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Sly Stone, musical pioneer and leader of Sly and the Family Stone, has died aged 82
By Ben Rogerson published
The soul legend had been suffering from ill health for some time

“He said, ‘Your upstrokes are weak!’ I’m like, ‘You effin’ what?’”: Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith never stops learning
By Paul Elliott published
"I've never really been big on practicing," he confesses

Lifeguard on abstract noise and pop hooks – and the creative epiphanies behind their stellar debut
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Chicago trio's debut LP, Ripped And Torn, is a half-hour riot of post-punk urgency, freewheeling experimentalism and the sound of a band figuring out how to give their audience whiplash

“It wasn’t just my decision to fire Ozzy”: Tony Iommi says Ozzy Osbourne had to go to make Black Sabbath great again
By Paul Elliott published
And he met the band's next singer through Ozzy's future wife Sharon!

“I got to know her music pretty well”: Neil Finn on how his unlikely duet with Dua Lipa came about
By Ben Rogerson published
“My two grandsons were dancing to that music last summer,” says the Crowded House frontman

AI-BBA – Björn Ulvaeus is using AI to write a new musical but admits “it usually comes out with garbage"
By Daniel Griffiths published
The new project comes via Pophouse Entertainment, the company that put together ABBA: Voyage

“The baritone Tele was made uniquely for me, and Paul’s mandolin has been with him for decades. We’re heartbroken": Someone just stole Heart’s gear on the eve of their comeback tour
By Daniel Griffiths published
The Wilson sisters are offering a reward for “their safe return – no questions asked”

“This is the new rock ’n’ roll Metallica. The riffs are greasier, bluesier, dirtier”: How Metallica changed on Load
By Paul Elliott published
"Nobody knew where this record was going to end up when we started it"
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