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"I'm ashamed of the way I treated them." Steve Albini had regrets about how his savaging of the Pixies
By Paul Brannigan published
Steve Albini never pulled any punches, but he also wasn't afraid of owning his mistakes

Watch Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger sing a 100-year-old folk song in an English pub
By Paul Brannigan published
Rolling Stones frontman gives impromptu performance at the Half Moon in St Clements

Bloodywood just showed Download why they're one of the best live bands in modern metal
By Merlin Alderslade published
A powerful, propulsive set of bouncy metal ragers takes things up a level at Donington

Robben Ford's wild tales of Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Kiss, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and more
By Henry Yates published
Session guitarist extraordinaire Robben Ford got high with George Harrison, hit on by Barry Manilow, yelled at by Miles Davis, blanked by Bob Dylan and headhunted by Gene Simmons... and these are his stories

Rush’s Neil Peart, an exploding golf ball and two career-changing conversations
By Martin Kielty published
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson recall their late friend and bandmate, recalling what he brought to the band and how they began to move on without him

Emily Armstrong just made history with Linkin Park at Download in some style
By Merlin Alderslade published
Download's most significant set of 2026 ends the festival on a massive high

All the songs Rush have never played live… yet
By Dave Everley published
Rush have recorded 167 original songs. They’ve never played 42 of them. Could that change on the Fifty Something tour?

Praised by half the Beatles, Rick Wakeman and Pat Metheny, Rod Argent still didn’t have it all easy
By Rob Hughes published
Founding member of The Zombies and Argent had no trouble writing songs that have endured for decades, and easily collaborated with Phil Collins, The Who and many others. But he also encountered his share of troubles in the music industry
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