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“The sound of his guitar has got that hard edge to it. It’s not clean – it’s nasty!”: Angus Young's guitar heroes
By Paul Elliott published
Plus: the story of AC/DC's greatest blues song

“Bass players are the glue”: Mark Hoppus names his three (or four) favourite bassists
By Will Simpson published
And the reason he sold his Banksy...

“We’ll be back here sooner than you think”: Dave Grohl seems to confirm new Foos album is on its way
By Will Simpson published
Plus he brings on stage miner who inspired Ballad Of The Beaconsfield

“It’s about a bloke who’s not sure whether he’s died or dreaming. Like a bad hangover!”: Iron Maiden's spooky anthem
By Paul Elliott published
Plus: Bruce Dickinson on the epic Alexander The Great

“On the first album I avoided doing a lot of cutting on the tape”: The perfectionist who's made six albums in 50 years
By Paul Elliott published
“The work in the studio is very high pressure. And there aren’t any breaks”

“The studio bill was £148.50. So with the £1.50 in change we all bought fish and chips”: Def Leppard's low-budget EP
By Paul Elliott published
“It was difficult doing the scream in The Overture on a Sunday morning”

“You get the old albums and listen to them until four in the morning”: Ex-Scorpions bassist Francis Buchholz dies at 71
By Paul Elliott published
He played on the band’s landmark albums and the worldwide hit Wind Of Change

“We hope the record will make a positive difference”: Arctic Monkeys contribute brand new track to HELP(2) album
By Will Simpson published
Project is a successor to 1995’s fondly-remembered Help album
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