The 20 Million Club podcast: Led Zeppelin IV
Classic Rock's new podcast continues to examine the biggest-selling albums of all time, with a new episode on the glory, the mystery and the "hippy-Hobbity sh*t" of Led Zeppelin IV
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Classic Rock's new podcast continues to examine the biggest-selling albums of all time, with a new episode on the glory, the mystery and the "hippy-Hobbity sh*t" of Led Zeppelin IV
Here are the 12 biggest music stories of the week
It's been another packed week in the music world - so just in case you missed anything, here's what's been making the headlines
Ronnie Wood film Somebody Up There Likes Me set for home release
Film charting the career of the Rolling Stones guitarist will be released later this year on Blu-ray and DVD
Mick Jagger is having fun working on new Rolling Stones music during lockdown
Mick Jagger says he’s been working on material the band laid down before lockdown kicked in and adds: “We’ll get together as soon as we can”
Bob Harris recruits Rick Wakeman, Paul Rodgers, Mark Knopfler & more for charity single
Broadcaster Bob Harris gathers an all-star cast to record a cover of Ben E King's Stand By Me - with money raised benefitting the Help Musicians charity
London’s famous Carnaby Street is set for a Rolling Stones makeover
The Rolling Stones reveal they’ll soon be opening the doors to their very own store in London’s Soho
This year’s Guitar Show is going virtual for the first time
Artists including Richard Fortus, Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal and Jakko Jakszyk will take part in this year’s Virtual Guitar Show on September 25/26
Dynamic blues rocker Fantastic Negrito will light up YouTube this week for 3-song set
Fantastic Negrito will team up with Orange Amplification later this week to perform an exclusive three-track set live
Buy a beer and help grassroots music venues across the UK
Music Venue Trust and Fightback Brewing Company join forces for the #SaveOurVenues campaign - a portion of proceeds from sales will help grassroots music venues in the UK
We're having a mid-season sale and you can now get five issues of our mags for a fiver
You can now pick up a print subscription covering five issues of Classic Rock, Metal Hammer or Prog for the new low price of £5
UK music industry unites to call for an end to racism
Artists, labels, managers, agents, promoters and more come together to speak out against racism: “Silence is not an option”
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Charlie Watts interview: I’m not really that interested in talking about me
Late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts on the tragedy of Brian Jones, the glory of Led Zeppelin and the importance of a good tailor
The story behind The Rolling Stones' Honky Tonk Women
The first single released after Brian Jones' death and the Rolling Stones' last UK No.1 hit, Honky Tonk Women was the song that ushered in the future for the band
The 38 best Rolling Stones songs, as chosen by 57 different musicians
The very best Rolling Stones tracks, as chosen by those best qualified to judge: their fellow musicians
A conversation with Leslie West
From the archive: Leslie West talks about dropping acid at the Fillmore, kicking methadone with Johnny Winter and missing Jack Bruce
10 examples of the supernatural genius of Jaco Pastorius
We investigate the career highlights of Jaco Pastorius, bass player extraordinaire
Watch: My rollercoaster relationship with Joe Walsh – the book that explores the Eagles guitarist’s “darkest years”
Video Exclusive: Addict-turned-author Kristin Casey remembers the “tragic fairytale” of her romance with the US rock icon, and her own hard road to redemption
Tommy Bolin: the story of a doomed genius
Tommy Bolin had the looks and the talent, but he also had a deadly drug addiction. We look at the tragic career of a doomed guitar great, through band mates, friends, and family
Watch: Sun King Rising and the rock‘n'soul album that sets the controls for Muscle Shoals circa ’72
Video Exclusive: Acclaimed Texan bandleader John Blangero on his mission to raise our spirits with this year’s roots masterpiece, Delta Tales
John Mayall: the eight songs that changed my life
Most recently seen onstage at the Peter Green tribute show earlier this year, here are the eight songs that got British blues legend John Mayall started
This blues rock version of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy will make Joe Bonamassa consider a career change
A bluesy cover that's good enough to make Slash jealous and raise the ghost of Gary Moore
The new video by Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse is a trippy vision of lockdown bliss
TRIPPY! Bored? Let this slice of smooth-country-jazz-reggae and a promo filled with dolphins, buffalo and acid-fried wonder lift your spirits
Born To Be Wild: The epic story of Steppenwolf
John Kay tells the story of Steppenwolf: "We’re a hard rock band and we don’t take shit from anybody"
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Cream's Goodbye Tour Live 1968 - a rollercoaster ride from start to finish
Four Cream concerts brought back to life, warts ‘n’ all, from 1968's Goodbye Tour
Rory Gallagher's Check Shirt Wizard - a crackling addition to a rich live canon
A battered Strat. A check shirt. Rory Gallagher wore them both well, as a new live album recorded in 1977 shows
Robert Plant's Digging Deep: journeys away from Valhalla
Collector-friendly seven-inch single box set from reluctant rock god Robert Plant
The Allman Brothers Band's Trouble No More: 50 years of harmony and heartbreak
Multi-disc career overview from great American noodlers The Allman Brothers Band
Gary Moore's Live From London: raw, varied, incendiary
Recorded at London's Islington Academy in 2009, Gary Moore: Live from London finds the guitarist back in blue and at his peak
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Tarkus - Album Of The Week Club review
Side one is an acknowledged prog masterpiece... but how much does side two drag the overall score down?
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Texas Flood - Album Of The Week Club review
Texas Flood was the debut album from Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Texas cat with the hat and the Strat who hot-wired the 80s blues revival
The Magpie Salute's High Water II: tight gospel boogie and brothel-house piano
The return of Rich Robinson’s high flying birds The Magpie Salute, with second album High Water II
Creedence's Woodstock set: 50 years on, still bristling with energy
After half a century on the cutting room floor, Creedence Clearwater Revival's Woodstock set is officially out at last
The Rolling Stones: Honk album review
Three-CD set combines post-’71 studio cuts, live recordings and recent tour guest slots from The Rolling Stones
