Rumours of the David Bowie’s demise proved to be premature when he kicked off 2013 with the shock release of a new album, The Next Day, recorded in complete secrecy

From forcing businessmen to wear clown suits, to introducing a Board Of Bribery, Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra's vision for San Francisco was both “a great prank” and barbed social commentary

Studio innovations, sonic trickery, songwriting genius and everything including the kitchen sink (well, a bathtub). This is how The Beatles made Revolver and revolutionised rock

Among the many stars of London’s mid-60s blues scene, one guy outshone and outplayed them all – Peter Green. Here, we tell the story of how Fleetwood Mac were born

Thirty years on from powering their way into Northern Ireland’s indie rock scene, Therapy? have no intention of mellowing into middle age

Now revered as a linchpin moment in the history of the blues, Howlin’ Wolf’s 1970 London Sessions were recorded with Eric Clapton and various Stones and Beatles. This is the story, told by those who were there

Moscow at the height of East-West tensions was a grim, alien city. What better place for fading British rockers Uriah Heep to raise their profile? Cue stony-faced KGB, guns, girls and gallons of vodka

When some of the most talented stars of the era met in a small New York club, the on-stage jamming soon turned into a full-on, bottle-breaking brawl between Jimi, Jim and Janis

Bribery. Levitation. Exorcisms. Demons. It's all in a days work for Killing Joke as they record inside the Great Pyramid

With Brian Jones falling apart on set, the Rock And Roll Circus went so badly for the Rolling Stones that the film wasn’t released until 28 years later

Classic Rock talks to Jimi Hendrix's friends, admirers and other musicians about his life and importance

As big as Live Aid, with an unfeasibly broad bill of rock, pop and showbiz stars, the Wembley fest commemorated Queen’s late flamboyant frontman and made a little history of its own

Hear ’n Aid saw the hard-rock community muscling in on the charity single bandwagon. Cue a heavyweight cast, guitar battles and big hair contests

The Who drummer Keith Moon celebrated his 21st birthday by taking a Rolls Royce for a swim – or did he? Eyewitnesses explain what they saw...

From London's east end to some of the biggest stages in the world, Iron Maiden's story started with a three track demo and a sweaty pub gig decked out like an old Western movie...

When Jimi Hendrix arrived in London in 1966 he blew the minds of Clapton, Beck and Page. They'd soon follow his lead and develop an explosive new form of electric blues

The strange theft of Gram Parson’s corpse – told by the people who were there.

“The glass went straight through my fingers then sliced down and cut the tendons and nerves. It cut an artery as well...”

Eat your heart out, Bob Geldof – Hear ’n Aid saw the hard-rock community muscling in on the charity single bandwagon. Cue a heavyweight cast, guitar battles and big hair contests

It was supposed to be the New York adventure that would make the Tunbridge Wells pub rockers worldwide superstars. But what seemed like a great idea turned into a PR disaster

In the blue corner, grunge’s brand new poster boy and his motormouthed wife. In the red corner, Gn’R’s short-tempered frontman and six huge bodyguards. Gentleman, handbags at the ready…

Film-maker Kenneth Anger was “hissing like a snake”, hipster Abbie Hoffman was threatening troops with a water pistol filled with LSD, and the freaks were chanting: “Out, demons, out!”

When prog rockers Jethro Tull pipped Metallica to win Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Recording award in 1989, most in the audience started laughing. Some of them haven’t stopped

It was the biggest music battle of the 80s. In the blue corner: Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and John Denver. In the red corner: the US government. Seconds out…