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“The others kept putting it off. Finally I said, ‘We’ve got to do it now’”: Unique band faced the climate crisis head on
By Stephen Lambe published
Adding elements of jazz digital percussion and alternative composition techniques to their already eclectic sound, they’re so convinced by their new direction that their seventh release will be the second part of their sixth

“We were asked to do Glastonbury. I had no intention”: John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest and the demons that drive him
By Johnny Sharp published
New album Relativity gave him flashbacks to the 70s – and though the factors that led to his split with Les Holroyd are all in the past, he can’t see how a reunion might happen

Hot tub parties, haunted houses and in-band fighting: the story of Deftones' White Pony
By Eleanor Goodman published
From drug-fuelled parties to in-band fighting, the story behind this classic is a full of drama as it is great songs

Prince aims for superstardom and succeeds with Purple Rain - just steer clear of the movie
By Classic Rock Magazine published
The Purple Rain movie may have been a polished turd of soapy melodrama, but it – and the brilliant soundtrack – transformed Prince into a towering icon of the video age

Health dance in the face of despair on new album Conflict DLC
By Matt Mills published
The lyrics on the L.A. trio’s sixth album observe the ugliness of 2025, while the music urges you to wiggle your worries away

How Her Ghost In The Fog turned Cradle Of Filth into household names in metal
By Matt Mills published
How one of Britain's most infamous metal bands wrote their major breakthrough hit

“In many ways a dry run for The Wall”: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here remains mysterious at 50
By Joe Banks published
Alienation, loss and a legendary live bootleg – the prog giants’ post-Dark Side masterpiece gets an impressive anniversary box set treatment.

Rick Wakeman on his sequel to The Red Planet, and taking David Bowie along for the ride
By Johnny Sharp published
Keyboard maestro has gone back to work with the English Rock Ensemble for the follow-up to his 2020 album, and he says the process feels like early 70s Yes

The shambolic story of The Rolling Stones' star-studded Rock And Roll Circus
By Johnny Black published
With Brian Jones falling apart on set, the Rock And Roll Circus went so badly that the planned film wasn’t released until 28 years later

The Dutch quartet inspired by just five minutes of Soft Machine music to make an iconic debut album
By Malcolm Dome published
Their 1970 debut album, deliberately featuring no guitars at all, was inspired by the Canterbury band’s approach and Frank Zappa’s public persona – and it attained iconic status
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