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Brian Wilson interview: "I don’t like SMiLE any more. I got so tired of it and did it so many times I've forgotten it"

The late Brian Wilson on carrying the legend of the Beach Boys, Macca’s tears, and how soft drinks messed him up for years

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"A one-of-a-kind genius from another world": The world of rock reacts to the death of Brian Wilson

Elton John, Mick Fleetwood, Dave Davies, Carole King, Gene Simmons, Keith Richards and many more have paid tribute to the Beach Boys legend

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Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson dead at 82

The death of Brian Wilson, founding member and primary songwriter of the Beach Boys, has been announced by his family

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Watch Sex Pistols and Primal Scream form an impromptu supergroup while rehearsing in the same building

Ladies and gentlemen, for one night only, please welcome to the stage... Sex Scream!

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"We understand you've been patiently Counting Out Time..." Genesis shift release of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 50th Anniversary box set back to late Autumn

Genesis's 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway has now been put back a second time to late Autumn

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“There were arguments. But they weren’t personal – they were musical. They helped make it what it is”: How Yes defined themselves with Fragile, before success went to their heads

The arrival of Rick Wakeman, the freedom to be adventurous and the discovery of Roger Dean led to the creation of a prog landmark in 1971

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Todd Rundgren announces live dates for London and Birmingham for October

US music visionary Todd Rundgren returns to the UK in October for two rare live dates

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"We went platinum and Warner Brothers told us we owed them two million dollars": How Van Halen followed one of rock's greatest-ever debuts

For their second album, Van Halen created an infectioussound that was perfect for the new decade, and a lookthat MTV couldn’t get enough of

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"The police car rolled down a nearby slipway into the river": Wild times on the road on Rory Gallagher's most iconic tour

Known for his musical integrity and down-to-earth approach, Rory Gallagher was the workingman's guitarist, and Irish Tour '74 his defining statement

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“That’s the real boot in your privates – you’re focused on an album and then you’ve got to do two!” Mostly Autumn don’t just make records. They also make full-length, full-quality limited-edition companion records

As their 30th anniversary looms, band leader Bryan Josh discusses the joy and challenge of continuing to create big, long songs with big, long guitar solos, even if some people think it’s too much

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"He lit up the room like the sun. Then, just like that, he was gone": Glam-punks Starbenders release tribute to the mysterious Chantilly Boy

Chantilly Boy is the second song to emerge from Starbenders' as-yet-unannounced fourth album

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"I went upstairs to show the person how to play the riff... and it was John McEnroe!" David Bowie on the art and process of songwriting

David Bowie explains his creative process and reveals why time and place matter

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"I remember thinking, This is ridiculous. Johnny finally said, 'This isn’t working'." Rick Rubin once tried to get Johnny Cash to record Robert Palmer's US number one single Addicted To Love

Johnny Cash's American Recordings sessions with producer Rick Rubin yielded some incredible music, but not everything worked

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Yes announce The Fragile Tour 2025

Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen will play Yes's classic 1971 album Fragile in full

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"It's the opening credits to a long, 90-minute musical film..." Mariusz Duda shares new Lunatic Soul single The World Under Unsun

Lunatic Soul have signed to InsideOut Music and will release their as-yet-untitled eighth album later this year

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“We started out as a Pink Floyd tribute and evolved from that. Artists who claim to be original are lying through their teeth”: Airbag’s Bjørn Riis used classic prog inspirations to chart a nervous breakdown

His fifth solo album Fimbulvinter was inspired by Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, Black Sabbath and others. He aimed to sound like them without ripping them off

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“Amnesiac was seen as having all the tracks that weren’t good enough for Kid A. But I loved it”: Charlotte Wessels hails Radiohead, although she doesn’t listen to them often

The former Delain singer on how and why Thom Yorke and co influenced her vocal style, and what she loves about their live shows

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"It's a new album now": Deep Purple launch 20th anniversary refurbishment of Rapture Of The Deep

Originally recorded without a record company, Rapture Of The Deep has been remixed, remastered and repackaged

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Thin Lizzy's long-lost 1971 BBC session has surfaced online

Listen to four songs recorded for John Peel in 1971, taken from a newly discovered off-air reel-to-reel tape

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Pioneering psychedelic soul legend Sly Stone dead at 82

Led by the mercurial Sly Stone, Sly & The Family Stone were a highlight at Woodstock and Monterrey Pop and an influence on generations of musicians

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"It felt like a revolution could happen." Pulp's Jarvis Cocker on the '90s indie-rock explosion, and why he hates the word Britpop

Don't mention the word 'Britpop' around Pulp's Jarvis Cocker

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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Featuring Airbourne, Creeper, Wytch Hazel and five other kings and queens of the nighttime world

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“Suddenly we’re at a 24-hour Esso garage with a red TR7. Pickled Onion Monster Munch and Quatro for everyone!”: Jeff Wayne didn’t just fight Martians – he sold you the 80s via his TV music

Beyond The War Of The Worlds he filled you with Eastern promise, put a tiger in your tank, gave you a World Of Sport and more

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"The All-American Boy just didn't translate as a solo artist": Rick Derringer's debut album might contain his biggest hit, but is that enough?

More than just a flashy sidekick?

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“The first time I played Rush’s YYZ I almost broke my fingers!” Epica bassist Rob Van Der Loo’s prog timeline, from Jon Lord to Dream Theater

Deep Purple’s Concerto For Group And Orchestra opened the door to the Dutch artist’s own career in symphonic rock

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