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“One minute they were a band you’d never heard of, then the next you couldn’t get into the gigs”: In 1972 the then-unknown Focus appeared on UK TV. Within a year, their guitarist was voted best player on the planet

Powered by Jan Akkerman's guitar and Thijs van Leer's Hammond organ, Sylvia helped pave the way for the rapid rise to fame of Dutch proggers...

“I sat down on the stairs of my basement and just cried. It killed me that he wasn’t going to be there any more”: The final struggle for the life of Phil Lynott

The final year of Phil Lynott's life saw him try to get his career back on track. Instead, it was 365 days of missed opportunities,...

Rage Against The Machine “will not be touring or playing live again”, says drummer

Rage Against The Machine drummer Brad Wilk has said the band have no plans for future live shows

Watch Mike Portnoy join Umphrey’s McGee onstage in Chicago for covers of Spinal Tap’s Big Bottom and Rush’s YYZ

Dream Theater man Mike Portnoy contributed the traditional "lead bass" part to Big Bottom before retreating to the kit to tackle Neil Peart's iconic drum...

“It’s basic. It’s not technical by any means”: Watch Brian May solo while Tony Iommi plays the riff from Paranoid

Queen's Brian May "commits sacrilege" by playing a solo over the top of the riff of Black Sabbath's Paranoid

“In our haste, the lump of hash got away and slipped down the sink drainpipe. Panic!”: What happened when Jimi Hendrix created havoc and got banned by The BBC

The producers of BBC1's Happening For Lulu wanted Jimi Hendrix to play Hey Joe. Instead, viewers were treated to a tribute to Cream and controlled...

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