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‘We think we’ve got it just fine’: Brian May bristles at notion that Queen + Adam Lambert is a tribute band

He says they walk a fine line between celebrating their past and moving forward.

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Geddy Lee admits he has no idea why Rush suddenly became cool: ‘It’s hard for me to have perspective’

What changed? Lee isn’t exactly sure. But he’s got a theory or two.

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‘There was a freedom in it’: Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page on the wonder and power of John Bonham

He says Led Zeppelin gave Bonham “the vehicle to play the way he really wanted.”

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Jim McCarty chuckles over the Yardbirds’ fashion experiments: ‘We looked like ice cream men’

The Yardbirds stalwart drummer blames this one on their “crazy manager.”

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Steve Cropper opens up on his favorite new band: ‘The real Southern soul roots of music’

Not that it’s easy to draw an answer out of the famously even-handed Stax legend.

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‘They want me to write again’: A pair of special fans is pushing Phil Collins toward new music

The former Genesis frontman has been officially retired since 2011.

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The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz on the Mike Nesmith hit that got away: ‘One of the best songs he ever wrote’

Instead, the Monkees saw another singer hurtle to stardom with her own version.

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‘You should be on a stage where you belong’: Journey’s Jonathan Cain has a message for Steve Perry

Cain boasts a huge appreciation for Perry, despite their lengthy time apart.

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Is this ambient track from Pink Floyd concerts part of the new Endless River album?

Their atmospheric, unreleased ‘Big Spliff’ sessions apparently sparked a new project.

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Micky Dolenz pushes back on criticism of early Monkees recordings: ‘So many groups used studio musicians’

The Monkees, in fact, employed the same sidemen as the Beach Boys, and the Byrds.