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Roger Waters shares clip of Wish You Were Here as he announces new This Is Not A Drill - Live From Prague The Movie
By Jerry Ewing published
Roger Waters new This Is Not A Drill - Live From Prague The Movie opens in cinemas worldwide in July, with the soundtrack being released in August

Stevie Nicks likes Haim so much she's working on a new song with them
By Fraser Lewry published
In related news, a limited edition hi-fidelity vinyl version of Stevie Nicks' classic Bella Donna is on the way

Nancy Wilson offers "no questions asked" reward for return of stolen Heart guitars
By Fraser Lewry published
The instruments were stolen in New Jersey as the band prepared to launch their An Evening With Heart tour

Steve Perry launches sale of personal artefacts to raise funds for victims of Los Angeles fires
By Fraser Lewry published
Former Journey man Steve Perry is selling handwritten lyrics, gold and platinum records, signed test pressings and more

Why Wolfgang Van Halen doesn’t listen to Van Halen anymore
By Matt Mills published
Though Wolfgang was a member of Van Halen with his father Eddie and uncle Alex, he struggles to listen to the hard rock revolutionaries’ music nowadays

This Black Sabbath song has “one of the best riffs of all time”, according to Employed To Serve’s Sammy Urwin
By Matt Mills published
Employed To Serve’s co-founder says a classic cut from Master Of Reality contains one of the best guitar parts ever written

Previously unseen footage of Captain Beefheart performing live in 1972 has surfaced online
By Fraser Lewry published
The newly discovered footage has lain unseen in the vaults for more than 50 years

Watch the first footage of the reunited Alice Cooper Band recording together
By Fraser Lewry published
Premiere: The video for Alice Cooper's Wild Ones shows the band working together in the studio

A new photo exhibition featuring portraits of some of the most iconic guitars in rock history is opening in London
By Paul Brannigan published
Images of guitars owned by Paul McCartney, Kirk Hammett, Dave Grohl, Noel Gallagher and more will be displayed at the Scale exhibition

Lemmy’s hometown may get new music venue in memory of late Motörhead leader
By Matt Mills published
Weeks after the city got a Lemmy statue, plans for Burslem to become the site of a music hall dedicated to Motörhead’s mainman have been revealed

Ozzy Osbourne to make public appearance at Comic Con days after retirement gig
By Matt Mills published
Osbourne, along with members of his family, will be guests at the Birmingham edition of Comic Con Midlands, taking place from July 12 to 13

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt explains why Steven Wilson stopped producing their albums
By Matt Mills published
Prog idol Steven Wilson co-produced Opeth’s Blackwater Park, Deliverance and Damnation albums – Mikael Åkerfeldt explains why he didn’t return for Ghost Reveries

40 minutes of newly scanned footage of Led Zeppelin playing in Tokyo in 1971 has appeared online
By Fraser Lewry published
The footage was shot at Led Zeppelin's first Japanese show at Tokyo's famous Nippon Budokan Hall

Watch the trailer for Every Time You Lose Your Mind, a new documentary saluting cult alt.rockers Failure
By Paul Brannigan published
Watch the inside story of the rise, fall, and rise again of Failure

Shirley Manson admits that she feels "isolated" in Garbage, says "there's very little proper communication about anything at all"
By Paul Brannigan published
Shirley Manson admits to frustrations with the Garbage "boys’ club"

Gavin and Stacey star Rob Brydon on his life-long love of Bruce Springsteen
By Paul Brannigan published
Rob Brydon has been a devoted Bruce Springsteen fan for over 40 years

"I wish you nothing but a very sore arm!" Iron Maiden manager on fans who ignored plea not to use mobile phones
By Stef Lach published
Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives tour got off to a brilliant start in Budapest – even if some "selfish" fans broke no-phone rule
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