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Courtney Barnett pays tribute to "incredible" musicianship of Chili Pepper collaborator
By Fred Garratt-Stanley Published
The Australian singer opens up about her experiences working with the "incredible" Flea

"They are the blueprint": Star-studded show to mark 50th anniversary of Ramones' debut album announced
By Fred Garratt-Stanley Published
Artists including Billie Joe Armstrong, Travis Barker and CJ Ramone will perform at a one-of-a-kind Hollywood show

“He said, ‘There’s this band from America called Guns N’ Roses. We should take them on tour with us’”
By Andrew Daly Published
“Nothing evil – just a lot of high jinks”

“After Smells Like Teen Spirit, there was no place for bands like us”: The life and death of a hair metal band
By Paul Elliott Published
Two top 10 hits and two million album sales couldn't save them

“When he sang the chorus for the first time, I said, ‘No – it sounds ridiculous!’”
By Paul Elliott, Amit Sharma Published
“I really thought people would just laugh at us when they heard it”

“Chester Bennington told him, ‘Bro, you’re going to rehab right now. You can do it’”
By Paul Elliott Published
“He actually flatlined once. He died for a few moments”

“This big black guy with an Irish accent says, ‘Hey, I’m Phil!’ I thought, ‘This is gonna be interesting’”
By Paul Elliott Published
“We were that kind of band that didn’t go out looking for trouble but we always got it”

“It was a very important lyric for Michael”: The classic INXS ballad with deep meaning for Michael Hutchence
By Paul Elliott Published
“Originally it was just piano with a vocal – a very simple song”
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