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8 obscure but brilliant 1970s glam rock songs

Def Leppard singer and ’70s glam connoisseur Joe Elliott on 10 glitter rock masterpieces

Louder

Taylor-made deals: how artists are following Swift’s rights example

The singer’s public fight over ownership of her work has lit the way for a new generation of musicians – especially young women – demanding more control over their output

The Guardian - UK

"Calm and casual at the soundcheck, electrified and electrifying once the venue is full": nine videos to celebrate the humble genius of Def Leppard's Steve Clark

Remembering Steve Clark: April 23, 1960 – January 8, 1991

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“I called Keith Richards about doing it. His manager said: ‘Keith has already got a band. They’re called the Rolling Stones’”: the epic story of Kings Of Chaos, rock’s billion dollar supergroup

Featuring members of Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Deep Purple, Alter Bridge and more, Kings Of Chaos are rock’s most high-profile covers band

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Devin Townsend talks Infinity and beyond: "It was a lot of folk music… a lot of abstract orchestral music – because of Star Wars, because of The Dark Crystal... and then Def Leppard, Metallica and Enya and we’re good to go"

Townsend reflects on his Infinity album anniversary, genre-bending, and why he remains inspired by delay and listening for patterns in abstract loops

MusicRadar

Def Leppard and Journey announce 2024 co-headline US tour

Ded Leppard and Journey have shared details of their Summer Stadium Tour 2024, reveal Heart, Cheap Trick and The Steve Miller Band as special guests

Louder

“We could never be Nirvana, but we could make an album that would fit in with the times without us looking like stupid old farts”: how Def Leppard survived tragedy, grunge and the turbulent 1990s to make two of their most underrated albums

Def Leppard were one of the most successful rock bands of the 1980s. The 1990s was a different matter

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"It's a huge gift that I’m still here and I’m still doing what I did:" How Rick Allen fought trauma and found happiness

Def Leppard's Rick Allen on returning to Download, the enduring appeal of Mutt Lange and almost losing his life in a car accident

Louder

“David Bowie kidnapped us!”: the unlikely story of Joe Elliott, Bono, Bowie, a hijacked taxicab and the most unlikely version of Happy Birthday ever

When a starstruck Joe Elliott met David Bowie at a party at Bono’s house, he didn’t expect to be accused of kidnapping Ziggy Stardust

Louder

"When he introduced me so beautifully, and the roar of the crowd was so loud, I burst into tears": the story behind Rick Allen's triumphant comeback

On August 16 1986, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen made his first live appearance since losing his arm in a car crash. This is what happened that day, in his own words

Louder

Post-pandemic ‘fear of missing out’ sends UK gig prices soaring

From Beyoncé to Harry Styles, demand for big-name concerts is booming – but some festivals and small venues are struggling

The Guardian - UK

10 brilliant but obscure late 80s and early 90s hard rock bands that everyone should know about

Vega frontman and melodic rock connoisseur Nick Workman salutes the unsung geniuses of the late 80s and early 90s scene

Louder

Vivian Campbell shows his Gary Moore and Rick Nielsen signature Les Pauls for Def Leppard

Meet Gary, Ricky, Cait, Casper, Mr C and Lily

MusicRadar

Film review: Musical theater meets mockumentary in 'Theater Camp'

Among the low-hanging fruits of satire, sleepaway theater camps would dangle about as low as social-media influencers and Def Leppard cover bands

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Def Leppard and Motley Crue at Marlay Park: How to get there, showtimes, tickets, and banned items

The two legendary 80s bands will rock the iconic venue on Tuesday, 4 July

Louder

"For some bizarre reason, women seem to feel compelled to take their shirts off when we play it..." How Florida's strippers made Def Leppard's Pour Some Sugar On Me a hit and saved the band's career

In 1988, sales of Hysteria had stalled, and the record company were desperate to recoup the album's enormous costs. The story of the "stripping song" that came to the rescue...

Louder

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

Six classic rock bands who "went grunge" and lived to tell the tale

Grunge swept all aside as it barrelled in from Seattle, and some bands preferred to jump the bandwagon rather than stand in the way and get mown down

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Mötley Crüe have posted a gig flyer for a band called Dögs of War playing a 450 capacity London club on the eve of their show for 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium

Why are Mötley Crüe flagging up a gig by a band called Dögs of War? Hmmm

Metal Hammer

Phil Collen talks about Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith's audition for Def Leppard: "Adrian's great"

Def Leppard's Phil Collen reveals that five guitarists were invited to try out for the band following Steve Clarke's death

Metal Hammer

Five brilliant but obscure NWOBHM albums that could have been huge in a parallel universe

They could have been Iron Maiden. Or Def Leppard. Or even Saxon. But they weren't

Daily Record

Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx swaps rock 'n' roll lifestyle for ice cream with daughter

The bassist can't wait to play Glasgow Green saying “We’ve been really looking forward to Glasgow. Whenever we play there it’s rowdy, beautiful and inspiring and we are really excited."

Louder

Def Leppard and Motley Crue add Australian dates to Stadium Tour

Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard's much-hyped Stadium Tour continues to plot its inexorable path around Planet Earth

The Guardian - UK

Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe review – from the pathetic to the sublime

On this co-headline tour, Mötley Crüe are crass and limp, and then shown up all the more by the triumphant power of Def Leppard’s homecoming

Louder

Rick Allen has spoken publicly for the first time about being attacked in Florida

The Def Leppard drummer has opened up about the violent attack outside a hotel in Fort Lauderdale: "I wasn’t a threat because I’ve only got one arm"

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