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Badger looked to have all the credentials to be a big progressive rock band. They had an ex-member of Yes in Tony Kaye; a gatefold album by album art maestro Roger Dean for their debut (naturally, it came with a pop-up badger); profound song titles such as 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'Wind Of Change' and [...]

When they played the Bath Festival of Blues in 1969 , about 12,000 saw Led Zeppelin. By the 1970, the foursome had seen their UK popularity surge, and over 150,000 came to Shepton Mallet on the 27th and 28th of June 1970 for the Bath Festival Of Blues And Progressive Music. And a hell of [...]

Fruupp - If you're not a prog fan, the chances are you won't have heard of this northern Irish band, active between 1971 and 1976. Even if you are, they surely will have passed off many a radar. Only moderately successful even in their own lifetime, they have faded into obscurity now - which is [...]

Also in 1969, The Seattle Pop Festival was held 25-27 July at Gold Creek Park, Woodenville, Washington. It was $6 for one day, $15 for all three. Bands playing included Chuck Berry, Black Snake, Tim Buckley, The Byrds, Chicago Transit Authority, Albert Collins, Crome Syrcus, Bo Diddley, The Doors, Floating Bridge, The Flock, The Flying [...]

With its distinctive, almost wilfully strange shape, narrow-angled headstock, clear sustain and long list of heroic devotees, the Gibson Firebird remains one of rock's most coveted and iconic guitars. We're going to have a bit of a look at the history of the instrument and pay tribute to some of the legends who have wielded [...]

A hard-working, rock 'n' roll man to his bones, when it comes to taking photographs of rock and pop stars, this dude is as good as it gets today. Steve has been at the top of his profession for the better part of 20 years. A guitarist with a proper rock 'n' roll history behind [...]

Tone is legendary. I mean, he really is. Sit him down and he'll start a story with the sentence "I was once on tour in South America with Iron Maiden..." and off he'll go on a sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll anecdote that will make your hair curl. Which is exactly as it [...]

Jan is an important elder statesman of music photography. Born 1943 in Copenhagen, he has been working as a photographer for over 50 years and his work has been used for more than 1000 album covers and has appeared in many more magazines, newspapers and on television all over the world for the last half [...]