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HISTORICAL FACTS: Quireboys - The Untold Story

"They sounded like Hanoi Rocks after somebody hit them in the head with a frying pan." 40 years ago The Babysitters were the best-worst band in the World. Perhaps they still are

They put on the wildest show in town. The press loved them and hated them. And then they crashed and burned

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"He bought a retired police sniffer dog because he kept forgetting where he'd hidden hisdrugs." Quireboys frontman Spike is currently on an unplugged tour - and he's telling some wild stories

Quireboys singer Spike is touring the UK with a bagful of stories, a pocketful of songs, and a guitar

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"While there's still a possibility of Thunder coming back, I willkeep the door open": Luke Morley on his band, his other band, his solo career and wearing silver suits in the sun

Luke Morley doesn't know what the future holds but right now he's busy

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“I stood there thinking: ‘He’s not going to drive the tractor into the swimming pool, surely?’ And he did”: The insane story of The Wildhearts’ Earth Vs The Wildhearts, the cult ’90s classic that should have been huge

How cult British reprobates The Wildhearts made a masterpiece in Earth Vs The Wildhearts

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"We all went to visit him in hospital. And he was still wearing his cowboy hat": The crazed story of The Quireboys, the band who had it all then partied it all away

They've got a ballsy singer and catchy songs. Sharon Osbourne was their manager, Guns N' Roses were their mates. So why aren’t The Quireboys living in mansions?

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"I told Thunder that if they wanted to replace me, I was fine with that": Danny Bowes on the long road to recovery and his return to the stage

Back from the brink: Thunder vocalist Danny Bowes returns after major medical trauma

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"Just wait for it to kick in!": Quireboys release rollicking new single I Think I Got It Wrong Again

I Think I Got It Wrong Again comes from The Quireboys' upcoming studio album Wardour Street

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"We're taking a step back from the soap opera": The ongoing saga with The Quireboys ends as the Black Eyed Sons emerge from the wreckage

Members of The Quireboys and Down n' Outz combine for an all-star album featuring Joe Elliott, Ryan Roxie, Charlie Starr and more

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Quireboys launch video for new single Raining Whiskey featuring guest vocals from Frankie Miller

Raining Whiskey comes from the Spike-fronted Quireboys' upcoming album Wardour Street, featuring Thunder guitarist Luke Morley

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"When we played Donington and you hear 90,000 people go 'woohooo!' it's a great feeling": How The Quireboys turned a song with no chorus into a classic singalong

The story of The Quireboys' infectious, rabble-rousing crowd favourite 7 O'Clock

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24 things to get excited about in 2024

As with all years, 2023 had plenty of great, memorable rock moments. With a new year now upon us, here’s what we’re vibed up for that’s coming along in the next 12 months

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In Memoriam: remembering the rock musicians we lost in 2023

Raising a toast to those musicians, producers, songwriters and artists who passed away in 2023

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"We had to die" - A history of The Grunge Wars, told by those who were there

Three decades ago, GN’R’s Use Your Illusion and Nirvana’s Nevermind were released just two weeks apart, setting two musical cultures against each other. We asked combatants from both sides: who won the war?

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Founding Quireboys guitarist Guy Bailey has died

The news of Guy Bailey's death has been confirmed by fellow Quireboys founder Spike

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Guy Bailey, co-founder, guitarist of The Quireboys, dies

A key part of the British rockers' original lineup, Bailey recently reunited with the band's frontman, Spike, to record a new album

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