Kris Needs

Jimi at 80 It was Jimi Hendrix vs Eric Clapton, and there was only ever going to be one winner

It's New York, it's 1966, and Jimi Hendrix's life is about to be turned around by Keith Richards' girlfriend

Jeff Lynne reveals all about his early days in music: honing his craft with The Idle Race, joining Roy Wood in supergroup The Move, and experimenting with a certain classical rock project...

Here's the story of London-based baroque pop duo Nirvana who became unwitting prog trailblazers when, in 1967, they released one of the first concept albums, The Story Of Simon Simopath

Ten years on from his death, the magic and mystery of Syd Barrett as the architect of Pink Floyd endures – and a larger canvas emerges of a confident, multi-talented originator...

Kate Bush’s early years established her as the first lady of Brit rock, but after just one tour she retired from the stage. She wouldn't return for 35 years

They might not get the credit, but they’re as pivotal to rock as Pink Floyd or The Beatles. This is the story of George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic and their out-of-this-world Mothership

Vivid proof that there's so much more to Kate Bush's first three albums than Wuthering Heights

Siouxsie And The Banshees made incredible music and gave rock a true icon. The editor of Zigzag magazine at the time of their rise tells the band's story

Often dismissed as a self-indulgent, coke-fuelled folly, Fleetwood Mac's Tusk is actually perhaps the band at their very best

In June 1979 Motorhead headed north to play at the annual Midnight Sun festival in Finland, and chaos followed them there