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"Clem was not just a drummer; he was the heartbeat of Blondie." Blondie drummer Clem Burke dead at 70
By Paul Brannigan published
Punk/New Wave legend Clem Burke (Clement Anthony Bozewski) has passed away following a battle with cancer

The day the Sex Pistols met Abba
By Paul Brannigan published
The Sex Pistols were huge fans of Abba. Abba may not have been huge fans of the Sex Pistols

Former Gang of Four and Shriekback bassist Dave Allen dead at 69
By Fraser Lewry published
Former bandmates have paid tribute to influential bass player and digital advocate Dave Allen

The life and death of Jimmy Bain, the bassist who brought the rock’n’roll to Rainbow and Dio
By Dave Ling published
They don’t make them like the late, great Jimmy Bain any more

How Dave and Paula Lombardo traded thrash for sultry alternative in Venamoris
By Alex Deller published
Venamoris' second album To Cross Or To Burn explores the darker side of the human psyche

Queen would never have performed their iconic set at Live Aid if Bob Geldof had had his way
By Paul Brannigan published
"Freddie smelt blood. He went for the throat."

John Lydon lost part of his vinyl collection after his kitchen was accidentally set on fire
By Fraser Lewry published
The former Sex Pistol hates shortbread, but loves toffees and biscuit tins

This WWE icon once invited a fake Sammy Hagar backstage and watched him snort so much cocaine his nose bled
By Matt Mills published
“There’s people trying to get in the locker room, but we’re like ‘Go, go, go!’ and he’s snorting this big line of cocaine”

Sex Pistols' Steve Jones confesses to stealing David Bowie's microphone from a London stage before the final Ziggy Stardust show
By Paul Brannigan published
Before he became the guitarist for the Sex Pistols, Steve Jones was an accomplished thief, as David Bowie was to discover to his cost
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