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Sally Woolfson reveals just some of what she found in the two houses full of material her dad left behind, how she rebuilt her relationship with him, and her pride over his music’s connection to the recent World Cup
In this archive interview, Aerosmith look back over their career and celebrate Permanent Vacation and Pump, the two albums that saved the band
He made just two albums and one collaboration record over 18 years, because his real focus was sailing – but that’s no reason to discount the keyboardist’s output
A key moment in the Canterbury band’s history came when the future Gong mastermind made contact with his former collaborator in 1966
The Chambers Brothers' 11-minute classic Time Has Come Today was written after a Timothy Leary lecture and was hated by the record company... until it became a smash hit
AC/DC's earliest gigs in Britain were memorable for many reasons, not least for spontaneous sightings of 'The Human Kangaroo'
When Eddie Van Halen died on October 6, 2020, the world lost a legend. We celebrate the life of the man who changed rock‘n’roll forever…
One of their most popular and recognised songs was rejected, plundered for its title then became the star of 1974 album Red – after the line-up who’d made it had disintegrated
Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love: borrowing the blues, happy mistakes, Antiques Roadshow and the classic single that wasn't
Killing Joke released their self-titled debut album on October 5, 1980, and rarely put a foot wrong over the next five decades
Released on October 5, 1970, Led Zeppelin III confounded the band's critics but truly brokered their legend
Prog veteran recalled connecting with Sandy Denny, his band’s attempt to fire him, being loved by Led Zeppelin, why they’ve never had a Steven Wilson remix, the “albatross” of Part Of The Union and the unreleased, more political version
Comedian and drummer’s record collection started with cassettes of Genesis and King Crimson before taking in Tool, Steven Wilson, The Aristocrats and more
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Slash feat. Myles Kennedy, Tony Iommi, Steven Wilson and more
Band leader shares his thoughts on teamwork, blowing out his voice, caving in to pressure, going mainstream and going a step too far as he revisits their albums from 1968 to 2003
The Manic Street Preachers were the most controversial British rock band of the early 1990s – and their debut album Generation Terrorists is a classic
Released the same year as The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper, Procol Harum’s debut album helped push music into a bold new era – but no one talks about it today
Mick Fleetwood was partying, Stevie Nicks was absent and Lindsey Buckingham was halfway out the door – Fleetwood Mac’s Tango In The Night made Rumours look tame
The dark prog-pop band’s second album Stygian Wavs was released in March 2025, complete with the guitar solos he’d left out of their debut. Might that be because he was already working on Rush’s return?
