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Roger McGuinn says Bob Dylan wanted nothing to do with the 1969 anthem they wrote for a major film
By Andrew Daly published
The theme song for ‘Easy Rider’ has become a classic, but Dylan was unhappy with the film and refused to have his name associated with it

Zakk Wylde reveals how Ozzy Osbourne's “Mama, I’m Coming Home” became the singer's signature ballad
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist says the song — Osbourne’s only top-40 hit as a solo artist — combined some of the singer’s favorite styles into a powerful tune

It's official! New Beatles Anthology music, video and book coming this fall
By Elizabeth Swann published
A new ninth chapter in the Anthology documentary and a new fourth album in the Anthology album series are among the treats

Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Ian Paice on the creation and legacy of Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water"
By Phil Weller published
“I didn't think it would be a hit," Blackmore says. "It was just something that Ian and I banged out on the spur of the moment.”

Steven Wilson on why remixing classic Sabbath albums is impossible, and what the “fascinating” alternative is
By Phil Weller published
The go-to remixer/remasterer of classic rock albums came up with a fan-pleasing solution when the tapes for nearly half of Sabbath’s ‘Vol. 4’ disappeared

Tom Petty on how he almost didn’t record his first solo hit — and how George Harrison helped save the day
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The song came out of one of Petty's greatest tragedies but proved almost too personal for him to record

Al Nesbitt & The Alchemy - Release Date Set for Live in Seattle EP
By Andy McDonough published

Eddie Van Halen could play this Who album note for note says Michael Anthony
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Eddie wasn't alone in his appreciation for the disc. Joe Satriani called it his number-one life-changing album

Robert Plant covers classic blues and modern indie on his upcoming album with his new band. Hear a preview from ‘Saving Grace’
By Elizabeth Swann published
Plant calls the album — which will be released September 26 and accompanied by a tour — “a songbook of the lost and found”
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