San diego’s state of mind

THE HAMMER INTERVIEW

System Of A Down bassist and Seven Hours After Violet linchpin Shavo Odadjian faces your questions (and far-fetched allegations)

It might be the Swedes’ crowning achievement, but the recording was marred by personal conflict

From unexpected triumph to unimaginable tragedy and an unlikely resurrection, this is the rollercoaster story of the band that defined the sound of the 21st century

This trio of Los Angeles musicians fuse the rhythms of Havana, Medellín and Lima with the sounds of 60s surf music – though their sound has more in common with Latin folk music than Dick Dale. We join them to talk about their debut album, fibreglass guitars and tropical psychedelia

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