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Do Ya Wanna Taste It

Chris Jericho

The Fozzy frontman on not taking no for an answer, mixing music and wrestling and liking British comedy.

Dorothy

The leader of the band that bears her name, Dorothy Martin is reaping the rewards from having a determined spirit.

TOTAL ECLIPSE

In early 1972, Pink Floyd were mulling over ideas for their next record, with no real direction in mind. A year later they emerged from Abbey Road with an album that would overshadow everything they had done before. This is the story of their journey to The Dark Side Of The Moon.

TRACK BY TRACK

A look at the musical intricacies of a masterpiece

WON'T STOP AGGRIEVIN'

Given the years of mud slinging, threats, power grabs, law suits and general animosity, it looked like Journey’s 2011 album Eclipse might have been their last. But while new album Freedom shows that storms don’t last for ever, with this band another one’s never far away.

Lunar Modules

Blues and soul collective the Tedeschi Trucks Band have woven the isolation of the pandemic and a classic Arabic tale about star-crossed lovers into a four-album project that’s both epic and intimate

"GOOD EVENING, WEMBLEY!"

It used to be something Kris Barras would shout as a joke at a dead gig. But a hell of a lot of hard work has led to him now doing it for real

THE STAR (or end?) OF SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

In the 1990s and 2000s, Porcupine Tree were rock’s square peg, playing beautifully twisted music to a modest but devout audience. After more than a decade away they’re back with a new album. Has their time finally come?

THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

In 1971, Pete Townshend’s obsession with a science-fiction rock opera sent him down the path of self-destruction. But while that project ended up being abandoned, he delivered a masterpiece. This is the story of The Who’s Who’s Next.

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The HOT LiST

THE ESSENTIAL NEW ROCK TRACKS YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS MONTH AND THE BANDS TO HAVE ON YOUR RADAR

THE HARD STUFF

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ALBUMS

ZZ Top RAW BMG Rowdy, lean and mean,

BEST OF THE REST

Other new releases out this month. Mush Down

REISSUES

The Rolling Stones El Mocambo 1977 UNIVERSAL Licked

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Other new releases out this month. Wire Not

STUFF BOOKS & DVDs

Phil Lynott Songs For While I’m Away Thin

BUYER’S GUIDE

The Moodies’ classic line-up in the late 60s:

BACK TO LIVE

The High-Voltage What’s On Guide

Rival Sons

Guitarist Scott Holiday previews an eight-show trip around the UK and Ireland.

Gogol Bordello

The American punk-rockers play London, a special one-off UK gig, for the first time since 2017.

Tour Dates

Alice Cooper/The Cult

London O2 Arena Hits and highs keep coming

Warpaint

London The Roundhouse Funky female foursome revitalise rhythm.

Crown Lands

Brighton The Hope & Ruin Powerhouse Canadian prog

Spiritualized

London The Roundhouse Veteran psychonauts hit new peaks.

Jeff Beck

London Royal Albert Hall Or the Johnny Depp

Blondie

Brighton Centre Atomic! ★They came out snarling and

Volbeat

London Islington 02 Academy Donington warm up turns

Amyl & The Sniffers

Oxford O2 Academy Antipodean hurricane rages through UK.

The Soundtrack Of My Life

The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to him