Sammy Hagar may have been a great shot in the arm for Van Halen, but he knew he could take them to a higher plateau with the right song.

Straight after the Chisel tour ended, Barnes went in for his third hip-replacement followed by seven weeks of rehabilitation.

It’s a comeback that fans have spent years praying for: the return of Pulp. Thirty years after Jarvis Cocker sang “Let’s all ...