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Strawbs share live video of Benedictus as 1972 classic Grave New World gets new limited edition live release

Grave New World Live was recorded in the US in 2019 and will be released on limited edition vinyl in October, the only ever concert rendition of the album

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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: July 13, 2026

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Massive Wagons, Chris Barras Band, Alabama Shakes and more

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"When Peter Grant played me the first Led Zeppelin album I thought he was having a laugh." Jeff Beck: My Life In 11 Songs

In 2008, Jeff Beck looked back on his stellar career, and talked about his solo work and his music with The Yardbirds, Robert Plant, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder and more

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“I remain proud to have worked with a special talent. I’ll even miss the ‘downs,’ but mostly remember the ‘ups’”: Strawbs mastermind Dave Cousins remembered

A six-decade career full of kindness – and occasional volatility – came to an end when the folk-tinged prog icon died aged 85 in 2025

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"I honestly believe it was one of the best things I've ever done." The story of the Marc Bolan classic that inspired Prince twice

T.Rex's Get It On was the band's only US hit, but Prince was certainly listening

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"I probably should have given in and stopped doing this a long time ago. I don't know what drives me to continue." Rock'n'roll has thrown everything at Tuk Smith, but he's got a lot to be grateful for

Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts begin a UK tour this week

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"The last great double album. So great that it should've been released in the 1970s." Billy Corgan unleashes his grand artistic statement on Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

Billy Corgan’s ambitions reached their zenith on Smashing Pumpkins' swollen 1995 double album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

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“I discovered our album by chance when a pub landlord showed me his copy”: They brought steampunk to prog, connected to The Stones and The Who, and didn’t know their only record had been released until 32 years later

In 1970 Bram Stoker looked like the next big thing in prog. Guitarist Pete Ballam explained why it didn’t work out for them.

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“I’ve spent 20 years of my life building a career. I don’t see why I should have to give that up just because one guy says he doesn’t want to do it any more”: The bitter battle for the soul of Pink Floyd

In 1985, Roger Waters split from his Pink Floyd bandmates,causing a titanic struggle that endures to this day

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“There were smears of dried blood around his chin and mouth. His usually perfect clothes and hair were messed up and soaked with gasoline”: The brief life and unsolved death of the cult 60s rocker who inspired The Clash

Bobby Fuller could have been the next Buddy Holly – but he died in mysterious circumstances in 1966 at the age of 23.

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“It was those first two lines. I felt like it was speaking to my life. I knew I could deliver that song with conviction”: One day Sebastian Bach was playing to Jon Bon Jovi’s parents. The next he was singing one of hair metal’s greatest anthems

The story of Skid Row’s classic hair metal anthem Youth Gone Wild

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Shania Twain and Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme have teamed up for the year’s most unlikely collaboration

QOTSA man Josh Homme sings on Twain’s new single Faded Blue Jeans

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Awesome new prog from Asia, Teiger, Aisles and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Top roggy sounds you must hear from Crumbling Ghost, Fallen Letters, Gardenhead, Winter In Eden and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week

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"Once we realised the guys with guns pointed to our heads were cops, we were relieved." The night that armed police gatecrashed David Bowie's end-of-tour party

"A bunch of guys broke down the door, shouting with handguns drawn"

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“Bono said, Everyone is blowing smoke up our arse, will you come watch a few shows and help us make it better?" Bono's best friend Gavin Friday on how he became U2’s Creative Director

The former Virgin Prune and solo artist has been U2’s official Tell It Like It Is Correspondent since the mid-80s

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"After writing that, I wasn't interested in writing a novel or a play. I wanted to just write songs." The story of the song that saw Bob Dylan pivot from folk to rock

Using three chords nicked from La Bamba, Bob Dylan wrote the song that transformed his career – despite his record label's initial reluctance to release it

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"I found Steven Tyler on top of a table and on all fours, snorting a line that extended from one end of the table to another." The wild and deadly story behind the 1979 World Series of Rock

With Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Journey, Thin Lizzy and AC/DC lined up to play, chaos reigned in the streets and backstage... and five people were shot

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"Jerry Garcia on a StairMaster! I'll never forget it!" Bruce Hornsby on his unique musical life, and why new album Indigo Park gives him the chills

Bruce Hornsby could easily just rest on his laurels, but with his new album Indigo Park exploring memory and aging, he’s still forging ahead, adding fresh twists to his classic sound

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"An early peek at the many jewels at the band’s disposal." The deluxe edition of Thin Lizzy’s debut album will delight the dedicated

Ireland’s hard-rocking crew Thin Lizzy set out the swag on debut album

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"I'm sure Charlie Watts was beaming down on us. I feel good about that." The Rolling Stones share their love for late drummer Charlie Watts

"Maybe Charlie is overlooking us and giving us some more inspiration"

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"That wasn't a football game. It was The Clash in 1977!" Courtney Love has discovered England's "beautiful" football team, and is very, very excited about their progress in the FIFA World Cup

"England, I love you"

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"I lost it. I was just screaming and swinging at people. I’m not proud of it." How Red Hot Chili Peppers made the 10-million-selling masterpiece By The Way, in their own words

Released on July 9, 2002, By The Way proved that the Red Hot Chili Peppers' rebirth with John Frusciante was no fluke, and became the LA band's first UK number one album

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A new petition calls on the BBC to recognise and celebrate the compositional talents of Keith Emerson

ELP will be celebrated at this year's BBC Proms season's Prog Rock: A Fanfare For The Common Man, which takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on July 18

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“MCR do more with fans’ ticket money than any other band of their generation”: My Chemical Romance put on the biggest spectacle in stadium rock as they start trilogy of Wembley shows

Supported by Skunk Anansie, the emo icons let their inner theatre kids run roughshod – with nonstop dazzling results

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"Meat Loaf was really pissed off. He said, That song was meant for me!" How Bonnie Tyler became the ultimate power ballad diva thanks to the world's favourite 'vampire love song', Total Eclipse Of The Heart

With over a billion streams across YouTube and Spotify, Bonnie Tyler's hair-raising classic Total Eclipse Of The Heart might be the biggest power ballad of them all

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