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How much difference does upgrading your stylus make to the sound of your vinyl?
Upgrading your stylus could be the single best thing you do for your hi-fi. But why, exactly? We take a deep dive into how you can enhance your listening experience in just a few simple steps
The eight songs that fuelled Steve Stevens' rock’n’roll dreams
Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens recalls the songs that rocked his world during his formative years
Zakk Wylde's stories of Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Dimebag Darrell, Dave Grohl, Elton John and more
Zakk Wylde spent years playing guitar for Ozzy, fronts Black Label Society, has taken the place of Dimebag Darrell in the current Pantera… and these are some of his stories
The story of the platinum-selling, two-minute blast of Celtic punk inspired by historic documents
Dropkick Murphys' I’m Shipping Up To Boston was a collision of legless pirates and beyond-the-grave lyrics from American folk hero Woody Guthrie
How a robbery in New Orleans in 1970 forced David Gilmour to purchase what has become the highest-priced guitar in history
"The police hadn't helped us much, but the FBI got to work"
They took a risk to escape broken music industry models. So far, it’s paying off
Anglo-Welsh quintet wrote enough material for a double album, but that’s not the format it’s being released in. Have they found a way to break the mould?
The story behind the worst Guns N' Roses show ever
"It was a huge disaster in front of 65,000 people. We fell apart"
How Gong became more Gong than ever with latest album Bright Spirit
The most stable line-up in the band’s six-decade history have completed their first trilogy, with new spiritual insight and an old but well-loved guitar style borrowed from Syd Barrett
The story of the new System Of A Down album that will (probably) never happen
Since reuniting in 2011, System Of A Down have headlined festivals, packed arenas and released two songs. What’s the situation with their long-anticipated follow-up to Mezmerize and Hypnotize? Well, don’t hold your breath.
