Tommy Lee calls out tone-deaf musicians self-promoting while Los Angeles is burning
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"Delete the world. Seriously time for the asteroid to hit. Time for a reboot."
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Watch the video for Skunk Anansie's spiky new single An Artist Is An Artist
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Neil Young once threw Bob Dylan off his tour bus because he didn't recognise the legendary singer/songwriter
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Rage Against The Machine’s Killing In The Name amasses one billion Spotify streams
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