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How The Nice offended Leonard Bernstein and the US Embassy
By Malcolm Dome published
The story of the song that crystallised the burgeoning prog-rock movement and turned The Nice into one of the most controversial bands of the day

The story of Ian Dury's biggest hit, a song that was never actually a hit at all
By Malcolm Dome published
Its riff was stolen, twice, but its title defined an era and introduced a new phrase into the English vernacular

The story of the sexually ambiguous anthem that got Placebo a tour with David Bowie
By Rob Hughes published
A three-minute rush of hedonism, Placebo’s alt-rock anthem raised two fingers to Britpop and got them on Top Of The Pops – so why do they feel so ambivalent about it?

The story of the song that found 21 missing children and made Soul Asylum superstars
By Sleazegrinder published
The song made Soul Asylum superstars, if only for a little while

Neil Young's most mysterious song: Rooted in the Peruvian jungle and an apocalyptic screenplay
By Nick Hasted published
"Neil never told me what the song was about": Even Nils Lofgren doesn't know, and he played on it

The story behind Good Riddance - Green Day's cosy but spiteful mega-anthem
By Henry Yates published
Many thought this song was written with warmth and goodwill towards its subject. They were wrong

The five albums that changed Ace Frehley's life
By Joe Bosso published
In 2018 late Kiss legend Ace Frehley picked the five records that guided his path towards the stars

How an iconic Alice In Chains song brought Jerry Cantrell closer to his estranged dad
By Henry Yates published
Rooster by Alice In Chains was Jerry Cantrell’s tribute to his Vietnam veteran dad, and it showed a different kind of dark side to the band
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