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"SID WAS THE PISTOLS": Liam Gallagher hits back at Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock’s criticism of Oasis

The Pistols bassist had compared Oasis to Status Quo and called the band's live shows "boring"

MusicRadar

Liam Gallagher has given a scathing response to Sex Pistols' Glen Matlock for calling Oasis "boring"

The Oasis brother has hit back at Glen Matlock with some icy words

Louder

Liam Gallagher shoots back after Sex Pistols star labels Oasis ‘boring’

Glen Matlock had compared Oasis to Status Quo: ‘Kind of samey’

The Independent UK

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Status Quo stage gear and studio equipment to be auctioned after final tour hint

The sale would give fans the chance to buy part of the band’s history, including its ‘backline’, auctioneers said.

Evening Standard

“Eddie Van Halen and Gary Moore were kind of animal players!”: Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith says he never wanted to be a virtuoso

For him, shredding is “like maths or something!”

MusicRadar

Watch Status Quo play the last live song they will ever play, probably

Status Quo have come to the end of the road: Now where have we read that before?

Louder

"I just can't see us doing it one more time": 40 years after their End Of The Road tour, Status Quo may finally be nearing the end of the road

In other news, Francis Rossi has announced an extensive solo tour

Louder

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"I can't be a good father, because I had eight kids and my career came first": A no-holds-barred interview with Status Quo's Francis Rossi

Francis Rossi has fronted Status Quo for nearly 60 years: A British institution, they're loved and loathed in equal measure

Louder

Offending Ringo and probing Thatcher: Tom Hibbert, the man who ‘brought the bonkers’ to Smash Hits

As a new collection of his work, Phew, Eh Readers?, is published, former colleagues including Neil Tennant recall the irreverent music journalist’s phrasemaking genius

The Guardian - UK

"Big fan of their prawn sandwich, I must say": Status Quo have reworked Rockin' All Over The World as a "Saving All Over The Store" advert for M&S

Is nothing sacred, etc

Louder

"Yes, we all want to bang our heads at Christmas, but we also want to sit down with a cup of tea and a mince pie and have a bit of a chillout": Rob Halford's 8 favourite Christmas songs

Metal God Rob Halford salutes the most wonderful time of the year, as he selects his eight favourite Christmas songs

Metal Hammer

"Some people said that seeing the band again made their lives complete": Remembering Status Quo's Rick Parfitt

A personal look back at the music, life and times of Status Quo guitarist/singer and cornerstone Rick Parfitt, who died on Christmas Eve 2016

Louder

"Status Quo locked Spandau Ballet in the toilets": The story behind the recording of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas?

"I had to record all these vocals and mix the record that night. It was a 24-hour gig": the recording engineer behind the first great charity record reveals all

MusicRadar

"We have one rule: you can have body punches and choke-holds and throw bottles at each other, but we never crack each other in the face": What happens when bands fight

The 40 bitterest bust-ups in rock history: From fisticuffs to wars of words to litigation and beyond, rock'n'roll’s divorce courts are packed with ire and animosity:

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“Certain people might think that – the type of person that wears only denim, has a lot of tattoos and doesn’t wash”: meet the man who ‘ruined’ Status Quo

Andy Bown has played keyboards with Status Quo for 50 years and has been with them through some tough times. But some fans still won’t forgive him for ‘ruining’ the band

Louder

18 times a classic rock song was almost ruined by TV advertising

…and one terrible rock song that was greatly improved

Guitar World

The British Invasion that failed: why Slade, Status Quo, the Sweet and Dr. Feelgood never conquered the USA

Slade’s Noddy Holder and Jim Lea join Status Quo’s Francis Rossi, the Sweet’s Andy Scott and Dr. Feelgood’s Wilko Johnson (in one of his final interviews) to explain what did – and didn’t – go down in the ’70s

Louder

Status Quo's long-lost 1974 appearance on The Midnight Special has finally been found

Watch Status Quo play a frantic Big Fat Mama on US television

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