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This month in ROCK
May 16 - June 15

Jimi Hendrix hits UK LP chart in 1967 with the debut Are You Experienced
Alice Cooper's boa constrictor is bitten to death by a rat it ate for breakfast in 1977
In 1972 Jethro Tull Thick As A Brick is the Number 1 US LP
First UK singles chart success for John Lee Hooker with Dimples in 1964

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Our featured artist in May is GMT, aka Guy, McCoy and Torme. This power trio have just completed a series of UK dates and are looking forward to an Ibiza appearance in June for Hard Rock Hell and a new album later this year.

Find out more about the band in our features section where you can follow links to recent interviews and our extensive archive material.

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Anniversary shows this week!

Sunday, May 16 at 22:00 (repeated Monday 17 and Friday 21) David Randall celebrates his 150th show with a look back at some favourite tracks and interviews over the past year.

And on Thursday, May 20 at 20:00 Stuart Hamilton presents the 100th 'Rockin The Blues' with a southern rock special.

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RONNIE JAMES DIO R.I.P.

With the sad news that Ronnie James Dio lost his battle with stomach cancer we celebrate his music in a Dio Special on Friday May 20 at 20:00

This is in the first hour of our new 'Pure Metal' sequence, Fridays at 20:00

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Latest gig reviews include MELODIC ROCK FESTIVAL (USA), UFO, IGGY POP, EMERSON & LAKE (USA), PHILIP SAYCE and OLI BROWN...

We've added new interviews with legendary bass player JEFF BERLIN, TARJA TURUNEN, BOBBY BLOTZER (Ratt) and a video interview when our Features Editor Pete Feenstra spoke with PHILIP SAYCE.

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