Latest Features on Classic Rock
How a robbery in New Orleans in 1970 forced David Gilmour to purchase what has become the highest-priced guitar in history
"The police hadn't helped us much, but the FBI got to work"
The story behind the worst Guns N' Roses show ever
"It was a huge disaster in front of 65,000 people. We fell apart"
How Gong became more Gong than ever with latest album Bright Spirit
The most stable line-up in the band’s six-decade history have completed their first trilogy, with new spiritual insight and an old but well-loved guitar style borrowed from Syd Barrett
What happened when we took Skindred record shopping in Newport
Genre-smashing Welsh rockers Skindred undertake Classic Rock's £50 vinyl challenge
"70s metal was definitely the coolest. AC/DC had some fly records, Sabbath had some cool s**t." Ten Beastie Boys songs featuring samples of classic rock anthems
"When hip hop DJs started using those chunky riffs, we started checking out old metal again"
How Iron Maiden made The Soundhouse Tapes
As the heavy metal juggernauts continue their 50th birthday celebrations, we look back on how The Soundhouse Tapes started it all
The misunderstood Tom Jones cover that became the Sensational Alex Harvey Band’s biggest hit
Seen on Top Of The Pops alongside the sugary-sweet songs of the era, Delilah affected the band permanently, and not all in a good way.
Fancy trying a European festival this year? Here's five reasons to hit Mad Cool 2026
Foo Fighters, The Black Crowes, Nick Cave and dozens more play Spain's Mad Cool festival in July
Traffic’s spiralling demise sent Steve Winwood driving his Rolls-Royce into the sunset
With seemingly constant personnel issues, the band leader wound up recording in a heavy coat with the hood pulled up, and his keyboards facing the wall
Ann and Nancy Wilson on love, sobriety, politics and the changing face of Heart
They play soft stuff, hard stuff… and even some in-between stuff. But whatever you do, don't dismiss Heart as ‘that ballad band'
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 11, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from the Rolling Stones, Stanley Simmons, Joanne Shaw Taylor and more
How David Bowie confused the world with his deeply unloved hard rock band Tin Machine
"He needed to do something which was such a departure it would destroy everything that went before"
Squeeze guitarist and singer Chris Difford on the band's great 'lost' album Trixies
For half a century, the first songs Squeeze's Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook wrote together sat on a cassette tape: Now they've finally been rerecorded and released
How Mick Jones wrote the Foreigner hit that he believed came from "a higher force"
How Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones wrote a transatlantic hit that he believed came from "a higher force"
Keith Emerson remembered by PP Arnold, who named his band The Nice – and had them stolen from her
The soul singer who named The Nice – and had them stolen from her – still recalls the keyboard wizard with great affection
The greatest Led Zeppelin album no one ever talks about might just be a legendary bootleg
Led Zeppelin Live On Blueberry Hill shows the band at the height of their powers in 1970
How Metallica turned a song from a Clint Eastwood movie into the greatest intro music in history
No Metallica show is complete without The Ecstasy Of Gold as its intro tape
