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“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

“The record company said, ‘It’s too long.’ But we said, ‘We don’t care!’”: How Lynyrd Skynyrd created a legendary epic
By Paul Elliott Published
"Ronnie said, 'Just go till I tell you to quit!'"

“She sang it once. From a vocal standpoint, no one has that much courage”: How Alanis Morissette made You Oughta Know
By Amit Sharma Published
"I thought maybe ten people would hear this song,” she said

“We could have been as big as Led Zeppelin”: The heavy rock innovators whose drummer was a star before John Bonham
By Andrew Daly Published
“There was always friction – but it all worked for the creation of what we had"

“It was too dark, too personal, too risky, not commercial”: The story of Lana Del Rey’s breakthrough hit
By Neil Crossley Published
And as soon the adulation began, a backlash kicked in…

“Miles said, ‘Play it like you don’t know how to play the guitar!’”: John McLaughlin's baptism of fire with Miles Davis
By Andrew Daly Published
He cut his teeth with Miles on the classic In A Silent Way

Back in 1999, Prince offered his opinion on the new generation of DAW-based musicians and producers
By Ben Rogerson Published
“If they didn’t take the time to learn their instrument and their scales and to actually speak the language of music then they can’t play… all they can do is watch,” he argued

“I can sing it in the original key, with no backing tapes at all”: The smash hit ’80s power ballad that wouldn’t die
By Andrew Daly Published
And after 30 years, the singer is still waiting for a reunion with his old band
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