Noel and Liam Gallagher, Ray and Dave Davies, Chris and Rich Robinson, Jedward (only joking about the latter, sorry lads), there’s something about the creative tension between brothers that often makes for remarkable music.
And at the head of the queue comes the formidable talent – and rivalry – of our cover stars this issue, Phil and Don Everly. When the stories of brothers in bands down the ages are retold, in the rush to trot out those old hackneyed anecdotes of fights, arguments and bad blood that feed into a wellworn narrative, the music often gets sidelined as salacious headlines take its place.