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Gregg Allman takes a break from the Brothers to mourn his brother

The coup de grace is the gospel album closer Will The Circle Be Unbroken. The acoustic piano picks up speed verse by verse.
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“Shannon’s sister and Axl Rose were in school together. Labels jumped all over us cos of his connection with Guns N’ Roses”: Blind Melon were more than just a grunge ...

Blind Melon were all set for superstardom – the backing of Axl Rose, two great albums and a massive hit single. But frontman ...
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Charity cuts ties with Sharon Osbourne after social media post in which she suggests she will attend Tommy Robinson's anti-immigration rally

Homelessness charity Centrepoint drops Sharon Osbourne as celebrity ambassador after her apparent support for far right ...
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“Storm Thorgerson didn’t say the pig on the cover of Animals had been Roger Waters’ idea. Roger was very angry”: Why Pink Floyd didn’t go to their go-to artwor…

Hipgnosis design house co-founder Aubrey Powell recalls the 70s from the Pink Floyd pig incident to destruction at the hands ...
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Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to duet on Macca's new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane

Paul McCartney has revealed that one of the tracks on his upcoming new solo album will feature a duet with his fellow Beatle ...
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Ten albums that prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that 1980 was the greatest year ever for hard rock and heavy metal

Here, in alphabetical order, are 10 records that prove, beyond argument, that 1980 was the greatest year ever for hard rock ...
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“I moved to an old Victorian pile where the previous owners had put a swimming pool in. I said, ‘Let’s fill it in.’ Then I said, ‘You know what we need? A Viking mead ...

Pendragon and Arena man Clive Nolan has given his passion for prog musicals a new lease of life by building a mead hall in ...
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"We will miss you Prince!" As the 10th anniversary of his death nears, watch Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, Pearl Jam, Lenny Kravitz, Chris Cornell pay tribute to th…

One of the most understated, tasteful and beautiful tributes to Prince in the aftermath of his passing came courtesy of David ...
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"I have been looking for that brain forever. Someone might be using it as a paperweight for all I know." The day that surrealist art legend Salvador Dalí recreated Alice ...

Alice Cooper is a man who understands that you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and his memory of his first encounter with the legendary surrealist artist Salvador Dalí remains ...
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Forget Live And Dangerous, No Sleep 'til Hammersmith and At Fillmore East, The Killer's Live at the Star Club, Hamburg is the greatest live show ever committed to vi…

I’d like to say it’s a pleasure; a great honour to be back, at the fabulous, most beautiful, I mean really swinging Star Club ...
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Cool new proggy sounds you need to hear from The Anchoress, Matt Berry, Magenta, Soen and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Congratulations to fast-rising Colombian prog rock quartet Argovia whose latest single, Unstoppable, romped home in last week ...
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"The fans always come first." Iron Maiden won't be attending their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Iron Maiden aren't snubbing the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, they just won't be there ...