IO Earth “devestated” after fire destroys bands studio Birmingham prog rockers IO Earth launch Go Fund Me campaign after equipment, merch and more lost in blaze
“Did we do drugs in the studio? Of course. What could be better than three or four bongs before you start recording?”: how stoner-doom kings Electric Wizard made the classic Dopethrone album Electric Wizard frontman Jus Osborn on the making of the weed enthusiasts’ classic third album Dopethrone
“Blur asked about our availability and I was like, ‘This is too good an opportunity to pass up'”: how Damon Albarn unwittingly got Soft Play back together The Kent punk duo formerly known as Slaves say the Britpop icons played a big part in their reconciliation
“We were the belt-and-braces Pink Floyd – basic yobbos”: how Hawkwind boldly went where no band had gone before on psychedelic masterpiece In Search Of Space America had hippies and Woodstock – the UK had greasy, gritty space-heads Hawkwind and their cosmic epic In Search Of Space
“I knew immediately it was a heavy-hitting song”: Soundgarden on how they made Black Hole Sun The Superunknown cut was released as a single 30 years ago and became the Seattle rockers' biggest hit
“Imagine. Your phone rings and it’s Anthony Hopkins”: Anvil’s career has taken them to unexpected places, but now they’ve got everything they ever wanted Anvil's career has been a masterclass in perseverance, and they're back with studio album number 20