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Hollywood Vampires: Alice Cooper and Joe Perry lift the lid on life inside rock's superstar garage band

As Hollywood Vampires gear up for a run of European shows, we talk to Joe Perry and Alice Cooper about Johnny Depp, compiling setlists, and what's going on with Aerosmith

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“We’re still making records because we think we’re the best band in the world”: The Jesus and Mary Chain may not have destroyed the music industry as they had hoped, but they gave it a damn good shot

God bless The Jesus and Mary Chain

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"NME said we were the best thing since the Sex Pistols. Sounds said we were the worst group they'd ever seen." Why William and Jim Reid feared that The Jesus And Mary Chain's classic debut album Psychocandy might never get released

"It's such a shame that you've made a record full of pop songs and wasted them with all this noise"

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“I can’t stand Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing”: The Jesus and Mary Chain call Eddie Van Halen one of the “worst guitar players in the world”

The band claims Van Halen’s music influence had a detrimental effect on guitar playing

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“I can't stand Eddie Van Halen's guitar playing. I think he ruined rock guitar all through the '80s and '90s 'cause so many people copied him”: Fighting talk from the Jesus And Mary Chain

William Reid: “Guitar players should never learn scales” – Discuss

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"We're looking forward to incredible crowds, massive energy and more unforgettable nights!" Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Johnny Depp announce Hollywood Vampires tour

Hollywood Vampires have confirmed a run of European dates for the summer

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‘My daughter didn’t get emotional like I did’: the families who go gigging together

Concerts are now full of multigenerational fans who grew up on the music as a family. Whether Billie Eilish or Stevie Wonder, they explain the appeal

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The Jesus and Mary Chain and The Psychedelic Furs announce North American co-headline tour

The British are coming! Well, a few of them, at least

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"Roger Waters took it off the album because it was too dark, and it is." The story behind the Syd Barrett song that Pink Floyd considered too disturbing to be released, but The Jesus And Mary Chain recorded for their first single

The story behind the Pink Floyd song the band kept in their vaults for almost 50 years

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Think Blur had it bad at Coachella? The Jesus And Mary Chain may as well have been the Spice Girls so far as Roadburn is concerned

They might be alternative icons, but The Jesus And Mary Chain prove a bit too mainstream for Roadburn Festival

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God bless The Jesus and Mary Chain

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The Jesus and Mary Chain: Glasgow Eyes review – the Reid brothers get their mojo back

Forget the odd longueur – their first album in seven years rekindles the Scottish indie band’s gift for mixing melody and dissonance

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From Copa 71 to Ariana Grande: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

A new documentary tells the fascinating story of the 1971 unofficial Women’s World Cup, and the pop superstar returns with her first album in four years

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"I remember hearing Dire Straits in the car to the studio and thinking 'this radio poison is exactly what we're going to try and destroy'": Your guide to every Jesus And Mary Chain album in the band's own words

Jim Reid takes us on an all-access tour through the Jesus And Mary Chain back catalogue, all the way from their 1985 landmark album through to their bitter break-up, reunion and the band's long-awaited second act

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The Reid brothers, now 40 years into their music career, are releasing new album Glasgow Eyes in March

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Every The Jesus and Mary Chain album ranked from worst to best

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10,000 volt lead licks and the bluesier side of Peaky Blinders: This week's essential guitar tracks

Killer new cuts from Ace Frehley, Judas Priest, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Anna Calvi, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Alkaline Trio, and many more

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