Kansas’ Joe Deninzon left the USSR and built a musical world out of a surprising coincidence
Violinist discovered MTV and never looked back thanks to the influence of Yes, Rush, Zappa – and the band he’d later join
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“I had some criticisms of Dark Side Of The Moon. One or two of the vehicles carrying the ideas were not as strong as the ideas that they carried”: How David Gilmour attempted to lay the ghost of Pink Floyd to rest
In 2002, Pink Floyd were effectively over – and David Gilmour was focussing on being a solo artist
Revisiting Thom Yorke’s incredible rant about Muse, of whom he is not a fan
The Radiohead man was being pretty chill when talking about acts who have been influenced by his band… and then he remembered the M word
The story of Slash’s Snakepit and the album that Axl turned down
The guitarist’s solo debut It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere turns 30 this week but it could’ve been a GN’R album if he'd had his way
The rollercoaster story of Wolfsbane, the British metal band who should have been superstars
Long before Blaze Bayley joined Iron Maiden, he was a member of British metal lunatics Wolfsbane
The crazy life of Arthur Brown, the wildman who set rock’n’roll on fire
Arthur Brown is the flame-headed singer behind Fire – but that’s only one part of his insane life
Todd Rundgren’s wild tales of John Lennon, New York Dolls, Grand Funk Railroad and more
Todd Rundgren clashed with Lennon, told RIngo Starr how to drum and helped shape the New York Dolls
Jimmy Page looks back on the tests and turmoil of Led Zeppelin's final albums
The man who led Zeppelin looks back on Presence, In Through The Out Door and Coda
"John Lennon and Yoko Ono essentially hijacked the airwaves": The show that brought the counterculture into American homes and the clip that keeps going viral
On the Mike Douglas Show in 1972, Chuck Berry joined John Lennon onstage – but he clearly wasn't expecting Yoko Ono to be part of the action
How The Breakfast Club ruined Simple Minds – and made them
John Hughes' 80s teen movies were famous for their soundtracks. So how come they destroyed the career of every band they featured?
Five under-rated but truly brilliant British rock albums turning 25 this year which you won't believe no-one else is banging on about
Some of the very best rock music of the new millennium was being made in the UK, and 25 years on, these brilliant albums shouldn't be allowed to fade into obscurity
Carl Palmer’s lifelong desire for a life beyond classic prog
After Emerson Lake & Palmer’s High Voltage concert, the drummer shared his thoughts on his former bandmates and pondered an unfulfilled ambition
Joe Satriani on G3 pranking, handling Yngwie Malmsteen and the Halloween costume he’d rather forget
After three decades of changing line-ups, the original G3 – Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson – returned to the stage
“Things come more difficult to him than anyone”: Peter Gabriel, as seen by his collaborators
Robert Fripp, Ian Anderson, Steven Wilson, Martin Scorsese, Mike Portnoy, Tom Morello, Trevor Rabin and many others share their thoughts on the Progfather
"In Chicago I barely held on to my underpants": From Genesis to revelations with Peter Gabriel
From Genesis frontman to solo star and beyond: The rise, fall and rise again of Peter Gabriel, the great innovator
In Santa Monica, a Lithuanian guitarist and a Ukrainian violinist are busking their way to success
Meet Døvydas Maščinskas and Karolina Protsenko
Nine albums by Paul Rodgers you should listen to... and one you should ignore
From Free to Bad Company and beyond, Paul Rodgers' back catalogue is a gold mine, and these are his best albums
“Amid the turmoil over synths, there’s a perfect balance”: 12 great Rush songs of the 80s
They ditched the kimonos for keyboards and pursued a new, modern sound that had fans bewitched and bewildered in equal measure. Here are some prime examples
The heroes and villains of the Black Sabbath journey
Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler reflect on some good, bad and ugly encounters
