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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 3 - The Untold Story

"The label said ‘What do you want to do next, lads?’ and we laughingly said, ‘Christmas song!’": Justin Hawkins on the creation of The Darkness' festive classic

The Darkness frontman on how the Lowestoft quartet made Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

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Roger Waters had a little black book with his poems in – and he turned them into a massive, multimedia masterpiece that ultimately destroyed Pink Floyd

How Roger Waters and Pink Floyd took some "unlistenable" demos and built The Wall

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“After the first couple of years the darkness descended. There were some volatile individuals. We’re almost talking asylum levels”: how cult ’70s rockers The Babys blew their chance to be the next big thing

Fronted by John Waite, The Babys could have become one of the biggest bands of the 70s – if only they hadn’t torn themselves apart

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Roger Waters ‘spent 30 minutes reading from unpublished memoir’ during ‘awkward’ London show

Controversial musician apparently scolded hecklers and ‘ranted about Julian Assange’ during performance described by critics as ‘uncomfortable’

The Independent UK

Roger Waters accused of repeated antisemitism in new documentary

Investigation interviews those who claim to have heard several derogatory references to Jews

The Guardian - UK

Roger Waters accused of using antisemitic language by Pink Floyd producer

Legendary Pink Floyd producer Bob Ezrin among those interviewed in documentary about Waters’ inflammatory behaviour

The Independent UK

"When I heard that on the radio, I went, Dammit, I should have written that song": Alice Cooper names the emo and grunge anthems he wishes he had written

The Godfather of Shock Rock singles out the emo and grunge classics that he wishes were his songs

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“Joe Perry had hit a block, so I was called in to play on Train Kept a Rollin’. They said, ‘Don't tell anyone – no-one can know’”: From Alice Cooper to Peter Gabriel and Aerosmith, Steve Hunter has led one of session guitar’s most remarkable careers

The session veteran tells his greatest war stories: how he wrote the epic intro to Lou Reed’s Sweet Jane, what he taught Jason Becker for his stint with David Lee Roth, and why he believes losing his sight made him a better guitar player

Guitar World

10 brilliant Kiss deep cuts we’re begging them to play one last time before they retire

Detroit Rock City and Rock And Roll All Nite are great, but these are the lost gems we want to hear on their farewell tour

Louder

Alice Cooper: "There wasn’t one human being on the planet that thought we’d get past thirty years old"

Godfather of shock-rock Alice Cooper on the Hollywood Vampires, the perks of being a sober celebrity, and launching a Johnny Depp and Amber Heard soap opera

Metal Hammer

Michael Landau recalls recording guitar in front of David Gilmour: “Playing for Pink Floyd was one of the most bizarre things ever”

The session heavyweight was once brought onboard to record a lead line that Gilmour “didn’t want to do”

Guitar World

Alice Cooper is writing a concept album called Road, about life on the road

Alice Cooper is working upon his 22nd solo album

Louder

Alice Cooper's story about Kiss/Pink Floyd producer Bob Ezrin projectile vomiting all over The Who is one for the ages

A 1970s drinking contest between Alice Cooper's band and The Who was always going to end in tears... and vomit

Louder

‘I always try to be the Randy Quaid to Dan’s Chevy Chase’: Justin Hawkins on The Darkness, Christmas traditions and life in Switzerland

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has fond memories of childhood Christmases with his brother and bandmate, Dan Hawkins. For our ‘at home with’ mini-series, he reflects on the making of the band’s hit single, ‘Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)’, the battle for Christmas No 1, and his own…

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MC5, a 6-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee, revs up for first album in 51 years and new tour

SAN DIEGO — How many 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees are now recording their first new album in more than half a century — and performing at a 230-capacity San Diego music bar this month?

Tribune News Service

MC5 ready to kick out the jams on first new album in 50 years

If the descriptor "first album in over 50 years" has ever been used before, it certainly hasn't been often.

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