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‘There is no future; it’s over’: Gene Simmons declares rock dead — but not Kiss

“Can you name me one superstar act these days?” he says. “You can’t.”

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‘It took us all by surprise’: Micky Dolenz still marvels over the Monkees’ comeback

One video, quite appropriately, shows them thawing from a deep freeze.

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Steve Cropper almost lost the Blues Brothers gig to Robben Ford: ‘I said – No, you won’t!’

Could there have been a different guitarist in that legendary band?

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David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar?: Michael Anthony mulls over the great Van Halen debate

He was in Van Halen with Roth between 1974-85, and Hagar from 1985–96.

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‘I think he’s woken us up’: A resurgent Queen looks ahead to future with Adam Lambert

Brian May says Lambert has given Queen a new lease on its musical life.

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‘It got to be a bit mad there’: How Yardbirds stalwart Jim McCarty found peace

“Everyone wants some peace of mind,” McCarty says, “even original Yardbirds.”

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Jon Herington chooses his favorite Steely Dan guitar solo: ‘So melodic, and the sound is fantastic’

“They hired so many amazing players,” he says. But which one was best?

'Two individual artists working together': Actually, they were never really 'Hall and Oates'

‘Two individual artists working together’: Actually, they were never really ‘Hall and Oates’

Turns out, Hall and Oates were hinting at solo careers to come from the first.

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‘He liked the Beatles, too’: Tom Petty opens up about his relationship with George Harrison

They memorably recorded two albums together with the Traveling Wilburys.

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‘Heaved it at least 150 feet’: Peter Frampton teaches video-obsessed concertgoer a lesson

Don’t use your cell to film a Frampton show. Not if you want it back.