Mick Wall

Geoff has a new DBA album released this month. It's their 6th. He's also still part of Yes - and Asia - and should it ever arise Buggles.

No clues. No handy heads-up. Just dive headfirst straight into the muck. Don't pretend you don't LUV ITT!!!.

Their collaborative album, The Roaring Waves, is released 28 August. Here's what they told me about it.

Back in Blackmore for Purple! Followed by what was great in '88 including Maiden, GN'R, Tallica, V.Halen, Diamond Dave and... and...

Jon and I go deep into 1985, the year of hair metal, thrash metal, black metal, Live Aid and Rock In Rio.1985 was the year of Misplaced Childhood and Mötley. Maiden and Megadeth. Jon in school short. Me in head-to-toe leather!Choose your own year and let me know. It could be yooooooouuuu.

Nikki sicks up some shit about playing along to backing tracks. It's good. They don't do it Queen did it so we do too. But we don't play along... Is he ON or OFF the gear again, you wonder?Plus the absolute wonder that was 1980.

We're talking Jon Bon Joki, Alice Cooper, Vince Kneel, Lemmy, James Hetfield, David Lee Roth, Steven Tyler, David Coverdale and - finally! - Hugh Hefner. Plus a surprise appearance from Rod Stewart's oxygen tank.

Bonnie Bleedin' Tyler. First Jim then Meat now Bonnie. Boyzone better watch it! Also, like taking candy from a baby. The End Of The Rock Magazine You Never Heard Of & If You Had Never Read More Than Issue If That - Rock Candy. Until we meet again one sunny day...

Hello Crowes, Goodbye Damond Dave