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When pop pirates ruled Britannia's airwaves
The mid 1960s saw an extraordinary explosion of British pop music but the only radio stations broadcasting it were based on 'pirate' ships, like Radio Caroline, anchored off the coast. In his new film The Boat That Rocked, Richard Curtis replays those h
2009-03-13 to bestof, drugs, movies, music, pirate, sex, story by bagoly
When DJs ruled the world
These superstars had it all – fame, money, drugs. But come the millennium, the party was over. Dom Phillips, former editor of Mixmag, tracks the boom and bust of the great mixmasters
2009-03-13 to bestof, business, dj, drugs, music by bagoly
'You can snort as much cocaine as you want and have as many beautiful women as you want ... but it doesn't make you happy'
Simon Hattenstone talks with Jarvis Cocker on fame and excess
2008-11-28 to bestof, celebrity, drugs, fame, music by bagoly
Drugs uncovered: The link between drugs and music
Music and drugs have long been linked, with shifts in genres often running alongside trends in narcotic consumption. Kevin Sampson tracks the history, from Miles Davis to Happy Mondays, and wonders if the link is still strong
2008-11-21 to drugs, history, music, society by bagoly
Drugs, booze, bankruptcy and two failed marriages - fame's been great! says David Cassidy
star in a show entitled The Partridge Family at 20, then becoming the biggest solo singer in the world before retiring at the height of his fame at just 24.
2008-11-07 to alcohol, bestof, drugs, fame, music, star, story by bagoly
Boy George on sex, drugs and Amy Winehouse
Our correspondent meets a Boy George off drugs, working with Kanye, thinking positive about being back in court, and full of advice for Amy
2008-10-03 to drugs, music by bagoly
THE GQ&A: KEITH RICHARDS
warning: Fifty years of smoking, boozing, snorting, touring, and screwing will kill you. Unless you are Keith Richards
2008-04-04 to alcohol, drugs, music by bagoly
Eric Clapton’s Salvation Road
The birth of his son, Conor, in 1986, was a wake-up call for Eric Clapton: his drinking, resumed during the breakup of both his marriage and his affair with the baby’s mother, had to stop. Back in rehab, on his knees, he finally found the help he needed.
2007-11-23 to alcohol, bestof, book, drugs, excerpt, life, music by bagoly
How rock stardom can take years off your life
By comparing the lives - and more importantly, deaths - of rock and pop stars with the rest of the population they have found that in the first five years after chart success, the mortality rate of performers shoots up to three times that of the rest of u
2007-09-05 to alcohol, bestof, drugs, music by bagoly
Paul McCartney On Drugs - Timeline
But when it comes to Macca and drugs, there is quite a bit more to talk about. Join me then on a magical mystery tour:
2007-01-05 to drugs, music, r u sirius by bagoly

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