“No promoter would book us; they just didn’t know where we fitted in… we were victims of being ahead of our time”: With a future Uriah Heep singer and rapidly changing style, were Lucifer’s Friend prog?

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“No promoter would book us; they just didn’t know where we fitted in… we were victims of being ahead of our time”: With a future Uriah Heep singer and rapidly changing style, were Lucifer’s Friend prog? | vía #Loudersound https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/lucifer-s-friend-prog-credentials #bandsampartists
Were Lucifer’s Friend a prog band?

A future Uriah Heep singer, embracers of jazz and early adopters of orchestration – Lucifer’s Friend often didn’t know what would come out of studio sessions

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"You can’t fight against reality, you’ve got to live in it or you never move forward." Vampires, Shoot 'em ups and fantasy worlds: How As Everything Unfolds rebuilt after tragedy

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"You can’t fight against reality, you’ve got to live in it or you never move forward." Vampires, Shoot 'em ups and fantasy worlds: How As Everything Unfolds rebuilt after tragedy

After losing her partner, As Everything Unfolds vocalist Charlie Rolfe retreated into daydreaming to process her trauma

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"The line in the sand is whether or not you think for yourself." They dress like cowboys, make insane post-hardcore and might be the best new band you hear this year. Meet Ireland's Uncultivates | vía #Loudersound https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/we-probably-would-not-be-in-this-position-if-we-thought-things-through-they-dress-like-cowboys-make-insane-post-hardcore-and-might-be-the-best-new-band-you-hear-this-year-meet-irelands-uncultivates #bandsampartists #interviews
"The line in the sand is whether or not you think for yourself." They dress like cowboys, make insane post-hardcore and might be the best new band you hear this year. Meet Ireland's Uncultivates

Meet the rootin' tootin' cowboys out of, erm, Cork, Ireland who are pioneering 'yee-hardcore'

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"The line in the sand is whether or not you think for yourself." They dress like cowboys, make insane post-hardcore and might be the best new band you hear this year. Meet Ireland's Uncultivates

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"I was having a peek at his guitar and I was just about to stroke it, and he went: 'Nobody touches it!' And bam!" The night that Rolling Stones legend Keith Richard got punched in the face by his hero Chuck Berry

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“They were full of angst and venom”: Iron Maiden reveal the toughest support acts they’ve ever had to follow

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“They were full of angst and venom”: Iron Maiden reveal the toughest support acts they’ve ever had to follow

Opening for the veteran show-stealers is a difficult job, but Guns N’ Roses and Southern rockers Blackfoot each brought their A-game

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"I was having a peek at his guitar and I was just about to stroke it, and he went: 'Nobody touches it!' And bam!" The night that Rolling Stones legend Keith Richard got punched in the face by his hero Chuck Berry | vía #Loudersound https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-night-keith-richard-got-punched-in-the-face-by-his-hero #bandsampartists
"I was having a peek at his guitar and I was just about to stroke it, and he went: 'Nobody touches it!' And bam!" The night that Rolling Stones legend Keith Richard got punched in the face by his hero Chuck Berry

Perhaps there's some truth in the old saying that you should never meet your heroes

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