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Dermot Henry recorded his debut album mostly live to tape with friends and family
Bad Throw, Good Catch is out November 20th, with many of its takes recorded live in the studio and mostly to tape.
Marina Herlop goes it alone on her first self-released album
Dja Dja is Marina Herlop’s first self-released album, preceded by the singles ‘Jaque’, ‘Vas volant’ and ‘Bliss’.
Olympia Vitalis shares new single ‘December Sunshine’ with Common Saints
‘December Sunshine’ was written quickly in the depths of the British winter, with Olympia Vitalis in thermals in the studio.
Pecq take a Parisian basement project to London with ‘Freer’
Hannah ‘Jakes’ Jacobs and Niko O’Brien formed Pecq in a Parisian basement before relocating to London.
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Why Syd Barrett was the “cornerstone” of Pink Floyd
Syd Barrett’s influence never left Pink Floyd, even long after his tragic decline
The group that made Tom Petty “want to be in a band”
Tom Petty called them “LA’s whacked-out beatnik rock group” – and said they were the reason he became a musician
How John Bonham influenced Paul Rodgers quitting Bad Company
“We were flying too high,” said Paul Rodgers of his decision to quit Bad Company after John Bonham’s death
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Freddie Mercury, Elton John and Rod Stewart: the supergroup that almost happened
According to Rod Stewart’s own autobiography, the trio discussed forming a band called ‘Nose, Teeth & Hair’ at a Bel Air dinner party.
The night Michael Jackson’s hair caught fire filming a Pepsi advert
On 27 January 1984, a routine Pepsi commercial shoot at the Shrine Auditorium turned into one of the most infamous accidents in entertainment history.
The wild moment Ozzy Osbourne drugged a vicar
Speaking to GQ in 2020, the late Black Sabbath frontman recalled accidentally spiking his local vicar with a hash cake in the early 1970s.
How the vicious rivalry of Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce began
The feud began during a Graham Bond Organisation drum solo in the early 1960s, years before Cream made the pair famous.
John Lydon on Green Day: “the biggest load of fake nonsense”
Speaking on Steve Jones’ radio show, Lydon accused Green Day of “sucking up to the system” rather than beating it.
Roger Waters thinks one classic album ‘finished’ Pink Floyd
Speaking shortly after his 1985 departure, Waters argued the band’s biggest commercial success was also its undoing.
The British rock icons that Robert Smith loathes
Nearly 50 years into his career, Smith remains as candid as ever about the classic rock acts he can’t stand.
The moment Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison had a fight mid-set
At New York’s The Scene club in March 1968, a late-night jam between Jimi Hendrix and The McCoys turned into one of the era’s strangest brawls.
