily Mirror

Excessive snow forces friends to cancel ski trip for first time in 30 years

Mike Chapman and his friends were due to fly out from Bristol Airport on Wednesday, only for their flight to be cancelled amid heavy snowfall, ruining their chances of going skiing

The Guardian - UK

‘I went from the outskirts of Glasgow to LA and stretch limos’: Altered Images on making Don’t Talk to Me About Love

‘We were young and bolshie, telling experienced people what to do. The producer later told me: You guys really pushed me to the edge’

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