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Meet Hashtronaut: the stoner rockers who make Sleep look straight-edge
By Chris Chantler Published
The Denver trio care about four things: weed, riffs, amps and weed

The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen on her journey from child actor to AC/DC-approved rock singer
By Emily Swingle Published
She could have peaked with The Grinch aged five. Instead, Taylor Momsen repackaged herself as the lead singer of The Pretty Reckless and lived her rock’n’roll dream. This is her story, in her words.

They were regarded as synth-pop but we say they’re prog. So do members of Marillion, Porcupine Tree and No-Man
By Sid Smith Published
They may have traded in the pop world, but their go-to inspirations included King Crimson and Can – and the artists they influenced in turn cross many genres

Here's what Chester Bennington had to say about his dear friend, Chris Cornell
By Rob Barbour Published
In summer 2017 following Chris Cornell's death, we spoke to his friend Chester Bennington about the Soundgarden man's legacy. Sadly, it'd prove to be Chester's final interview

The story of Journey’s lost singer and the classic song he helped write
By Classic Rock, Neil Daniels Published
Journey are in the middle of their farewell tour - but it’s unlikely Robert Fleischman will be joining them onstage

One of the child stars of Van Halen’s iconic Hot For Teacher video looks back
By Dave Everley Published
Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher video featured four kids playing junior versions of the band. Yano Anaya was one of them

The fast rise, sudden fall and messy afterlife of hair metal heroes Ratt
By Greg Prato Published
Ratt were kings of the 80s hair metal scene, only for it all to go very wrong

Even a band as huge as System Of A Down had to start somewhere. This is the story of Soil
By Dave Everley Published
Before System Of A Down, there was Soil. Its former members look back on what would be the birth of a metal legend

“My first boyfriend introduced me to The Wall. It was the only interesting thing about him”: Joanne Harris’ prog stars
By Jo Kendall Published
She explains why prog makes her think of Barnsley, lists some of her favourite records and recalls taking her daughter to a Genesis tribute show only to hear her say: “Ah yes, Mastodon!”

“I didn’t want the job with Robert Plant, but they called me”: Francis Dunnery’s lessons in life
By Dave Ling Published
It Bites co-founder shares his experiences of Steve Hackett, Genesis, Yes and the music industry - and why he thinks it’s no bad thing that most of prog is a “caricature”
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