““There’s also an entitled, spoiled aspect to this”: Josh Homme on his subterranean Alive In The Catacombs gig to 6 million skeletons
“There were all these killer players. I was shy and kind of sat there, but Etta said, ‘I like that little white kid’”: Brian Ray wowed Etta James at 18, lost-out on Shakira and landed his gig with Paul McCartney – after auditioning at the Super Bowl
“I’ll cry if I go… I’d have done that gig for nothing, you know?” Zak Starkey on why he won’t be at any of the Oasis comeback gigs
in Artists, Guitarists “I was broke. I only had $200 and we booked a gig. There was this guitar at a pawn shop that had been there for years…”: How George Thorogood stumbled across the Gibson that became his go-to guitar – a week before his first gig with the Destroyers
in Artists, Bands “You’re used to Ozzy running around, but he certainly won’t be doing that for this show”: Tony Iommi has “excitement mixed with fear” ahead of Ozzy and Black Sabbath’s farewell gig
in Artists “So yeah, we caused an earthquake – something to go on the CV”: The beloved British band whose comeback gig actually made the earth move
in Artists, Bands Missed out on tickets to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s last-ever live gig? Here’s how you can still watch the “greatest heavy metal show ever”
in Guitarists “Before or after I crapped my pants?” Zakk Wylde tells how he felt after scoring his gig with Ozzy — and why he beat the competition
in Artists, Gigs & Festivals, Tech “After I’d finished with the food mixer, I threw it over the balcony and it hit some kid on the head – he found me afterwards and said ‘can you sign this’”: How Aphex Twin almost knocked out a fan at his weirdest gig ever
in Guitarists “You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get a great sound, and it doesn’t have to be overly complex.” Joe Bonamassa explains how to choose the right amp for any gig without breaking the bank
in Guitarists “One night we were playing and in walks Pete Townshend.” The Doobie Brothers’ Patrick Simmons on the night Townshend picked up a guitar after a gig with the Who
in Artists, Bands “As far as we’re concerned, the band never really broke up”: Are Talking Heads about to announce a reunion 50 years to the day since their first gig?
