Latest articles by Emma Johnston
Some rain must fall: The Garbage song that turns broken hearts to gold
One of the first songs Garbage worked on together, Only Happy When It Rains was a signature hit and is still on the band’s set-lists
Fleetwood Mac's Alternate Collection is insightful but lacks LA bells, whistles and cocaine pixie-dust
Once more into the archives for alternative takes on old Fleetwood Mac favourites
Six songs you need to know by Placebo
New to Placebo, or just need a refresher? These are the tracks you absolutely need to hear
Six things you need to know about... Thundermother
A football club has spurred Thundermother on, gig time is party time, and they’ve learned their trade from some of the best of the old masters
Pixies still blend subtle malevolence with surprise and intrigue
Alt.rock legends Pixies return with Doggerel and more tales from the dark side
Monster Truck's Warriors offers the escapism we could all do with right now
Country kicks and rock’n’roll singalongs fill Monster Truck's fourth album Warriors
The 10 most pivotal musical moments in the history of TV
From The Beatles on Ed Sullivan to Live Aid and beyond, these 10 TV performances went down in rock'n'roll history and inspired generations of hopeful musicians
The Mars Volta keep the fans guessing on super slinky comeback album
Thought The Mars Volta had confounded you enough? Nope, here’s their pop album
The Pineapple Thief and the making of All The Wars
Bruce Soord discusses The Pineapple Thief's journey to making eighth album All The Wars
Fantastic Negrito: the soundtrack of my life
Genre-hopping blueser Fantastic Negrito picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals why discovering Led Zeppelin felt like committing a crime
Thundermother's Black And Gold glides along on a wave of singalong arena rock
Black And Gold from Scandi quartet Thundermother tells of the highs and lows of a life in rock’n’roll
H.e.a.t.: an unbreakable brotherhood grounded in noise, beers and shampoo
The classics never go out of style for old-school Swedish crew H.e.a.t. on seventh album Force Majeure
Dub War: thwarted by the arrival of Britpop, their hour may have finally come
Westgate Under Fire is reggae-metal firebrands Deb War's second chance to shine brightly
Porcupine Tree's gorgeous comeback album is an elegant and accomplished treasure
Closure/Continuation is the much delayed eleventh album from progressive figureheads Porcupine Tree
Canadian post-hardcore kings Alexisonfire have made a comeback album to be proud of
It's 13 years since Alexisonfire released Old Crows / Young Cardinals, but new album Otherness is a grand return
Brian Jonestown Massacre: still frayed, still imperfect, still out on their own
Anton Newcombe and Brian Jonestown Massacre return with another set of down-and-dirty rock’n’roll
If you like deep-thinking Canadian art-rock, then Motherhood might be for you
Motherhood's fourth album Winded explores the natural world as it mirrors human suffering
Fantastic Negrito's new album was 270 years in the making: its story changed his life
Fantastic Negrito's fourth album White Jesus Black Problems is a story of intrigue and bravery written across the centuries
Radiohead drummer Philip Selway opens up on his very first soundtrack
Not just the drummer for stadium proggers Radiohead, Philip Selway has also released a number of solo albums under his own name – and the latest is his very first soundtrack...
Justin Hawkins is thinking about buying a castle for The Darkness to live in
From writing advertising jingles music in a London bedsit, to headlining Wembley Arena fronting The Darkness, a lot has happened to Justin Hawkins
The Pineapple Thief provide hours of spot-the-difference fun on Give It Back
Old favourites The Pineapple Thief get a whole new lease of life on non-standard collection Give It Back
Motorhead and the song that helped changed the face of British television
It's a performance that's passed into legend: cult comedy The Young Ones, University Challenge, and Motorhead pretending to fire on all cylinders
Puppy are proof that rock is alive and begging for your attention
UK alt.rock finds its new pack leader with London three-piece Puppy’s second album Pure Evil
