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"The radio reported a terrible tragedy in which we all died": Heart's Ann Wilson on the show at which everyone thought her band had been killed

Completely false rumours about the premature death of rock stars circulated long before the internet

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I'm a Glastonbury Festival veteran of over 20 years - here are 5 things I never go to Worthy Farm without

Heading to Glastonbury this year? I promise you won't regret bringing these essentials with you

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"It was pretty awful." Before she found fame fronting Blondie, Debbie Harry was in a 'baroque folk rock' band called The Wind In The Willows. Listen to the never-released Suzy Snowflake, the first professional recording she ever made

Listen to Suzy Snowflake, the first professional recording made by a pre-fame Debbie Harry

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"My dad has a cupboard full of gold and platinum records and he doesn’t have a pot to piss in": A bathroom full of snakes and Slash's road to compromise

Classic Rock presents the second in an exclusive series of excerpts from former Guns N' Roses manager Alan Niven’s forthcoming book Sound N’ Fury

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“Journalists who’d said we were Genesis copyists suddenly went, ‘This is a happening band!’” One TV smile made Marillion’s name, and made Misplaced Childhood a hit

A pill in the post, a mystery woman and a chat show appearance helped turn the band into rock stars and took their 1985 dark prog masterpiece to Number One

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Ian Anderson says it's possible Robert Plant wanted to replace him in Jethro Tull

History could have been very different

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Stevie Nicks confirms more dates for 2025 tour

The announcement comes after four stadium shows with Billy Joel were cancelled

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"We had a punk-rock mentality, we were never afraid of a challenge." How former LA 'gangbangers' turned hip hop superstars Cypress Hill conquered America's 'alternative nation' on 1992's grunge-heavy Lollapalooza tour

"Those rock audiences helped grow hip-hop into one of the biggest genres"

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"Barracuda is a powerful piece of music that was never intended for political use." Heart's Nancy Wilson hits out at Trump administration over use of their 1977 hit single during Washington DC military parade

"Barracuda was played without permission or authorization from us"

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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Featuring Castle Rat, Starbenders, Buckcherry and five other lords of the new church of rock'n'roll

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“We did the whole album at festivals – the opposite of what you’re supposed to do. In some ways there was boldness, but it was also self-sabotage”: The Decemberists’ prog credentials

Colin Meloy’s band were raised on Roxy Music, British folk and concept albums. He isn’t big on Jethro Tull, but he’s in awe of Rick Wakeman’s King Arthur ice show

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"What happened was I got it right and Roger got it wrong": Zak Starkey reveals the story behind his departure from The Who... and says he might yet return

This year's most complicated sacking just got even more complicated

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"The world needs some good rock'n'roll music at the moment": Why Split Dogs could be the new/old sound of punk to come

Punk’n’rollers Split Dogs bust out of their West Country origins to show that they’re best in breed

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“I told Chris Squire, ‘I really owe you for being an influence.’ He said, ‘Well, pay up, mate!’” When Styx ex Ricky Phillips met his hero, it all went well

American bassist recalls being captivated at an early age by the Yes icon’s approach, and how it felt to tour together many years later

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"The main difference between Future Shock and a Deep Purple record is the trimming of self-indulgent and meandering solos": Gillan's Future Shock pays sonic tribute to their singer's illustrious past

Future Shock found Gillan with a free-spirited sound thatbrought to mind nothing so much as an update on vintage Deep Purple

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U2's Bono reveals Noel Gallagher is "shocked" by how good Oasis are sounding ahead of reunion world tour

Bono has heads from Oasis leader Noel Gallagher in recent days – and it seems rehearsals are going very, very well

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"How many times do you say you're gonna give something up and you don't?": Aggression and anger on the road with Thin Lizzy across America and Europe

With a new guitarist in their ranks, Thin Lizzy set off on an American tour with Queen, but trouble lay ahead

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Whether John Lydon likes it or not, Sex Pistols' Download set proves the true spirit of punk still lives large

Sex Pistols and Frank Carter shake off a rocky start to bring some proper punk rock to Download

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“When the hits dried up they made a poignant, multi-layered swansong for the 60s”: The Zombies’ final album Odessey And Oracle is a proto-prog classic

Nothing is as it seems in Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone’s melodic and Mellotronic 1968 concoction, which ends with the song that split them up

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Arjen Anthony Lucassen shares 15-minute mini-movie as he announces apocalyptic new solo album Songs No One Will Hear

Arjen Anthony Lucassen will release his third solo album, Songs No One Will Hear, in September

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"Ladies and gentlemen, we are slipping into fascism. It’s up to us to fight back!” Green Day mark their long-awaited Download debut by calling out Trump and Musk and playing all the bangers

Green Day finally made it to Download, and boy did they make up for lost time

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“You wonder if any other drummer could have glued together all the impulses and influences at play”: Alan White’s 10 best performances with Yes

He secured a place in music history with other artists – but he’s best remembered for covering an extraordinary breadth of styles with the ever-changing prog giants

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"Trying to work it all out, that's what makes us human": Those Damn Crows and the search for meaning in uncertain times

On their chart-topping album God Shaped Hole, Those Damn Crows turn their attention to the existential fears we all face

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“You deserve more”: Pulp spoil London with two sets, marvellous production and every hit in their catalogue

Hot off of their comeback album topping the UK charts, Jarvis Cocker’s pop-rock misfits host an extravagant evening at the O2

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"It is a wonderful honour for me": The Who's Roger Daltrey reacts to receiving a Knighthood in King Charles III's Birthday Honours list

Arise, Sir Roger

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