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John Lodge’s Love Conquers All EP will pleasantly trigger Moody Blues fans
By Chris Roberts published
Yes’ Jon Davison is among the guests as bassist/singer limbers up for a return to the road after suffering a stroke

How Johnny Depp ended up playing on an Oasis album
By Paul Brannigan published
How Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp wound up featuring on Oasis' first blues song

Moody Blues singer Justin Hayward announces Forever Autumn tour for October
By Jerry Ewing published
"British music fans have a special place in the world of music, and I’m privileged that my songs are a part of that," Haywards says as he announces October dates

We asked Blues Brothers star Dan Aykroyd to give us his 11 favourite blues records, and he delivered
By Ian Fortnam published
John Lee Hooker, Albert King, Howlin’ Wolf, Junior Wells - Blues Brothers and former SNL icon Dan Aykroyd knows his blues

Revisiting the time that Willie Dixon sued Led Zep for plagiarism and won
By Niall Doherty published
It’s 40 years ago this weekend that the veteran bluesman took action against the rock icons for borrowing his song...

How Slash re-electrified the blues for the hard times
By David Sinclair, Richard Bienstock published
Slash released an album of blues and soul standards that no one was expecting, then took the show on the road to support community causes

Watch Public Enemy's Chuck D and Run DMC's Daryl McDaniels front the ultimate rock supergroup featuring Rush, Heart, Dave Grohl and Chris Cornell
By Paul Brannigan published
That time Public Enemy's Chuck D and Run DMC's Daryl McDaniels fronted the ultimate rock supergroup

The decade the blues mutated: A beginners' guide to 80s blues in 10 essential albums
By Dominic Pedler published
The 80s also saw the blues transform like never before, with Stevie Ray Vaughan drawing in hard rockers and purists alike and Robert Cray taking it to the masses
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