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The acid-fried story of Man, the Welsh jam band with its heart in San Francisco
By Dave Ling published
"We're a pretty unmanageable bunch of stoned musos, which might have something to do with our lack of commercial success."

We have liftoff! Watch Rush return to the stage in Los Angeles - includes full setlist
By Fraser Lewry published
After 3964 days, Rush are back

“We said, ‘We’re going out in 2026.’ The crowd laughed”: Rush, from political pariahs to comeback kings
By Martin Kielty published
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson draw a career line from the early 80s to 2027. They say they might continue after that, if they can stand each other – and if they can stand

"I've got some ideas." Glen Matlock open to writing new Sex Pistols material with Frank Carter
By Stef Lach published
Sex Pistols bassist says Frank Carter has "revitalised" the band and could sing on new songs

Brian Auger warned Jimi Hendrix off drugs and learned about prog from Keith Emerson
By Rob Hughes published
Multi-genre organ master’s fervent hope is that he opened a channel between rock and jazz: ”And it kind of worked out…”

“The guitar tone ripped my face off!” When Machine Head's Robb Flynn met Meshuggah
By Robb Flynn published
Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn is a Meshuggah mega-fan – so we asked him to interview metal’s most complex band

How Norman Greenbaum wrote the last great hippie anthem – and then disappeared into obscurity
By Dave Everley published
Norman Greenbaum’s Spirit In The Sky was one of the greatest one-hit-wonders of the early 1970s

How cult AOR hotshot Paul Laine made the greatest Bon Jovi album Bon Jovi never made
By Dave Reynolds published
Cult Canadian Paul Laine’s debut album Stick It In Your Ear is an early 90s hard rock lost treasure

“I thought, ‘I’m getting the message’”: Richard Barbieri on the much-needed Porcupine Tree hiatus
By Jo Kendall published
Keyboardist admits he wasn’t such a nice person in the run-up to their 2010 hiatus, explains what changed when they released 2022’s Closure/Continuation, and hints at what might be next

How Powerslave cemented Iron Maiden as the biggest metal band on the planet in 1984
By Dave Everley published
Is fencing better than karate? Was the world about to end? How many frozen daiquiries can you have and still pull off an epic solo? Maiden were answering all the important questions when they made Powerslave
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