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<p>Scott’s prowling onstage magnetism and impish menace slotted into AC/DC perfectly </p>

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AC/DC’s Bon Scott tore down the highway to hell with no brakes

Before he died aged 33 in 1980, Ronald Belford Scott left an indelible mark on AC/DC. On the 50th anniversary of his induction into the hard rock band, Mark Beaumont remembers a musician whose womanising ways, undeniable charisma and roaring voice made him a defining icon of rock’n’roll anti-conformity

<p>Van the Man: Morrison performing at the O2 Arena in 2020</p>

State of the Arts

Van Morrison is hypnotically weird – if only his music was still good

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The 15 greatest posthumous albums, ranked

<p>A new 27-CD release chronicles all of Bob Dylan’s performances on the historic tour </p>

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Bob Dylan’s 1974 return was momentous – I was in the third row

Interviews

<p>‘Trump would drastically change the character of our country – it’s scary that it’s this close’ </p>

Interview

John Legend: ‘It was risky for Taylor Swift to speak about politics’

<p>Hannah Reid: ‘I used to tie myself up in knots over the art that I would make. Now I don’t’ </p>

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London Grammar: ‘I worried motherhood would change me as an artist’

<p>Fat Dog are the latest band to burst out of the south London post-punk scene</p>

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Fat Dog: ‘Fans have tattoos of us now. My mum said they’re not well’

<p>‘The more successful I became in acting, the less I wanted to do it, as it was taking me further away from music’ </p>

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LL Cool J: ‘I was hanging with the most dangerous people in New York’

Music Box

Boston trio Tiny Habits perform ‘Wishes’ for Music Box session

The Mysterines perform ‘The Last Dance’ for Music Box

Rita Ora performs new single ‘Ask And You Shall Receive’

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Angie McMahon: ‘I was in the graveyard and realised, “Oh, I’m gay”’

Interview

Rachel Chinouriri: ‘I’m a Black girl making indie music’

<p>Motley blue: the band have a formidable live reputation </p>

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Blue Bendy’s Arthur Nolan: ‘I see a lot of myself in Kendall Roy’

Reviews

<p>Lady Gaga at the UK premiere of ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’</p>

Lady Gaga’s Harlequin struggles to tap into her Joker character

<p>Ezra Collective became the first jazz act to actually take home the award </p>

Ezra Collective’s new album is a thrilling call to the dancefloor

Live music

Chester Bennington would approve of Linkin Park’s ferocious new era

<p>Chappell Roan scored a UK No 1 last year with ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ </p>

Chappell Roan’s live show offers maximalist splendour fit for stadiums

<p>Florence and the Machine celebrates the 15th anniversary of her debut album ‘Lungs’ at the Proms</p>

Florence and the Machine’s debut Lungs gets the orchestra treatment

Farewell to Oasis, Marrakech’s one-of-a-kind electronic music festival

Retrospectives

<p>Arcade Fire performing at Coachella Festival in 2005</p>

‘There was blood on the piano’: The chaos of Arcade Fire’s Funeral

<p>Bob Dylan and The Band perform at The Hollywood Sportatorium in Pembroke Pines, Florida on 19 January 1974</p>

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Bob Dylan was washed up – then one electrifying tour saved his career

<p>Manc motor mouths: Oasis (from left, Paul McGuigan, Noel Gallagher, Tony McCarroll, Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs and Liam Gallagher) commandeer a Jaguar XJ6 for a November 1993 shoot</p>

‘Cabbaged beyond belief’: 30 years of Oasis’s Definitely Maybe

<p>Bloc party: ‘It was probably the only place in the world that was actually playing us back in them days,’ says Maiden bassist Steve Harris</p>

Features

Iron Maiden’s 1984 World Slavery tour behind the Iron Curtain

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