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“I probably should have given in and stopped doing this a long time ago. I don’t know what drives me to continue.” Rock’n’roll has thrown everything at Tuk Smith, but he’s got a lot to be grateful for

The former Biters frontman and self-described “rock‘n’roll punk maverick from rural Georgia”, Tuk Smith, is returning to the UK with his backing band, the Restless...

“The last great double album. So great that it should’ve been released in the 1970s.” Billy Corgan unleashes his grand artistic statement on Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Image credit: Virgin Records) Mellon Collie And The Infinite SadnessTonight, TonightJellybellyZeroHere Is No WhyBullet With Butterfly...

“My first boyfriend introduced me to The Wall. It was the only interesting thing about him”: Author and musician Joanne Harris on having the audacity to perform Pink Floyd, Rick Wakeman and Genesis music in her school band

Long before Joanne Harris was awarded an OBE for services to literature, the author of Chocolat, The Gospel Of Loki, Runemarks and other novels was...

“I discovered our album by chance when a pub landlord showed me his copy”: They brought steampunk to prog, connected to The Stones and The Who, and didn’t know their only record had been released until 32 years later

Bram Stoker might have had connections to Roger Daltrey and The Rolling Stones back in the 70s, but they split up before the release of...

“I’ve spent 20 years of my life building a career. I don’t see why I should have to give that up just because one guy says he doesn’t want to do it any more”: The bitter battle for the soul of Pink Floyd

In December 1985 Roger Waters informed Pink Floyd’s record companies – EMI in London and CBS in New York – that he had left the...

Yer Metal Is Olde: Stratovarius – Episode

Considering how difficult making a record is, I’m always impressed by bands who reliably churn out great material every few years. I don’t know what...

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