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“I needed to scratch an itch”: Mike Portnoy talks about his years away from Dream Theater
By Will Simpson published
“I was fried” he says, “but I went off from there to form, like, 87 bands”

“I don’t think they’re New Order. They don’t sound anything like them”: Peter Hook on his estranged bandmates
By Will Simpson published
He says he gets DMs from fans complaining about the current band

“I’m surprised and saddened anyone would have an issue with my performance”: Zak Starkey on his Who sack
By Daniel Griffiths published
"After playing those songs with the band for so many decades… but what can you do?"

The Curse of Coachella: Bad sound, bad gigs and even worse audiences
By Daniel Griffiths published
As the big gig in the middle of nowhere wraps with the usual storm of complaints and controversy, we take a look at why it's become the place where gigs go wrong

Zak Starkey has been sacked from The Who
By Daniel Griffiths published
“The lead singer and principal songwriter of the group, was unhappy with Zak the drummer’s performance at the Albert Hall a few weeks ago”

They’re [rumoured to be] back… Could Daft Punk be getting back together for a Fortnite residency?
By Daniel Griffiths published
Forget festivals and albums. The big (ro)bucks are to be made by making an appearance in one of today’s biggest video games

"No one phoned me. They never contacted me and I thought, 'Well, I'm not going to bother contacting them either'": Ex-Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has died aged 73
By Daniel Griffiths published
“The acclaimed drumming he provided was first class – demonstrating his unique techniques, flair, style and precision”

"It was ugly, like watching a divorce between four people. After a while, I had to get out": Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick on the recording of Abbey Road, track-by-track
By Joe Bosso last updated
A classic interview with the band's late chief engineer – "You could really see the joy in their faces as they played; it was like they were teenagers again"
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