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How we got over ourselves and learned to love The Darkness
By Geoff Barton published
On October 7, 2003, The Darkness released their debut album Permission To Land. Many were resistant to its obvious charms, including us

What happened when Ronnie Lane swapped lead singers and showbiz for a new life down on the farm
By Max Bell published
Swapping champagne and private jets for a rundown farmhouse on the Welsh border

"Yelling, fighting, drugs, alcohol… everything always went on. At the very end, he took me to his house and gave me a sword." Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister, by those who knew him best
By Dave Everley published
On what would've been his 80th birthday, we remember rock'n'roll icon and Motorhead legend Lemmy Kilmister

How two metal icons united for a collaboration over a decade in the making
By Rich Hobson published
Metal fans couldn't believe their eyes when these two amazing singers appeared on the same song

Big Big Train announce new Woodcut – The Making And The Meaning book
By Jerry Ewing published
Prog rock septet Big Big Train will release their new album, the conceptual Woodcut, in February

Swallow The Sun's best-selling official biography to be translated into English
By Jerry Ewing published
Finnish prog-doomers’ Swallow The Sun's self-titled 2024 biography will be available in two special editions

Unofficial Peter Hammill biography Rock And Role is perfect companion to recent box set
By Sid Smith published
500-page exploration includes input from its subject along with new interviews with music and business colleagues, and an ex

Derek Shulman takes aim at Syd Barrett, Beach Boys and Eagles in his not-very-gentle memoir Giant Steps
By Johnny Sharp published
Former Gentle Giant vocalist who became an A&R bigwig provides an refreshingly undiplomatic account of his career on stage and off it
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