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A promo photo of the band Sugar. (from left) Malcolm Travis, Bob Mould and David Barbe,
Bob Mould says Sugar is playing at lower volume. Try telling that to their diehard fans

By Gary Graff Published

Sugar is back on tour for the first time since 1995, and Mould says the band has turned down the amps — even as fans at a recent show called it the loudest they’d ever heard at the venue

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The Bellamy Brothers circa 1976. David (left) and Howard (right)
How Neil Diamond and a bag of weed turned a pair of struggling young guitarists into global stars

By Joe Matera Published

The Bellamy Brothers say they were hurting for a hit when they befriended Diamond’s band. The rest is history

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LEFT: Alex Van Halen of Van Halen performs during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas RIGHT: Sammy Hagar performs onstage during the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 19, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sammy Hagar fires back after Alex Van Halen calls him a “complete idiot”

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Hagar questions why Alex continues to dismiss Van Halen’s years with him and criticizes the drummer’s latest book project

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Freddie Mercury and Brian May perform with Queen circa 1976
Brian May on the Freddie Mercury idea that left Queen speechless

By Phil Weller Published

The singer was usually right on the money, but one suggestion left his bandmates decidedly unconvinced

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Ritchie Blackmore performs alongside Ian Gillan at his August 12, 2026 reunion with Deep Purple at Jones Beach
Ian Gillan explains why Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore reunion was a long time coming

By Phil Weller Published

The singer says he wasn’t surprised when his former bandmate joined the group onstage for the first time in 33 years

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Photograph of Ed Sheeran performing live on stage
Ed Sheeran’s backing band and remaining supports pull out of tour after Macklemore controversy

By Phil Weller Published

The competition launched in August, before the Macklemore controversy left Sheeran without any support acts

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Mike Campbell and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'Long After Dark' tour, 7 December 1982 Wembley Arena.
Nearly a decade after Tom Petty’s death, the Heartbreakers reunite: “There was a deep love that kept us together”

By Joe Bosso Published

Mike Campbell recalls his decades-long partnership with Petty and the musical chemistry that defined the band

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Randy Rhoads performs with Ozzy Osbourne at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, August 14, 1981. It was Ozzy Osbourne's debut concert tour as a solo artist after having been fired by the English group Black Sabbath the year prior.
Brad Gillis spent four days with Randy Rhoads’ final recordings: “I had two board cassettes. You could hear everything crystal clear”

By Martin Kielty Published

The Night Ranger man recalls his whirlwind initiation to become Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist following Rhoads’ untimely death

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Ritchie Blackmore,of Rainbow on stage during the Difficult to Cure Tour on April 17, 1981 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
Bobby Rondinelli says there’s another side to Ritchie Blackmore

By Martin Kielty Published

The former Rainbow drummer recalls the guitarist’s humor and generosity during three years in Rainbow

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Ozzy Osbourne performs at Back to the Beginning, July 5, 2025
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final performance is coming to cinemas: “There’s never been anything like that”

By Elizabeth Swann Published

The concert film captures Ozzy’s final show and the first Black Sabbath performance with its original lineup in more than 20 years

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