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“We went down to the dungeon, then Blackmore came up with that riff!”: Glenn Hughes recalls the magic of Deep Purple
By Andrew Daly published
“I’m very proud of everything that I did with that band," he says

“The way she delivered it was more important than the subject matter”: How The Cranberries created the mega hit Zombie
By Andrew Daly published
"That song just seemed to hit a nerve and click"

“We pillaged a few things from Freddie’s solo work”: Brian May recalls how Queen' final album was created
By Paul Elliott published
Plus: the one thing that was 'sacrosanct' in Queen's songwriting process

“It wasn’t music that I really resonated with”: Josh Freese lifts the lid on his exit from the Foo Fighters
By Will Simpson published
He felt he “had to be firing on all cylinders all the time.”

“C’mon bro... It could generate $2M for teen cancer”: Zak Starkey pleads with Axl Rose to give the go-ahead for charity cover of Bolan classic
By Will Simpson published
Axl sang on an all-star version of Children Of The Revolution

Cradle of Filth guitarist Ashok fired mid-tour, days after keyboardist wife quits citing low pay and “toxic” atmosphere
By Jonathan Horsley published
Frontman Dani Filth says accusations “unfounded” and fired Marek 'Ashok' Šmerda after Ashok echoed wife's complaints, slammed Ed Sheeran collab and said he was leaving at the end of the tour

“Dumb idea to give a guitar away that meant so much to you”: John Fogerty explains why he let go of his iconic guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
Fogerty admits the return of his Acme Rickenbacker used on many of Creedence Clearwater Revival's greatest tracks gave his Legacy rerecordings an authenticity – but why did he let it go?

Sting sued by ex-Police colleagues for a share of Every Breath You Take royalties
By Will Simpson published
Summers and Copeland believe their contributions deserve co-credits
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