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The growing pains and artistic rebirth of Billy Idol
By Carol Clerk published
Twenty years on from Rebel Yell and 10 years after overdosing on crack, Billy came back in 2005 with a trademark sneer and an album that did what he does best

"I saved the world from Saddam Hussein," says Blink-182's Mark Hoppus
By Paul Brannigan published
Without Mark Hoppus' intervention, the world might be an entirely different place

The day Oasis' Liam Gallagher woke up to find British light entertainment legend Alan Partridge in his hotel bed
By Paul Brannigan published
The '90s were a strange and magical time where anything could happen, and often did

"I was on the floor, and he had his boot on my throat. I was like, That's great Elvis, that's great." The surreal story of the night Alice Cooper met Elvis Presley
By Paul Brannigan published
When Alice Cooper received an invitation to meet Elvis Presley, things didn't go as "the cat with the snake" had imagined

A tribute to Ronnie James Dio: July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010
By Paul Elliott published
Ronnie James Dio: July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010

In 1984, Paul McCartney shed revealing new light on his relationship with John Lennon
By Paul Brannigan published
"If you ever got a speck of praise from John, a crumb of it, you were quite grateful." Paul McCartney on John Lennon

The story of Slayer guitarist Kerry King’s short but whirlwind Megadeth stint
By Matt Mills published
King played guitar for Megadeth’s first five shows in 1984 – but the partnership was never going to last

How Ne Obliviscaris became the first band to successfully crowdfund a world tour
By Cheri Faulkner published
Committed to a unique musical approach they’d developed over a decade, they feared they’d spend their careers trapped in the underground. And they expected a backlash when they asked for fan support – but they needn’t have worried

"I chased him down the hall with my d**k in my hand." How an epic fistfight with racist skinheads turned hip-hop superstar Ice Cube and Ministry's Al Jourgensen into unlikely allies
By Paul Brannigan published
Relations between the Ministry and Ice Cube camps on 1992's Lollapalooza tour were somewhat strained, until racists showed up spoiling for a fight

“Robert Fripp always has an excuse not to play”: Toyah Willcox is more than Mrs King Crimson
By Rob Hughes published
From post-punk icon and award-winning female solo artist to becoming regarded as just the prog mastermind’s wife, her rebellious creative energy is fired by Roxy Music, Devo, The Tubes and all things off the wall
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