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“What am I supposed to do? Kiss your ass?”: did Bowie really completely drag one of his own fans on a messageboard?

Apparently 'Bowie' piped up when a fan moaned about an awkward encounter back in 1978

Louder · May 19, 2024

"This is like my Olympic sport": See Lzzy Hale ace her first shows fronting Skid Row

The 'acting front person' signed on for four shows with the band, but on the strength of these clips we hope there are more

MusicRadar · May 19, 2024

"There wasn't an option to go and hide in the shadows any more": How Peter Gabriel made So and became the world's biggest-selling cult artist

In 1986 Peter Gabriel released his fifth studio album So. It was a huge international hit. This is how it happened

Louder · May 19, 2024

“While I was on the phone, there was this loud noise in the background… It was David, who had been working on one note all day long for two weeks”: He’s spent decades chasing David Gilmour’s guitar tone – now Steve McElroy reveals what he’s learned

The Australian Pink Floyd Show mastermind has bought just about every piece of gear Gilmour has ever used. He reveals the secrets behind his Strat tones and techniques – and settles a few myths and legends

Guitar World · May 18, 2024

“I’ve always been an on-the-one guy, and I knew I could count on Pops to be there every time”: Robert “Pops” Popwell’s basslines rivaled any of his session bass peers – and few are better than The Crusaders’ Sweet ’N’ Sour

Popwell played a red 1962 Fender Precision, with an added Telecaster pickup near the bridge

Guitar World · May 18, 2024

“Until I found the Mu-Tron, I never heard anything that made the bass sound totally wacko”: How Bootsy Collins’ mastery of the envelope filter became the flamboyant funkateer’s signature sound

Bootsy Collins piled on the effects on Parliament’s P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)

Guitar World · May 18, 2024

“That was the end of it on the album”: the band favourite that Billy Corgan pulled from Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie… at the last minute

The Smashing Pumpkins leader said it was producer Flood who encouraged him to omit the track

Louder · May 18, 2024

Girls Aloud reunite for first time in 11 years on tour dedicated to late bandmate Sarah Harding

Band dedicated reunion tour to Harding, who died in 2021

The Independent UK · May 18, 2024

“I think of our music as the soundtrack to the Norwegian forest.” The story of Wobbler's Rites At Dawn

Their distinctive sartorial choices suggest that Norwegian quintet Wobbler are no slaves to fashion. And that translates into their music too!

Louder · May 18, 2024

"Don’t call your band Nine Inch Nails when you have a three-inch one": the many, wild feuds of Courtney Love

Swifties came for the Hole singer last month but she is unlikely to have been rattled

Louder · May 18, 2024