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SINCE THE BEGINNING, the face and voice of the Sex Pistols has been John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten. Beyond that, the imagery associated with the band mostly stems from the drugged-out, bass-slung-low a

WE WERE THE first band of our generation that started to grow up,” Billy Corgan says, reflecting on the making of the Smashing Pumpkins’ 1995 grand opus, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. “The b

DURING A DUAL Zoom interview with Guitar World, Billy Corgan remembers he has a bit of pressing musical business to go over with Kiki Wong. “Kiki,” I’m breaking down all these parts, so I’ve got to ca

In this exclusive extract from Paul Weller: Dancing Through The Fire (The Authorised Oral History) by Dan Jennings, Weller, Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton and others recall the transformative impact punk had on the nascent Jam

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Recording Find El Dorado , a new album of cover versions, has been a revelatory experience for PAUL WELLER . Assembling a connoisseur’s collection of songs including those by The Bee Gees, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Lal & Mike Waterson, Richie Havens and Ray Davies has sent Weller off on an unexpected reverie, triggering memories of The Jam’s early days, his totemic father and manager John, fallen bandmate Rick Buckler and, of course, that time with Ronnie’s pet lion… But there are more urgent, contemporary issues to address, too, including recent record shop swag, movie acting, King Charles’ coronation, the travails of Kneecap, the revived Sex Pistols and Frank Carter, and what’s next for music’s hardest-working legend. “What can I tell you?” he shrugs to Pete Paphides. “It’s how I work and it’s how I relax.”