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"It doesn't wholly demystify them, but it reveals the human brilliance at their heart": Becoming Led Zeppelin strips away the mystique to present the birth of a legend
By Dave Everley published
Rare footage and the voice of John Bonham – Becoming Led Zeppelin is cracks opens the door into an unseen world

New book sheds further light on the rise of Marillion, Pallas, Twelfth Night, and the 80s prog revival
By Jerry Ewing published
A Playground Of Broken Hearts charts the prog revival from 1983 to 1989 and is published in July

Jimmy Page only agreed to take part in the Led Zeppelin movie after an unexpected trip to a boathouse
By Fraser Lewry published
Filmmaker Bernard MacMahon has revealed the lengths he went to to get Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones involved in Becoming Led Zeppelin

How watching an episode of Saturday Night Live in 1980 changed Dave Grohl's life forever
By Paul Brannigan published
Dave Grohl on the musical performance that blew his 11-year-old mind

Toto's Steve Lukather on how cocaine took over Los Angeles in the 1980s
By Fraser Lewry published
Toto's Dogs Of Oz tour is currently in the UK before heading off to Europe, with dates to follow in Australia, New Zealand and North America

Saturday Night: It's like A Complete Unknown but with far more people dressed as bees
By Scott Rowley published
SNL's first night: Drugs, obscenity, and a fight for the soul of America

Why progressive metal will rule the world in 2025
By Matt Mills published
Sleep Token headlining Download! A long-awaited Mastodon album! Polyphia x Babymetal?! This is why forward-thinking metal will have a banner year in 2025

The Secret Service locked Rage Against The Machine in their dressing room after bassist tried to “attack” a billionaire on SNL
By Matt Mills published
Incensed by the band having a song cut from their set last-minute, Tim Commerford marched into the dressing room of guest host Steve Forbes and drew the ire of the Secret Service

Watch Timothée Chalamet play his three favourite Bob Dylan songs on SNL
By Fraser Lewry published
Timothée Chalamet has been widely praised and Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of the young Bob Dylan

If you ever dreamed of living in a mansion in Scotland formerly owned by Genesis, we have excellent news
By Paul Brannigan published
Pennyghael House, a nine-room mansion on the Isle of Mull once owned by Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, is up for sale:, and in need of some love and attention
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