Siân Llewellyn

From big hitters like Journey, Boston and Foreigner to the lesser known lights of AOR, these are the 50 albums that truly sparkle

Pink Floyd are synonymous with Roger Waters and David Gilmour, but Syd Barrett remains the lost genius at the heart of the band

The past 12 months may go down in history as a period of tumult and turmoil, but on the positive side, rock'n'roll is very much alive and well – as the best 50 albums of 2023 reflect

The 1980s was the decade of big hits and bigger hair – and Heart were all onboard with the hits These Dreams, What About Love and the multi-platinum album that spawned them

Members of Kiss, Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Rage Against The Machine and more reveal the albums that set them on the path to rock stardom

Heart singer Ann Wilson recalls the making of a multi-platinum, MTV-friendly monster

MTV’s Unplugged programme saw the heaviest of rock bands forsaking the walls of amps and opting instead for acoustic guitars. What on earth was that all about?

From a band that really should have had a glittering future, Mother Love Bone's Apple perfectly captured the state of flux that rock music found itself in as the 80s surrendered to the 90s

Rock is often about more than just the music: it's about The Big Idea, and ambition manifesting itself as The Concept Album

Nikki Sixx on personal highlights and low moments, watching Motley Crue on YouTube, and the state of rock’n’roll right now

In 1988 Bon Jovi were under pressure to follow up Slippery When Wet. This is the true story of how the New Jersey album and the tour that followed nearly spelled the end

Nancy Wilson reveals the inspiration for Stillwater, the fictional band at the heart of the movie Almost Famous, as the soundtrack's 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition box set hits the stores

The 80s was the decade of brat packers, teen movies, and big films about fast cars and fighter pilots – all of which had killer soundtracks. We round up 10 of the best

As 60s folkies gave way to 70s troubadours, a generation of singer-songwriters who could rock as well as strum took the limelight. Here's 10 of the best singer-songwriter albums

Many were longlisted, but this is the final selection – the best rock songs of the 21st century thus far, as voted for by you

The West Coast of America has been a hotbed of hard rock talent over the years – many of whom were hellbent on self-destruction. Classic Rock takes a walk on the wild side with Van Halen, Poison, Mötley Crüe and more

As humanity celebrates 50 years of heavy metal, here’s half a century’s worth of pioneering heavy music, from the classics to the contemporary hard-hitters