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‘Mind-boggling’: Johnny Marr on his 53 favourite guitars – and the one Noel Gallagher smashed
They were used to write Smiths classics like Still Ill and What Difference Does It Make? As the star publishes a coffee-table book telling the stories of his most adored guitars, he remembers the loan to Noel that made him give up booze
Mercury prize: Little Simz wins for Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Rapper and actor, 28, wins for her fourth album after critical acclaim and a decade as a performer
Mercury prize: Sam Fender, Harry Styles and Self Esteem lead pack of first-time nominees
Women including Little Simz and Jessie Buckley dominate this year’s cohort for the best British album of the year, which falters on recent diversity gains
‘I prefer to live life with danger and darkness’: Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler on breakdowns, Oscars and their album
Flush with awards after The Lost Daughter and Cabaret made her a star, Buckley has made musical alchemy with guitarist Butler. They discuss why being raw and unguarded is essential for great art
Roxanne de Bastion: You & Me, We Are the Same review – risk meets reward
The rising singer-songwriter’s ambitious second outing fuses psych, new wave and pure vocals, with a little help from Bernard Butler
Book of the day
Coal Black Mornings by Brett Anderson review – a memoir not just for Suede fansA rich evocation of the singer’s youth, parents and life in a council house
Playlists to live by: musicians choose soundtracks to their favourite pastimes
For every activity, there’s a song to speed the time or sweeten the moment – we asked Chvrches, Mercury Rev, Beirut and more to pick their top tunes
A Celebration of Bert Jansch – review
Robert Plant, Bernard Butler, Donovan and many others turned out for a fitting commemoration of what would have been the folk singer's 70th birthday, writes Robin Denselow
Trans: the anti rock stars see Red with their new EP
Bernard Butler of Suede fame and the Yummy Fur's Jackie McKeown on guitar improv, the trouble with indie rock and avoiding the spotlight
Bernard Butler blasts Britpop reunions
The former Suede guitarist has complained that Blur and other revived 90s bands have 'no relevance to what's going on at the moment'
Playing the guitar
Ask the expertsBernard Butler: I learned every Smiths record - that music signifies my whole adolescence
Bert Jansch/Beth Orton/Bernard Butler
'Frankly I hated Suede'
In 1994, Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler's band Suede were the biggest new act in Britain. Then the two fell out spectacularly and the group disappeared. Now they're back as Tears - but still not friends, finds Alexis Petridis.
