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Profile and Interview by Sylvie Simmons, Q, July 1991

Axl fired the band. The band fired Axl. Then they made up – and fired the drummer instead. Slash checked into rehab — than checked ...

Pixies, The: The Pixies: Road To Gnomewhere

Interview by Bruce Dessau, Vox, July 1991

The Pixies are in L.A. Charles Michael Kitteridge Thompson IV is driving his dirty yellow caddy fast. With the stereo playing loud. Bruce Dessau thumbed ...

Living Colour: Paint It Black

Interview by Paul Elliott, Vox, July 1991

So Elvis is the King of rock'n'roll, huh? Well he don't mean shit to Living Colour as they rap with Paul Elliot about the roots ...

Sepultura: Who Wants To Be A Brazilian Air Guitarist

Interview by Stuart Maconie, NME, 13 July 1991

Stuart Maconie goes autograph hunting with Latin America's biggest thrash band ...

Manic Street Preachers: Rock'n'Roll Suicide

Interview by Simon Reynolds, Melody Maker, 20 July 1991

CAN YOU FEEL IT? A creeping paralysis accompanying every advance in the obese accumulation of "good music", a seeping slide into the mire of eclecticism. ...

The Black Crowes: Guilty!

Profile and Interview by Mat Snow, Q, August 1991

Guilty of making music that was going out of style in 1973. Guilty of flying the tattered flag of rock'n'roll idealism. Guilty, indeed, "of never ...

Ice-T: The Code of Many Colors

Interview by Mark Rowland, Musician, August 1991

ON THE cover of Ice-T's new record, O.G. Original Gangster are two photos. In the first he's wearing a tuxedo, standing against a backdrop of ...

Jane's Addiction: Jane’s Addiction and Lollapalooza: A Woodstock For The Lost Generation

Interview by Simon Reynolds, New York Times, 4 August 1991

There’s no contest: this summer's biggest tour is the aptly titled Lollapalooza, a mobile rock festival featuring a bill of premier alternative bands – Siouxsie ...

Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, N.W.A: N.W.A.: Beating Up The Charts

Report and Interview by Alan Light, Rolling Stone, 8 August 1991

NWA's second album, Efil4zaggin debuted on the album chart at Number Two, but the Compton rappers may be bringing the fury on record to life. ...

Guns N' Roses: Guns N’ Roses: Danger Lurks Beyond The Doors

Profile by Simon Reynolds, The Observer, 25 August 1991

No other rock band today provokes such polarised opinions as Guns N' Roses. For some, they are 'the most dangerous band in the world', heirs ...

Jane's Addiction: Lollapalooza

Report by Simon Reynolds, The Guardian, 29 August 1991

LOLLAPALOOZA means a bizarre happening. ...

EMF

Report and Interview by Mat Snow, Q, September 1991

"We've done our time in the backs of Transits!" ...

The Black Crowes: Nod's As Good As A Wink To A Black Crowe

Report and Interview by Max Bell, Vox, September 1991

Currently America's hottest new Faces, The Black Crowes have made a huge name for themselves with just one ass-kickin' LP, mucho slagging off of "the ...

EMF: The Unbelievable Truth

Interview by David Quantick, Spin, September 1991

The real story behind EMF — what the name really stands for, what's up with sampling, and more. DAVID QUANTICK takes a dip into the ...

Guns N' Roses, Skid Row: Wembley Stadium, London

Live Review by Lloyd Bradley, The Independent, 2 September 1991

Bad attitude ...

Geto Boys: We Can't Be Stopped (Def American) **½

Review by Rob Tannenbaum, Rolling Stone, 5 September 1991

IT'S A FAMILIAR debate: conservative guardians call the Geto Boys' music obscene, while liberal watchdogs accuse them of glorifying violence against women and degrading the ...

Nine Inch Nails: A Bang On The Gear

Report and Interview by Terry Staunton, New Musical Express, 7 September 1991

SAN FRANCISCO, city of peace and love. Perhaps the last refuge of the beautiful people who advocate making babies, not bombs. But, hey, get out ...

EMF: Sombrero Guys Have All the Luck

Report and Interview by David Quantick, New Musical Express, 7 September 1991

Call the copse! America's favourite "alternative" group EMF are Number One and on one, naughty rock 'n' roll Bash Street Kids taking full advantage of, ...

Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails, Skid Row: Guns N' Roses, Skid Row, Nine Inch Nails: Wembley Stadium, London

Live Review by Andrew Mueller, Melody Maker, 7 September 1991

APPETITE FOR INSURRECTION ...

Heavy-Metal Nation

Report by Rob Tannenbaum, Rolling Stone, 19 September 1991

Inside the world of headbangers in New York and Los Angeles ...