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The band once boasted the combined creative genius of Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood and scored nine Top 20 hits… so what went wrong?
Frank Beard was cool, calm and collected - but ZZ Top’s human metronome had his dark times
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
When Nirvana shot a video for Smells Like Teen Spirit in mid-August 1991 they had no idea it would change their lives forever
Fact: Rock Lobster was written in the bloodletting room at a disused funeral home
Talking major life events, vomiting into buckets and tricky band names with US punk rockers The Menzingers
The velvet-voiced symphonic metal singer details the soundtrack of her life
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Green Lung, Castle Rat, Royal Blood and more
Galen Ayers discusses her late dad Kevin, babysitters Robert Fripp and Daevid Allen, and collaborator Paul Simonon of The Clash
Two bands, one name, one crazy gig – this is what happened when a pre-fame Slayer shared a bill with another band named Slayer
The wisdom of Peter Frampton: Music is the best medicine. Always sit up straight. A good curry makes life worth living. Artists should take a stand politically
Kiss desperately needed a hit. So they wrote Rock And Roll All Nite, and it's become part of the cultural furniture
Staged in August 1994, Woodstock II was supposed to be all about good vibes. Not for fast-rising punks Green Day it wasn't
The early 70s was a strange period that needed a strange soundtrack. Bryan Ferry and co provided it, and continued to do so throughout the decade
How Metallica had the last laugh at Glastonbury 2014, and became the first metal band ever to headline the festival
Bruce Watson picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names some lyrics that'd make a great tattoo
With a combined age of 361 and a ‘f***-off’ attitude to chasing trends, Deep Purple went all-in on Splat!, their 24th studio album
Released on August 13, 1996, Failure's Fantastic Planet is beloved by Deftones, Tool, Paramore and a new generation of music fans, but it traumatised the band to the point of meltdown
