Mark Blake

The Tubes shocked and rocked in equal measure – here the most theatrical band of the 80s talk about breaking boundaries, assless chaps, and balancing art with outrage

Keith Moon's daughter Mandy Moon talks about growing up with one of rock's favourite wild men and foremost drummers

Misplaced Childhood is the album that turned Marillion into bona fide rock stars. It’s also the record that broke the group

Prog picks 20 of the most obscure prog albums that you might have nestled at the back of your collection. Some that could even unearth you a small fortune

The Marillion guitarist opens up in The Prog Interview

How the Electric Light Orchestra conquered the world

In 1967 The Who toured the USA for the first time. Cue thrills, spills, cops, smashed guitars, exploding toilets and the birth of the legend that is Keith Moon...

Fawned over and derided in equal measure, Steely Dan are a rock’n’roll group that aren’t really a group and don’t really like rock’n’roll, but have sold 50 million records to people who do...

Queen's fourth album was one of most expensive ever assembled, a labour of love that went on to sell over six million copies. That hasn't stopped us from rearranging it

Gallery: rare pictures of the great Freddie Mercury, a shameless peacock onstage, shy and insecure offstage

Part of Zeppelin's legacy has been Page's overhaul of outtakes and remastering of their catalogue, it's helped redefine their place in history, here he reflects on the final piece: Coda

The former Bon Jovi man on playing with them again, being a “blues geek” and having a studio… in his kitchen

Former Bon Jovi string wrangler and high-flying solo act Richie Sambora picks five of the best guitar albums, and there's a strong blues vein pumping throughout...

The singer and songwriter on Yes, God, good drugs and bad times

One band. One record store. £50. What could possibly go wrong?

Enter a clandestine world of S&M-loving siblings, invading extra-terrestrials and naked motorcycle gangs, as we explore 10 of Blue Oyster Cult's underrated best

Meet the brains behind The Life Of Rock With Brian Pern, the best music ‘mockumentary’ since This Is Spinal Tap, a love letter to prog’s greatest characters, and the only place you’ll ever see

Turning down Bowie to join Yes, heart attacks at 25, preposterous concept albums… it's been a long, colourful career for the caped keysman.

Mixing their huge riffs with tunes the devil would sell his soul for, the band set off down the Highway To Hell, and onto the road to global stardom.

The Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen on being arrested, getting “paddled” at school and playing with Lennon.

Phil Collins is one of rock’s most successful musicians – and one of the most divisive. In this epic interview from 2016, he looks at what went wrong and how he put it right

Includes: learning to drive in a van full of smoke bombs, and how to handle Steve McQueen’s killer alsatian

Aftermath (Decca, April 15 1966), Paint It Black (Decca single, May 6 1966)

Sick of touring, Lynne wondered if ELO still had an audience. After Hyde Park 2014, a renewed creation is ready to hit the stage.

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