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“In pursuing my own fake band, I stumbled upon something that had real potential”: How Porcupine Tree unexpectedly grew out of Steven Wilson’s “shameless pastiches”

He only wanted a harmless distraction from No-Man – but when the debut album sold 30 times its original pressing run, he had to take things more seriously

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“I said: ‘If the South Park guys are gonna do a Barbra Streisand on us, it’s a no’”: How Queen, The Who and Star Wars inspired the greatest power ballad about alien abduction ever written

It even got the South Park seal of approval

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“All it takes is someone like Neil to point at you and it’s on”: what Eddie Vedder learned making Pearl Jam’s Merkin Ball EP with Neil Young

The story of what happened when Vedder joined his bandmates and Young at the tailend of the sessions for Mirror Ball

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“I was ready to go out and really promote the album. But then Guns started to stir and the plug was pulled”: The ‘back-to-basics’ side-project that saw Slash step out of the shadow of Guns N’ Roses – and led to his departure from the band

Way before Velvet Revolver, Slash’s Snakepit were the GN’R guitarist’s first extra-curricular band

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“Bon downed about two bottles of bourbon and says, ‘Right, I’m ready’. And he was, too”: Why the best thing AC/DC released in the mid ’80s wasn’t an album – it was an EP of 10-year old songs

The ’74 Jailbreak EP was a reminder of what AC/DC sounded like at their rawest

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“If they are going to stick so violently to the form, then the standard of content must get a lot higher”: Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Free and the forgotten godfather of British blues who helped them all get off the ground

There were bigger and more famous British blues musicians, but few were as influential as the late Alexis Korner

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“It was the last embers of mine and Roger’s ability to work collaboratively together”: The transcendent Pink Floyd song that David Gilmour says marked the beginning of the end for the band

It featured not one but two astounding guitar solos

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“We’ve spent too much time raging against each other and not enough time raging against the machine”: the kiss-off covers album that brought Rage Against The Machine’s glorious first phase to a messy end

The LA quartet's fourth record Renegades was meant to be a celebration, only for Zack de la Rocha to leave the band before it was even released

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"It is no cowardly act to release something of this nature, but a service to those who believed in a band that did not compromise. And yes, it is f***ing heartbreaking." The story of My Chemical Romance's Fake Your Death, their "eulogy" of a 'final' song

Serving as My Chemical Romance's last song for nearly a decade, Fake Your Death remains a fascinating insight into saying goodbye to something that you love more than life itself

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"I don’t want racists around, and I don’t want sexist people around, and I don’t want people there who think that trans people are a burden" If you don't think that everybody should be welcome at a show, then Hayley Williams doesn't want you there

Hayley Williams is making it loud and clear; her shows are for everyone

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Cool new proggy sounds from The Ocean, Alex Henry Foster, The Hirsch Effekt and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Mega new prog to hear from Jaime, N2O, The Chemistry Set, Massimo Pieretti and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

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Solstice share new trailer for Clann: The Stables Gathering live release

UK prog rockers Solstice will release new live album and film, Clann: The Stables Gathering, in February

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"She was like a caged animal let loose, commanding the stage like she'd been doing it forever": Meet Hollow Souls, the rising blues rockers making a big noise

Kris Barras's new group is informed by his time in the all-star Supersonic Blues Machine

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“Remains a perfect distillation of 80s alienation and ambition. aIts tunes are sublime”: Tears For Fears’ 40th anniversary edition of Songs From The Big Chair

The era-defining 1985 album that made stars of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith returns in extended format with Steven Wilson remixes

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“A fitting monument to a band who, quite remarkably, remain at the peak of their powers”: Dream Theater mark their 40th year with Quarantième: Live À Paris

A set of classics is ideal for an anniversary release, which also celebrates the return of Mike Portnoy

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Which member of Yes released the best solo album?

So many musicians, so many records… which one is your choice for greatest of all time?

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"There were a few people in the band who were like, ‘Hey, stupid, this is a big deal. It’s Michael Bay, don’t be an idiot.'" How one of Linkin Park's biggest songs solidified their place as an essential part of the Transformers film franchise

At a pivotal moment in their career, a certain song took Linkin Park into a whole new world in more ways than one

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"We can't wait to see you all" Skunk Anansie, Joan Jett, Interpol & more have been announced as the supports for My Chemical Romance's shows in the UK and Europe next Summer

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“We wanted some filth on this album." How Touchstone rocked out on their fourth album, Oceans Of Time

The story of UK prog rockers Touchstone's fourth and most recent studio album, 2013's rocking Oceans Of Time

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“I said, ‘I don’t want to work with him!’ I was bitter that he was doing so well. But I needed the money”: How a prog supergroup with 200 hits between them got together

Quartet with connections to Yes, 10cc, Kate Bush, The Police and many others took five years to agree their debut album was ready to release

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"You should have seen us in '93, we were so much worse": The Lemonheads are back and Evan Dando says he's straight and "in heaven"

After almost two decades, The Lemonheads have returned with a new album, Love Chant

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"One of the most influential and exhilarating players in rock": Nine Zakk Wylde albums to listen to, and one to avoid

First with Ozzy Osbourne and later with his own bands, Zakk Wylde has established himself as a formidable guitarist – and these are his best albums

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“It may lack hits, but this set bulges with red-eyed, bright ideas, displaying the ethos that first endeared them to space cadets”: Ozric Tentacles’ anthology Through The Magick Valley

Latest box set spans 2002 to 2015 in style containing 10 discs and a hardback book

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“More like an inspired act of creativity than a raging blow-out”: Mike Oldfield’s Amarok began life as a protest against his label. But it turned out to be one of his most skilful sculptures

Reissued version is split into sections with his blessing. The only flaw is a triggering Margaret Thatcher impersonation

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Graham Gouldman announces biggest Heartful Of Songs tour yet

Graham Gouldman takes his successful Heartful Of Songs tour on the road in October 2026

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