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“There was an ugly atmosphere. None of us wanted to be there. Then someone discovered magic mushrooms growing in the field outside”: When Marillion went pop with Holidays In Eden

Magic mushrooms, hit single pressure and second album syndrome – in 2024 Marillion looked back on the challenges of creating 1991’s Holidays In Eden, their...

“We’re still making records because we think we’re the best band in the world”: The Jesus and Mary Chain may not have destroyed the music industry as they had hoped, but they gave it a damn good shot

Every morning before entering Mogwai’s Castle Of Doom studio in Glasgow to work on most recent Jesus And Mary Chain album, Jim Reid would head...

“What’s Number One at the moment? I couldn’t tell you. It’s meaningless. All I care about is what Iron Maiden are doing next week.” Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith look back on Iron Maiden’s 50-year ride

The first time Bruce Dickinson sang on stage with Iron Maiden, he kept his eyes shut for the first half of the set. “I don’t...

“We share your disappointment. No one is more frustrated than the band and crew.” Iron Maiden issue statement after plans to film Paris show are derailed by power outage in the City Of Light

Iron Maiden have issued a statement to fans after they were forced to play a shortened set in Paris due to a power outage in...

Genesis: The early years – a surprisingly difficult quiz

Before they became the sleek, stadium-conquering pop juggernaut of the eighties, Genesis were a delightfully strange beast. Long before I Can't Dance proved that at...

Remembering that time Rush’s Alex Lifeson trolled the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with the most ridiculous awards speech ever

Awards shows can be a tiresome old thing. We sit for hours on end, watching celebrities be wheeled out one after the other to give...

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