Latest Features on Classic Rock
This is what Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore really thought about Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham
Friendship or rivalry? A little bit of both
The epic story of Born In The USA and Bruce Springsteen in the 1980s
The Boss owned the 1980s thanks to landmark albums The River, Nebraska and Born In The USA
How Boston were almost pulled apart by turmoil and tragedy
Boston, created by reclusive genius Tom Scholz, flew high but fell so far
Kirk Hammett on his new book, a new solo album and why Metallica will never retire
Metallica's six-string king has his sights firmly set on the future
Johnny Van Zant on Lynyrd Skynyrd's new live album, life without Gary Rossington and new music
Iconic southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd play four UK shows in July. Will they play Free Bird? Good chance
The 50 best Led Zeppelin songs
Led Zeppelin may have shunned singles, but they wrote some of rock's most iconic songs – and here are 50 of the very best
This is the soundtrack of Robin Trower's life
Blues lifer Robin Trower picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names his favourite Robin Trower album (Hint: It's not Bridge Of Sighs)
It's been 18 years since the last King Diamond album and he's getting impatient
Danish shrieker King Diamond has returned to the road with "a horror show set to music"
Six things you need to know about When Rivers Meet
One of When Rivers Meet's albums was a chart first and the following hit the Top 5, but they "still think we’re a little band"
John Lydon on the haters who buy tickets just to abuse him
PiL frontman and former Sex Pistol John Lydon on losing loved ones, living near the California fires, spoken-word gigs and underpants
Every Steely Dan album ranked, from worst to best
Steely Dan brought jazz smarts and lyrical sophistication to rock, conjuring up brainiac music that sold millions - just don't mention 'yacht rock'
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Featuring Joe Bonamassa, The Hives, Enuff Z'nuff and five other raiders of the lost art
The night The Kinks partied at serial killer John Wayne Gacy's house
The Kinks' US tour of 1965 was eventful even before the Killer Clown got involved
Why The Kinks could never fully get on board with Van Halen’s version of You Really Got Me
The band’s famously chilled out frontman Ray Davies had a hard time accepting that people thought Eddie Van Halen & co. wrote his timeless classic
“The ultimate anti-everything symbol”: How heavy metal found its fashion sense
From denim vests to bullet belts and drawer after drawer of black t-shirts, this is how metal music developed its signature dress code
"It's been a mission statement from day one": Why Sparks continue to do things other bands don't
With 28 albums’ worth of songs to choose from, there'll be some surprises as Sparks tour their MAD! album
Why Skunk Anansie stood on top of the cliff and jumped into the clouds
Skunk Anansie’s future hung in the balance, but a new album and the power of love changed everything
