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“Kate Bush gave me a copy of Aerial and said, ‘Don’t fall asleep while listening!’” Simon Drake’s magic life
By Jo Kendall published
He helped create Bush’s one and only tour show, corrupted light entertainment TV into a counterculture variant, and refused to star in Cats – mainly because of Arthur Brown and Peter Gabriel

The true story of Hear 'n Aid, the heavy metal Band Aid
By Johnny Black published
Eat your heart out, Bob Geldof – Hear ’n Aid saw the hard-rock community muscling in on the charity single bandwagon. Cue a heavyweight cast, guitar battles and big hair contests

Styx fired Dennis DeYoung in 1999, but he still wants a reunion for the fans
By Dave Ling published
The co-founding Styx singer and keyboardist on his prog influences, why he hired a woman to shout at his kids – and why he doesn’t care if he isn’t remembered

Jeff Beck’s wild tales of Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen and Frank Zappa
By Peter Makowski published
Sharing the stage with Page, giving Hendrix a slide, being mistaken for Jagger – these were some of Jeff Beck’s most memorable friendships

“We came on after the bingo but before the stripper. It freaked me out when this woman walked past us naked… it was enough to put you off sex for ever”: Jon Anderson before, during and after Yes
By Mark Blake published
His unique voice has made him revered among music fans – while his unique attitude has made him notorious among label execs

The astonishing story of Slade: glamour, tragedy and beyond
By Geoff Barton published
Noddy Holder looks back at Slade's noizy, hit-infested career

"We played it for our label and management and they told us it would end our career": The story of the glam metal classic inspired by an unfaithful exotic dancer
By Richard Bienstock published
Poison topped the US charts in late 1988 with a power ballad that singer Bret Michaels poured his broken heart into

Donovan’s transcendental tales of The Beatles, Dylan, Hendrix and David Lynch
By Hugh Fielder published
Folk-rock pioneer Donovan on jamming with Macca and Dylan, butting heads with John Paul Jones and meditating with David Lynch
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