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“We were labelled ‘the new Led Zeppelin’. But it was a blessing and a curse”: A great rock band that had it all – and then blew it
As one critic said, this band had “more good riffs in one song than there are in the first four Black Sabbath albums”
Why Ryuichi Sakamoto’s spellbinding theme from Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence remains so captivating
We take a deeper look at the theory underpinning Ryuichi Sakamoto’s gorgeous, award-winning theme from the movie that gave him his acting and scoring debut
My Bloody Valentine’s sound engineer on wrangling the shoegaze pioneers’ huge live setup
Sound engineer Marc Carolan shares the challenges and excitement of helping bring My Bloody Valentine's first headline tour in over a decade to life
The story of Born Slippy, Underworld’s emotion-stirring dance classic
At the dawn of the 1990s, Underworld were a spent force - little did they realise they were about to create one of the decade’s most enduring tracks
“Black Sabbath and Judas Priest invented true heavy metal music”: How Priest singer Rob Halford remembers their breakthrough moment
And how they triumphed amid the ‘mudbath’ of the first Monsters Of Rock festival
"I put it on everything": Jasper Tygner on the Soundtoys plugin behind the "filmic" sound of debut album Blue
We visited Tygner in his London-based studio ahead of the release of his cinematic, rave-inspired new project
“When we went to collect the Grammy for Song of the Year, I was thinking, ’How did this happen?’”: This No.1 hit is the pinnacle of yacht rock
When Michael McDonald teamed up with Kenny Loggins, there was magic in the air
“In terms of the guitar solo, he just keeps going!”: The genius of David Gilmour – by Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett and more
Plus! Comfortably Numb or comfortably dumb? Find out with our Pink Floyd quiz challenge
