Classic Rock Features

With Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple Of The Dog and solo, Chris Cornell proved to be a vocalist of singular talent. Here we round up his best albums

Lifelong fan Randy Bachman looks at the impact of The Beatles, and the the music of their quietly pivotal, influential youngest guitarist, George Harrison

Jethro Tull swapped their West London studio for glamorous Monaco, but it was Ian Anderson’s ‘loner’ status and outsider observations that really informed Minstrel In The Gallery

A salute to one of rock's most free-thinking and influential collectives

Still a cult figure outside of the guitar world, Danny Gatton was the ‘player’s player’, a genius who mastered every genre he touched before tragically taking his own life

Explore the best portable, all-weather Bluetooth speakers for the home, garden and music festivals

Freed from the rivalry and constraints within Pink Floyd, the band members held nothing back on their solo endeavours – here we round up the best albums the solo members created

In search of some quality reading material? Look no further than our guide to some of the best ever rock’n’roll books

One of the world's most influential indie record labels, 4AD is home of the original and timeless – here we round up the imprint's essential albums

You want new music? Like, GOOD new music? Step this way for Classic Rock's weekly selection of rock'n'roll deliciousness...

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From Badfinger to Black Sabbath, we pick 10 bands whose careers may have gone differently were it not for The Beatles

The 50th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival is upon us, and we've got a copy of the ultimate vinyl box set to give away

Settle in for an epic tale in Rio De Janeiro as Iron Maiden, Ozzy and Queen and more play the first ever Rock In Rio festival - as MIck Wall tries to drink their rider

SST Records quickly attracted a roster of cult stars to become one of the hippest underground imprints ever – here we pick through the best albums to be released on the label

To this day, Whitesnake are still often tagged as an 80s band, but it all began with bluesy hard rock in the 70s. Then along came 1979’s game-changer, Lovehunter

It was the decade when Queen had it all, lost it and then clawed it back again. But behind the strut and sparkle of the band in the 80s, storm clouds were gathering

Drinking beer is fun – and making it can be, too. Here’s our pick of the best home brew kits to get cracking with today…

Rammstein played a pair of shows in Tampere, Finland, and blew our minds all over again