Jukebox hero

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Like a hit-making machine, Mick Jones steered Foreigner to instant and huge succ

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WHEN SESSION MAN Tim Pierce looks back at his career, he doesn’t view himself as a legend who’s played on more than a thousand records; instead, his perspective is one of deep gratitude. “It seemed li

The Big Issue

Was there then

It was a 24/7 existence. The phone did not stop ringing. It was like being on Concorde for six years, and I loved it. The speed at which they went from A-Z was incredible. They did the Marquee, then t

The Big Issue

You can have it all, but how much do you want it?

In August 1991, Oasis played their debut gig at the Boardwalk club in Manchester – Noel Gallagher was in attendance to see his younger brother’s band, which he would soon join, assuming control over t

MOJO

The mojo interview

With his cape and on-stage curry, he defined prog rock excess. Breakdowns, penury and near-death were the prices paid, but somehow the baroque synth lines and droll quips kept flowing… and still do. “I’m my own worst enemy,” laughs Rick Wakeman.

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The eagles

AFTER HOTEL CALIFORNIA, the Eagles’ massive 1976 album, saw them rise from country rockers to just plain rockers, Don Felder and his bandmates should’ve been on top of the world — but all was not well