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“Sir, are you married?”: the unlikely connection between Queen’s Brian May and punk band X-Ray Spex

Queen guitarist Brian May crossed paths with a punk icon years before either was famous

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Before she became one of the planet’s biggest pop stars, Taylor Swift collaborated with Def Leppard: “She heard our music in her mother’s womb”

Remembering the time a pre-megastardom Taylor Swift ended up playing a gig with Def Leppard

Louder

Yes guitarist Steve Howe on a potential reunion with Jon Anderson: “I love Jon – but the only terms I work on is that I’m happy”

Yes’ Steve Howe addresses ex-bandmates, potential reunions and that turbulent Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame appearance in the brand new issue of Classic Rock

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Pete Thorn explains why mistakes are part of Jimmy Page’s magic

Though Page's production prowess and legendary chops are usually the focus of praise, Thorn gave credit to a more human aspect of the Led Zeppelin legend's playing

Guitar World

Brian May salutes the genius of Eddie Van Halen: “It was like watching Hendrix for the first time”

Queen guitarist Brian May looks back on working with “incredible” Eddie Van Halen on the Star Fleet Project mini album

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"The Dark Side Of The Moon of the modern era": Avenged Sevenfold fans review Life Is But A Dream...

We asked rock and metal fans for their reactions to Avenged Sevenfold's ambitious new album Life Is But A Dream... - here's what they had to say

Metal Hammer

A royal birth: the real story of Queen's first album - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Tina Turner, Star Fleet Project, Scorpions, Billy Gibbons, Geezer Butler, Drive-By Truckers, Vintage Trouble, The Alarm, Luke Morley, Buckcherry and more

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David Bowie didn't just write Mott The Hoople's biggest hit, he single-handedly saved their career

David Bowie didn't just gift Mott The Hoople a great song, but taught them that to write great songs of their own, "every second of every bar had to have something special about it"

Louder

Joe Perry: “I don’t know if there’ll be a new Aerosmith abum”

“If we get time to work on some new music, that would be great,” says Aerosmith guitarist of follow up to 2012’s Music From Another Dimension

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Classic Rock tracks of the week: eight new songs you need to hear right now

The Hives, Luke Morley and Dolly Parton are among the best new rock songs this week – Vote for your favourite

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“He was pretty quiet. He just wanted to hang out”: Joe Perry remembers when Kurt Cobain met Aerosmith

Kurt Cobain may have had a reputation for ridiculing the classic rock bands who came before him, but he was actually a huge Aerosmith fan – Joe Perry remembers when the late singer came to visit the band backstage

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The world nearly got a supergroup featuring members of the Sex Pistols, Blondie and the Bay City Rollers

Blondie’s drummer, the ex-Sex Pistols bassist, the Bay City Rollers’ guitarist and Paul Weller nearly made up punk’s weirdest supergroup

Louder

Aerosmith’s Joe Perry on his turbulent relationship with Steven Tyler: “He’s probably my best friend”

In an exclusive new interview with Classic Rock, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry looks back on his eventful 50-year friendship with Steven Tyler

Louder

How Alice Cooper ended up singing on a forgotten Guns N’ Roses classic: “Axl called me at two in the morning!”

When GN’R wanted to add some hard rock sneer to a Use Your Illusion track, Alice Cooper was the only person to call

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Music photographer Mick Hutson has died, aged 58

Hanging out of helicopters, stopping the New York traffic, sweet-talking kidnappers: a celebration of Mick Hutson, music photographer

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How a psychotic reaction inspired The Groundhogs' revolutionary classic Split

In 1971 The Groundhogs released Split, a savage, four-part suite titled documenting a traumatic brush with drugs experienced by frontman Tony McPhee

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Classic Rock magazine names the greatest Guns N' Roses song of all time

Readers, writers and rock icons united to name the 50 greatest Guns N' Roses songs ever for Classic Rock's latest issue - and this is what topped them all

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"He made up for some of my lack of talent": Lars Ulrich remembers meeting James Hetfield for the first time

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich recalls his first impressions of the man he’s shared a stage with for four decades

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20 minutes of rare pro-shot footage of Guns N' Roses in 1992 has appeared online

The footage comes from Guns N' Roses Orlando's Citrus Bowl show during their stadium tour with Metallica

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The 50 Greatest Guns N' Roses songs and the stories behind them - only in the new Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Rival Sons, Joe Perry, Glen Matlock & Clem Burke, Extreme, Stone Temple Pilots, Steely Dan, Ayron Jones and more

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How Thin Lizzy hitting it hard in Paris was the beginning of the end

“When the brown powder marched in, we were done for” says Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham

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How Sammy Hagar made Van Halen even better, according to Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar says he blew Van Halen's minds when he joined: "they thought wow, here’s a professional”

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How Radiohead revolutionised rock music in the ‘00s

Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood once reflected on the trailblazing run of records that turned rock music on its head in the 2000s

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Sammy Hagar is convinced his dad visited him in a dream to tell him he was dying

US rocker Sammy Hagar reveals his experiences with the otherworld

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The triumph and tragedy of Monsters Of Rock '88: How Iron Maiden's biggest UK show will be forever tinged by disaster

In 1988 Iron Maiden were enjoying soaring success – but as they prepared for their biggest UK show, tragedy awaited around the corner

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