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JJ Burnel
"For one whole year, me and some of the other guys decided to take heroin to see if it inspired us creatively": JJ Burnel on The Stranglers' unorthodox heroin experiment

By Paul Brannigan Published

Public Service Announcement: don't do this

Bands & Artists
The Stranglers
“Though quintessentially punk records, their first two albums featured tricky time signatures, a four-part musical suite, and songs that clocked in at seven minutes”: The Stranglers were always more prog than you thought

By Ben Myers Published

Third album Black And White is Exhibit A in a case that also includes Robert Fripp, Peter Hammill, Steve Hillage and Nik Turner

Albums
The Stranglers standing in a derelict house
The story of The Stranglers' controversial No More Heroes album: "We got away with murder"

By Mick Wall Published

Hugh Cornwell tells the story of the Stranglers' summer-of-punk-classic second album No More Heroes: "We definitely couldn’t get away with that now"

Albums
Jet Black behind the kit
The Stranglers' founding drummer Jet Black dead at 84

By Fraser Lewry Published

The death of The Stranglers' drummer Jet Black has been confirmed by the band

Bands & Artists
Wingmen
Punk 'supergroup' Wingmen (The Stranglers, The Damned, Ruts DC) line up UK tour in support of debut album

By Paul Brannigan Published

UK punk vets Wingmen will hit the road in January to promote their self-titled debut album

Concerts & Shows
Prog 111
Porcupine Tree are on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now

By Jerry Ewing Last updated

What's in the brand new issue of Prog Magazine and where you can get it

Bands & Artists
The 20 Greatest Rock Albums of 1977
The 20 best rock albums of 1977

By Classic Rock Magazine Last updated

Famous for being punk’s finest hour, 1977 also produced one of the best-selling rock albums in Rumours, and classics from Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Rush and Thin Lizzy

Albums
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The Stranglers, Gary Numan, The Wildhearts, Squeeze for Blackpool festival

By Paul Brannigan Published

The team behind Rebellion Festival launch R-Fest, a four-day outdoor event to be held in Blackpool in August

Music Festivals
Jeans-Jacques Burnel and Baz Warne
The Stranglers: Dark Matter and the death of Dave Greenfield

By Johnny Sharp Published

Forty-four years on from their first hit and almost 10 since their last album, The Stranglers have weathered storms and return with a new record dedicated to late keyboard player Dave Greenfield

Interviews
Stuart Pearce in a still from the Stranglers This Song video
England football legend Stuart Pearce stars in The Stranglers' video for This Song

By Fraser Lewry Published

Celebrity punk fan and legendary footballer Stuart Pearce shows off his parkour skills in The Stranglers' This Song video

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