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Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee on Anika Nilles’ rollercoaster audition for Rush's Fifty Something tour
By Phil Weller published
Their five-day session with Nilles wasn’t an audition, but it took until the last day for their doubts over a Rush reunion tour to be destroyed

The making of the Eagles’ 1976 masterpiece Hotel California
By Bill DeMain published
How the Eagles harnessed their cresting creative powers – and resisted their appetite for destruction – to create one of rock’s all-time classics

Extreme and Red Hot Chili Peppers classics among first tracks confirmed for Guitar Hero's successor, Stage Tour
By Janelle Borg published
The game seems to be taking a page from Guitar Hero's playbook by featuring both old-school legends and more contemporary powerhouses

A fake Angine de Poitrine has been passing themselves off as the real deal in Russia
By Phil Weller published
The imitators are passing themselves off as the real thing – and show just how far the band’s success has gone

Rush play first show in 11 years, armed with double-neck guitars and deep cuts
By Phil Weller published
The prog legends returned to the stage at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, and the setlist and gear on display are a sight to behold

The wireless system that finally convinced Radiohead to ditch their guitar cables for good
By Phil Weller published
The band hasn’t warmed to wireless systems in the past, but their live rigs are looking very different post-hiatus

That time Ronnie James Dio offered to front ’70s glam-rock outfit The Sweet
By Phil Weller published
Internal disagreements led Dio to very different gig as he sought an escape from Blackmore’s Rainbow, while The Sweet were grappling with their frontman's drinking problems

Alex Lifeson on the Rush “protest record” that saved the band – and won them their independence
By Janelle Borg published
How Rush at the brink led to Lifeson, Lee and Peart crafting one of their most commercially successful records
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