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Bob Young has been Status Quo's roadie, tour manager and harmonica player for years, co-writing many of the band’s greatest hits and album tracks. Meet Bob and discover his impressive Status Quo memorabilia archive.
Nostalgia for Japan's City Pop from a DJ. Part 3 in the series
Freddie Mercury's personal collection in free exhibition prior to its auction.
Head of the Status Quo fan club 'From The Makers Of....' since 1993, Yvonne Hanvey shares her most treasured Quo memorabilia
Only 900 made and now one is up for sale. Read about the Filben 'Maestro' - one of the most iconic jukeboxes from the 40s.
Curators Corner : Using archives by Somerset House's head curator Claire Catterhall for Ghosts exhibition.
More from behind the scenes of the industry
Director of music design studio Stylorouge, Rob O'Connor lets us in on the machinations of designing K2.0 for British band Kula Shaker.
StoryTrails' Creative Director Will Saunders discusses the largest immersive storytelling project the UK has ever witnessed: bringing to life untold stories from the past through the wonders of the 3D internet - aka the Metaverse - using AR and VR.
Freddie Berman investigates collectors of Japan's City Pop
Indepth interview discussing living with AC/DC, wearing trousers in front of Queen Elizabeth II and life on the road as a woman with MAG_BTM
Discover treasure troves of music history you didn't know existed
Music photography collective Rockarchive celebrates its 25 years with new exhibition.
Discovering shoes from Charlie Watts to Elton John in this incredible archive.
Concert Archives is a digital platform dedicated to music lovers of all genres, allowing subscribers to list, rate and share details about their favourite concerts with an international community of fans.
Made up of an extraordinary selection of archival material, 'People are the Song' tells the story of this great American writer & troubadour
Launched in April 2022, Manchester’s British Pop Archive aims to build the first national archive fully dedicated to British pop culture and to encourage people to understand its rich cultural value. [magbtm] interviewed BPA’s curator Mat Bancroft.
Articles with sounds you can hear on the go
From St Ives to the band Queen's private life, Mark reveals his extraordinary life to founder of MAG/BTM
Collector Peter Golding talks about some of his favourite items from his former collection, now compiled in his new book Rock Graphic Originals.