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Interview: Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and the Winery Dogs’ Richie Kotzen on how their Smith/Kotzen album was made
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The 10 best Leon Russell songs, by Bruce Hornsby
Polymath and serial collaborator Bruce Hornsby lifts the veil on his favourite Leon Russell songs
Brick by brick: how The Dirty Nil's one-step-at-a-time climb has finally paid off
The media was apathetic, the public weren’t much better, but The Dirty Nil's recent Fuck Art album finally has people paying attention
11 Queen songs you never hear on the radio but should
Proving there's much more to Queen's greatest hits than Queen's Greatest Hits
The return of Black Spiders: "Every song needs to punch you in the face"
Fan of Motörhead, Sabbath and/or AC/DC? Then you might want to get caught up in the Black Spiders web
Revolution: The story of the lost pioneers of heavy metal
Beyond Black Sabbath and Judas Priest: The extraordinary story of heavy metal's originators – Iron Butterfly, Leaf Hound, Bloodrock, JPT Scare Band, Bang and more
Robin Trower: the guitarist who should be king
Robin Trower played guitar for Procol Harum, supported The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, then sold stadiums out as a solo artist in the 70s. So why did he never became a household name?
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What are Miley Cyrus, Elton John and Metallica cooking up together? We investigate the possibilities
Interview: Brian May and Roger Taylor reflect on 50 years of Queen
Brian May and Roger Taylor look back at 50 years of Queen, and the incredible journey of four young musicians who conquered the world
How Guitar Hero III made Slash famous all over again
It's one of the biggest-grossing computer games of all time. Slash talks about how he became famous all over again through Guitar Hero III
Why I ❤️ The Groundhogs' Thank Christ For The Bomb, by The Damned's Captain Sensible
The Damned’s Captain Sensible on how The Groundhogs' ‘psychedelic punk’ masterpiece Thank Christ For The Bomb changed his life
11 facts you might not know about the Sgt. Pepper cover artwork
Putting Sgt. Pepper's iconic album's iconic artwork under the microscope to discover the weird, the wonderful, and what Sonny Liston thought of Ringo's drumming
Wagner, fist fights, and the making of Roxy Music's debut album
The production on Roxy Music's eponymous debut album may have been far from ideal, but it catapulted them straight into the big time
The Black Crowes and Shake Your Money Maker: "We never made a perfect record again"
Chris and Rich Robinson look back at the Black Crowes' early years and the making of their classic debut album Shake Your Money Maker
The story of Mahavishnu Orchestra: Devotional, dizzying, and downright revolutionary
Mahavishnu Orchestra took ‘out there’ to a new level with music that was as bold, ballsy and exciting as when Hendrix first landed
Tracks of the Week: new music from Mammoth WVH, Billy Gibbons and more
Eight screaming eagles of rock'n'roll, talons primed and ready to swoop on this week's grand prize
The making of Pink Floyd's The Division Bell
In 1994 Pink Floyd released The Division Bell, their final album with Rick Wright. This is its story...
Paid In Crisps: A short and salty history of Kitten Pyramid
Meet the Derbyshire pop-prog oddballs with bees in their bonnet – and their Jacuzzi
Chris Jericho wants to save this ’80s metal band from obscurity
Never heard of Siren? Fozzy’s Chris Jericho has – and he wants bring their story to the world with a new documentary
