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The story behind the troubled birth of Foo Fighters' second album, The Colour And The Shape
By Simon Young published
Despite countless setbacks and obstacles, Dave Grohl emerged from Kurt Cobain's shadow with a clutch of songs that primed Foo Fighters for stadiums

Paleface Swiss are challenging masculinity in metal
By Merlin Alderslade published
Inspired by Slipknot, Paleface Swiss have rapidly evolved into one of extreme metal's most boundary pushing bands

When one viral song turned Jinjer into Ukraine's biggest ever metal band
By Emily Swingle published
After fleeing war and needing a hit to keep their career going, Jinjer struck gold with a simple live video that set the internet alight

The frazzled story of Captain Beyond, the stoner rock supergroup crushed by the music business
By Ken McIntyre published
"They did everything they could to destroy us. That's why we're like this secret, cult band."

The sudden rise, spectacular fall and slow recovery of America's great lost AOR band, Tyketto
By Dave Ling published
Despite falling record sales and changes in the musical landscape, Tyketto stayed true to their style. Now, with a new album on the way, they’re finding a new audience

Peter Gabriel wanted to hire them. They preferred their own music
By Dom Lawson published
The ex-Genesis singer wanted them to be his backing band exclusively, leaving them to choose between his ambitions or their own

The story of Forty-Five Hundred Times, the Status Quo classic that ended a partnership
By Dave Ling published
Forty-Five Hundred Times was the song that threw a spanner in the songwriting partnership of Status Quo's Parfitt and Rossi, but it took on a life of its own, and they even extended it for royalty

That time a world famous rock star got members of The Clash and The Damned to babysit her daughter
By Paul Brannigan published
Two Punks And A Baby: A Hollywood Tale
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