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Edwyn's front of their Q for Legend prize

I'M GOING to have to start calling my good mate Edwyn Collins "Your highness" and bow every time I meet him from now on.Read

Duff cashes in as Playboy's money man

DUFF McKAGAN proved he had an eye for figures when he was invited to a wild party at the legendary Playboy mansion.Read

Now Rats what I call music

When Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey of Supergrass bumped into top producer Nigel Godrich at a gig, he made them an offer they couldn't refuse.Read

Mr Kil out to prove they can cut it...

I'VE lost count of the number of times an aspiring pop star has thrust a CD into my hands and said the immortal words: "Here's my demo. Give it a listen. We're the best new band in Scotland."Read

The Idle way to make a CD

IDLEWILD made fans an offer they couldn't refuse while recording their new album, Post-Electric Blues.Read

If Carlsberg made gigs..

I've got my tickets and I'm counting the days until the most star-studded pop concerts since Live Aid and Live 8. I'll be at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York in October when a string of big names celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.Read

The Law get Stoned for a band logo

THE LAW hope they'll become a global brand name after signing a deal with the man who designed the most famous logo in music history.Read

Blues kept Seasick Steve out of prison

BLUESMAN Seasick Steve has revealed how he had to choose between music and jail.Read

Geoff Ellis reveals his picks for T in the Park

T Boss Geoff Ellis plans to go AWOL during Scotland's No.1 rock festival - but for a very good reason.Read

Beach Boy Brian surfs in

If you're only going to buy one concert ticket for the remainder of 2009, make it Brian Wilson.Read

As memories go you simply cannot Beat It

I'LL never forget where I was when Michael Jackson died.Read

Carly is not so vain for Trashcans

TRASHCAN Sinatras guitarist John Douglas fulfilled a childhood dream when Carly Simon agreed to sing on their new album.Read

We're delighted to be opening for the legend that is Bruce Springsteen, says Starsailor frontman James Walsh

STARSAILOR'S smash hit Good Souls is a homage to their music heroes Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young.Read

Chic hero invites Paolo to relive the Good Times

He is the man behind disco legends Chic and Sister Sledge and hits by Madonna, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Diana Ross and Duran Duran.Read

Flaming Lips star says Rock Ness festival is a monster gig

THE Flaming Lips have revealed plans for the most outrageous live show of their career when they headline RockNess this summer.Read

Mod play is even better than film

I joined the "March of the Mods" for the opening night of pop opera Quadrophenia at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh last week.Read

Rocker starstruck ..with Hynde sight

CHRISSIE HYNDE has inspired stars including Shirley Manson, Sharleen Spiteri and Amy MacDonald.Read

Silencers boot rivalry into touch

I'VE seen bands break up over money, girls and the dreaded musical differences.Read

Strop star Natalie Imbruglia's hit for Ben's Brother

BEN'S BROTHER singer Jamie Hartman feared the worst arriving at a songwriting session with Natalie Imbruglia.Read

Boys turn the Spinal Tap back on

SPINAL TAP were torn apart by the most bitter split in rock history after a tiny replica of Stonehenge was lowered on stage during a US gig.Read

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