Wayne Perkins was one of those Zelig-like music figures, a brilliant guitarist who pops up on records everywhere but never became a household name.

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Patti Smith made her debut with this 1974 single pairing an improvised version of Hey Joe with her autobiographical poem Piss Factory.

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The Paragons were a Jamaican vocal group of the mid-Sixties, best known for the original version of the Blondie hit The Tide Is High.

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Narcosis were short-lived pioneers of the underground Peruvian punk scene in Lima in the early 1980s.

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CMAT resolves her differences with the Naked Chef to share the spotlight with him in a new video for The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station.

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Kim Gordon unveils the title track of her forthcoming third album, along with a striking monochrome video for a minimalist masterpiece.

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Field Music have come up with an ingenious solution to the parlous financial state of the music biz – they’ve become a Doors tribute band.

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Dr Hook and the Medicine Show paid tribute to the witch queen of New Orleans on a song by Shel Silverstein on their debut album.

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The Dead Kennedys made an indelible mark on punk rock with their debut single California Über Alles in the summer of 1979.

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