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Burnt out by endlessly touring Bat Out Of Hell, the last thing Meat Loaf wanted to do was record a follow-up – so his second project with Jim Steinman nearly severed their connection forever

Blue Oyster Cult's wild tales of alien races and the Middle Ages helped make Imaginos one of the best albums of the 1980s

With the band’s line-up decimated, it’s stick, twist or bust time for Angus, the last man standing in rock’s Aussie rulers

Playing in both Blackfoot and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rickey Medlocke is the very definition of a southern rocker. He looks back on an eventful life filled with triumphs and tragedies

Iris turned the Goo Goo Dolls into stars. But booze and burnout meant they nearly didn’t make it to their new album, Boxes

There's more to the New York band than one big ballad…

From the commercial highs of The River to the personal lows of Tunnel Of Love, the 1980s was a rollercoaster decade for Bruce Springsteen

With failing health, their ‘pilot’ Malcolm was forced to take a back seat. But there was rock and roll thunder to be had yet…

He’s been Springsteen’s sidekick, Neil Young’s confidante and Ringo’s right-hand man. But does Nils Lofgren miss glory on his own terms? Absolutely not.

The 10 best Bob Dylan covers that give the originals a run for their money

ZZ Top mainman Billy Gibbons has taken some time off to indulge in his love of Cuban and Latin music with his new band The BFG’s. He tells us of beards, blues and picking up chicks…

They had smash hits, a James Bond theme and global fame. But, with the world at their feet, Garbage disintegrated in a maelstrom of paranoia and exhaustion.

Jamming with Kirk Hammett, covering Mötley Crüe, writing songs for the Muppets and being immortalised in cartoon form – it’s all part of the My Morning Jacket story.

We look back at Brothers In Arms, the album that turned Dire Straits into the biggest British rock band of the 80s

Meet the cult Seattle singer loved by Pearl Jam and The Afghan Whigs.

Why the biggest-selling British rock band of the 80s deserve to be rescued from the dustbin of history.

From Dire Straits' big hits to deep cuts, these are the 10 greatest tracks from the biggest British band of the 80s.

The cult bluesman's finest moments.

From self-proclaimed Little Bastard to ornery elder statesman of American rock’n’roll, John Mellencamp hasn’t let anyone beat him – not the press, heart attacks or his own fist-swinging sons.

Bubblegum factory: A pocket guide to 90s power pop

Power-pop princelings Jellyfish were the new Beatles, ELO and Queen all in one – until bad vibes and psychic turmoil snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

From Little Bastard to cranky old man to footnote?

Chili Pepper, chilled-out dad.

Slade foghorn. Gets nice Xmas bonuses.

In 1969 the Rolling Stones took their rock’n’roll circus to America, leaving carnage in their wake. Travel into their heart of darkness with the people who who were there.