From industry sharks to cancer and strokes, nothing can sink Chris Rea. Rock’s great survivor looks on the bright side of life

Living the classic rock'n'roll lifestyle, Ginger and the boys put their madness into a storming tune about a crazy ex-lover. They also featured the last guitar solo by a legend...

Chad Kroeger 'fesses up to how domestic tension provided his band's breakthrough single.

For a shining example of record industry idiocy, look no further than the curious case of PP Arnold. The soul singer looks back at a career that took her to the edge of madness

Mild-mannered guitar maestro Derek Trucks might just be improvisation’s best-kept secret currently on the jam-band circuit

Triggerfinger might be “crazy old men in suits”, but the Belgian group's brand of wide-ranging alt.blues rock has seen them sword-fight with the Stones and fill the Foo Fighters' shoes

The Michigan rockers have converted a thousand cynics. You’ll be next

The Europe-endorsed blues-rockers are ready for stardom, but not for swimming in cold lakes

10 early career highlights from theologically-inclined guitar master Carlos Santana

1987 saw classic album releases from Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, U2, Whitesnake, Anthrax, Heart, Motley Crue, Marillion, The Replacements and more...

Meet the next little ol’ band from Texas

John Fogerty's classic rockabilly-tinged evocation of doom, inspired by an old film noir, is now itself a mainstay of movie soundtracks.

Which bassline does McCartney dread? What lyric did Ringo refuse to sing? And which rock legends have slagged it off?