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Few musicians of Mike Batt’s vintage are still pushing creative boundaries with the same fervour that defined their

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Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett discusses his new live album The Lamb Stands Up Live At The Royal

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What do you get when you mix a band of power pop visionaries into the jaws of crooked

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Al Jardine reflects on the life and legacy of Brian Wilson and his own musical path. In the

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Dylan Jones has long been one of British journalism’s more discerning cultural archaeologists, whether digging into David Bowie’s

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Don Powell revisits the defining moments of Slade’s rise, from their rough-edged Black Country beginnings and Chas Chandler’s

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Once dismissed as maudlin hitmakers and later scapegoated for the death of disco, the Bee Gees were always

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Jack Bruce was never just the bass player, he was Cream’s secret weapon: the rare musician who could

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Still blooming after all these years, Daryl Hooper, organ grinder-in-chief and musical engine of The Seeds, proves that

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Mike McCartney never meant to form a pop group, he was too busy cutting hair and cutting up

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