Mutt Lange: a guide to his best albums By Alex Burrows The best albums from producer Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange, unparalleled audio perfectionist and man with the Midas touch, whose sonics sent the careers of AC/DC and Def Leppard soaring
Watch the 1986 NY hardcore scene go to war with TV chat show Donahue By Alex Burrows What happened when a bunch of New York punks were invited onto a day time chat show
Watch 80s punk brawlers Fear upset everyone on Saturday Night Live in 1981 By Alex Burrows Mosh pits, slam dancing and stage diving...not what you'd usually expect from your standard Saturday Night Live, but Fear were bound to cause chaos
Black Magic: 10 unlikely goth covers you need in your life By Alex Burrows Here's that version of Paradise Lost doing Bronski Beat you never knew you needed – plus a goldmine of other unsuspecting pop hits given the goth treatment
Watch Butthole Surfers destroy absolutely everything at Reading 1989 By Alex Burrows When Butthole Surfers took to the stage at Reading Festival 1989, audiences didn't know what to expect. By the time it was over, they had no idea what they'd just witnessed
Watch Henry Rollins put a Black Flag fan on blast in 1984 By Alex Burrows It's 1984 and Black Flag are weathering the dreaded accusations of "selling out" – which explains this encounter with a well-meaning fan which goes very wrong very quickly
Watch Kurt Cobain pretend to die at Reading 1992 By Alex Burrows When Nirvana went on stage at Reading Festival 1992, this "hilarious gag" was a set highlight – but no one could have predicted what would happen next
The story behind Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds By Alex Burrows It’s the ultimate concept album and best-selling prog soundtrack of all time. Prog spoke to Jeff Wayne about his epic creation inspired by a classic of 19th century literature.
Bob Mould: a guide to his best albums By Alex Burrows From Hüsker Dü to Sugar and now solo, Bob Mould's albums form a fascinating catalogue. Here are 10 of the best
Opinion: Why metal bands should still give religion the middle finger By Alex Burrows Behemoth are back to their blaspheming ways again, and they should be praised for doing so
The music of 80s TV was dominated by War Of The Worlds guy Jeff Wayne and hearing it now is a total timewarp... By Alex Burrows World Of Sport. Good Morning Britain. Fry’s Turkish Delight. You loved all of those things because Jeff Wayne made you…
Bob Mould: "I wanted Husker Du to be the best band in the world" By Alex Burrows Pete Townshendand Dave Grohl are among his fans. He was one of the most influential songwriters of the 80s and 90s with Hüsker dü and Sugar. It’s time Bob Mould received his dues
The 10 Best Live Punk Albums By Alex Burrows Relive 10 classic gigs without getting covered in gob and cider
We couldn't take pictures at Nickelback's London show, so we drew them instead By Alex Burrows We asked people to draw Nickelback in concert because we couldn't take photos... but there's a serious point to be made
The 10 Essential 90s US Punk Albums By Alex Burrows Before pop punk became pukesome chart fodder, the 90s scene that spawned it was a hotbed of creativity...
The 11 best cover versions by The Fall By Alex Burrows The best of everything, every day on TeamRock.com
10 Cali punk albums that paved the way for The Offspring's Smash By Alex Burrows We explore the history and influence of melodic and SoCal punk on The Offspring’s Smash
Bad Religion on Punk, God and The Process Of Belief By Alex Burrows In this 2002 interview, Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin discuss philosophy, belief systems and the 'definitive' Bad Religion album
How The Offspring Became One Of The Biggest Punk Bands In The World By Alex Burrows In this 2001 interview, Dexter and Noodles reflect on years of touring, getting stabbed, playing gigs in caves and sleeping in drug dens
