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"We had expected empty rooms, possibly even bottles of urine, but from the first night everyone knew the words." The sudden rise, spectacular fall and slow road to recovery of America's great lost AOR band

Despite falling record sales and changes in the musical landscape, Tyketto stayed true to their style. Now, with a new album on the way, they’re finding a new audience

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Katseye’s Manon Bannerman taking ‘temporary hiatus’ to focus on wellbeing

The six-member girl group, known for songs such as Touch and Gnarly, was formed in 2023 on the rigorous competition show The Debut: Dream Academy.

Evening Standard

"He was trying to get his life off the ground, and he's handed this $100,000 check." The story of the unknown musician who helped Axl Rose write a Guns N' Roses classic

Axl Rose's integrity stunned an old friend who played a part in Guns N' Roses' early days

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Missy Elliott calls on label bosses to get Car Wash cover on streaming platforms

Missy Elliott has reached out to Universal and Geffen Records to help her get Car Wash on streaming sites.

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Global girl group Katseye say they have received sexist comments and death threats

Six-member group formed by South Korea’s Hybe Corporation and US label Geffen Records debuted last year

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“The recording of Appetite For Destruction eventually cost $365,000. It was an outrageous amount to spend on a debut. I worried that we would never dig out of that hole”: Guns N’ Roses’ former manager Alan Niven on the making of a rock classic

“Axl sounded like he had overdosed on helium at certain points”

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"A glossy heavy metal album that doesn't quite have the songs to make it stand out from the crowd, despite the talent of the players": John Sykes, Carmine Appice and Tony Franklin conjure up a cult favourite on debut Blue Murder album

After being let go by Whitesnake, John Sykes returned with supergroup Blue Murder and a debut album that failed at the box office

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Cassette players for analogue audio lovers as we explore tapes’ slow and steady revival

Brand-new cassette players, refurbished classics and the best second-hand sources to experience analogue audio in 2024

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“When Van Halen’s first record came out, I was so proud of them – it was awesome. But did Eddie Van Halen affect my playing style? No”: Dave Meniketti on turning down Frampton, and how Y&T might’ve been bigger if they’d opened for themselves

Everyone who opened for Y&T made it big. Y&T sort of did too, but if superstardom eluded Meniketti, he's totally cool with that. Here, he talks about the evolution of the band and getting his dues as a guitarist

Guitar World

"I've read that David wrote it after his marriage broke up, or that it was written on a boat in Venezuela": The story behind Whitesnake's Here I Go Again

Here I Go Again began as a two-track demo, but it propelled Whitesnake from journeyman Brit rockers to US chart-topping stardom

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Taylor Swift Leads With 8 ‘MTV Video Music Awards’ Nominations

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Rock City Angels: the self-destructive story of Johnny Depp's old band

In 1987 Geffen Records paid Rock City Angels $6.2 million dollars for a seven-album deal – but it was Guns N' Roses who ascended

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