Latest articles by Tom Poak
Their unique blend of prog and pop brought them acclaim from all quarters – but after four albums the quartet broke in half. Was it inevitable?
A year on from Blizzard Of Ozz, Diary Of A Madman found Ozzy Osbourne and his band at their fiery peak, just before it all came crashing down - watch exclusive video
20 questions to test your rock knowledge
20 questions to test your rock knowledge
I thought my kids would be a little army of music nerds but social media and video games had other plans for them. And then I got them a serious pair of headphones…
Win a Tremonti PRS Guitar signed by all members of Creed, plus a vinyl copy of Human Clay, a subscription to Guitar World and a Classic Rock Collector's Edition with signed setlist!
Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp announce their third annual female-only camp
They sold 7000 tickets – and 30,000 people turned up. How The Bath Blues Festivals became the inspiration to a young Michael Eavis and Glastonbury.
Toyah and Robert Fripp on the healing powers of music: “We should live every year of our lives as if it's the best year of our lives”
50 years ago, David Bowie announced that he was playing his last ever show. It marked a split from the men who had revitalised his career – and it was all over money…
Cormac McCarthy has died aged 89. The author of No Country For Old Men, The Road, Blood Meridian, his books struck a chord with Nick Cave, Clutch, Earth, Watain and more – why?
How John Lennon took an amazing x-rated story – told to him at an orgy – and turned it into part of a psychedelic masterpiece
Screened 50 years ago, the James Paul McCartney TV special offers a bizarre window into Macca's mindset post-Beatles
From Metallica on ice to Brian May on a royal roof, these are 10 of the strangest gigs in rock history
JIMI AT 80 Christone "Kingfish" Ingram plays Jimi's Red House – on the roof of Hendrix's last-known house
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Let the madness begin. 40 years after its release, Diary Of A Madman deserves to be remembered as more than the album that kicked off Ozzy's crazy years...
WATCH Looking for something to watch? This classic 1989 BBC Arena documentary starring Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Metallica and more has it all
New Dinosaur Jr documentary tells the story of one of alt.rock’s most influential bands, from punch-ups to professional mishaps
In 1975, Bowie joined Cher on her new TV show. The result was a flirty, coke-fuelled cheesefest that would end most careers
It's the 10th May, 1970, and David Bowie's moment of triumph is about to go wrong...
How to see and why to watch the most talked about music doc of the year: Peter Jackson's Beatles opus, Get Back
How The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy’s Television brought beats to a rock audience
