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Elliot Easton reveals how Mutt Lange drove the Cars mad when making their 1984 comeback, 'Heartbeat City'
By Phil Weller published
Having cut their first albums with Queen producer Roy Thomas Baker, the band sought Lange's magic touch, only to find it far heavier than they imagined

Kim Thayil says Soundgarden's Rock Hall induction is important to the late Chris Cornell's legacy
By Phil Weller published
The band will be inducted along with the White Stripes, Bad Company and others, while Oasis, Billy Idol and Black Crowes are shunned once again

Why Ian Anderson counts this Jethro Tull track as the band's most signficant work
By Phil Weller published
The 1974 smash reversed Tull's fortunes as they entered the studio for their sink-or-swim fourth album

Alex Lifeson on the Rush album that was the most fun to make
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Made in the brutal cold of a Canadian winter, 'Moving Pictures' became their biggest-selling album and spawned several of the group's now classic tracks

Tom Morello and John Fogerty perform classics with Bruce Springsteen at this past weekend’s star-studded American Music Honors
By Robert Dye published
Now in its third year, the event honored Morello, Fogerty, Joe Ely, Emmylou Harris and Smokey Robinson for their contributions to American music

Pete Townshend says he doesn’t like being onstage, and would rather work alone
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist is still as creative as ever but is retreating further away from live shows and collaborative projects

Robert Plant is selling gear for charity and only one guitar remains – a golden-era Strat with a storied history
By Phil Weller published
Available for an eye-watering £20K, Plant bought it off Chicken Shack’s Stann Webb before luthier John Birch made some drastic changes to it

Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen wanted to tour with him again and shares his new song co-written with Ed via “communication from the beyond”
By Phil Weller published
Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen wanted to tour with the singer again before he died, as the Red Rocker shares his new song co-written by the guitarist via “communication from the beyond”
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