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The Police - Stewart Copeland: "A legend, the fights with Sting. But I once broke one of his ribs"

The Police drummer recalls his troubled relationship with the band's leader: "Those fights were the stuff of legend, today we're friends, but only when we're not playing together"

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Bob Dylan - The Day Mister Zimmerman Made History: Newport 60 Years Later – Video

Sixty years ago, on July 25, 1965, the historic "provocation" with which Mister Zimmerman changed music forever

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Genesis - When Peter Gabriel left the band with a letter: the historic split, 50 years on

Fifty years ago one of the most famous and traumatic breakups in rock history took place. But it was only a real drama for the fans...

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Pink Floyd - How a Clash Between Roger Waters and David Gilmour Gave Birth to a Legendary Track

"Stardust" is a new space dedicated to backstories, memorabilia and curiosities from rock history. We begin with a tale from the Seventies

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David Bowie - When the Thin White Duke became a video game: the story of Omikron

Phil Campbell, senior designer of that cult game, recalls how the English artist became passionate about the project

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Morrissey without peace - "Free speech is being criminalized in England." The feud with record labels and with Marr

The Smiths singer vents his frustration at record labels, but his "lost album" remains an indecipherable mystery

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U2 - The Edge holds forth: from the reissue of "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" to Larry Mullen and the band's future

The guitarist recalls U2's blissfully chaotic "Atomic Bomb" era and reveals what's on the horizon, from the "Pop" reissue to the return of Larry Mullen

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Oasis - Liam Gallagher on the new album: "It'll be spiritual. We can still wipe everyone out"

Heading towards the reunion tour, amid rumours of a new album and precautions to avoid fights between the Gallaghers

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Pete Townshend - The unrestrained guitarist: "Every now and then someone should slap Rick Rubin". The Who return in 2025

Townshend doesn't hold back in an interview with the Rockonteurs podcast, hosted by Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt