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Billy Corgan on the first time he met future Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur
By Janelle Borg published
The pair reflect on how a heckler at an early Pumpkins gig led to a decades-long friendship

It was nothing more than a throwaway jam – then they were playing it at the Grammys in tuxedos
By Jackson Maxwell published
In the annals of ’90s alt-rock one-off hits, few were more improbable than Liar, the snarky funk-metal jam that brought hardcore heavyweight Henry Rollins and his band onto mainstream radio, and to music's biggest stage

What really happened with Cream behind the scenes? Ginger Baker’s daughter reveals all
By David Mead published
Nettie Baker’s new book Cream Chronicled debunks a few myths about one of rock’s most influential power trios

Michael Anthony on how the new Van Halen album should be finished
By Matt Owen published
The former VH bassist has had his say on the upcoming record, which is being worked on by Alex Van Halen and Steve Lukather

“Was this an attempt to challenge Metallica’s success with the Black Album?” A guide to every Megadeth album – and guitarist
By Andrew Daly published
As Dave Mustaine prepares to ride Megadeth out into the sunset, we chart the thrash pioneers’ explosive studio output, album by album, guitarist by guitarist

Rush's Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee look back on the moment that sparked the idea for a reunion tour
By Janelle Borg published
Rush have just announced an extension to their Fifty Something Tour, with new dates in the UK, Europe and South America

They were one of the world's first “all-female” rock bands – then they disappeared. But the Rolling Stones and the Beatles never forgot them
By Janelle Borg published
The ’60s saw the emergence of the Liverbirds, the pioneering Liverpudlian band that toured relentlessly across Europe and beyond, even gaining a residency at the legendary Star-Club in Hamburg – but never quite got the recognition they deserved

Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on recording at Eddie Van Halen's legendary 5150 Studios
By Janelle Borg published
The guitar duo recall the surreal experience of going into the “sacred” studio – and how that impacted the DNA of their latest record

The band's guitarist felt the song was beneath its writer, but it became one of the biggest guitar-pop hits of the 2000s
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though critically beloved, Fountains of Wayne are known to most only as the band behind Stacy's Mom, the cheeky and irrepressible smash hit that remains a staple of 2000s nostalgia playlists – and that's exactly what guitarist Chris Collingwood was afraid of
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