Had Thin Lizzy's manager not had an ear for a good tune and some American DJs not picked up on it, the band might never have even bothered to record what became their signature song, The Boys Are Back In Town
Fantastic Negrito's new single I’m So Happy I Cry is another triumph for a man breathing new life into the blues
With her looks, charisma and star quality, Suzi Quatro was the undisputed queen of 70s glam-rock. These are her best albums
Michael Lacy has raised more than £10,000 for the mental health charity MIND by selling rock and metal patches from all over the world. We caught up with him to find out more
Overlooked comebacks and heroic failures, bonkers concept albums and electro-metal diversions - here are 20 underrated classic rock albums that deserve more than a second chance
In 1993, Blind Melon released a video that went on to be one of the year’s most aired on MTV and their debut album nearly topped the US chart, but just two years later it was all over
The last album Roger Waters made with Pink Floyd was set against the backdrop of the Falklands Conflict, with the band's own break-up on the horizon
The battle for civil rights and a country at war with itself: Jimi Hendrix's take on the American national anthem still resonates today
Hawkwind's single Urban Guerrilla was meant to propel them into the charts. Then the Angry Brigade showed up
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Clips of metal-themed wedding disco insanity go viral. Serj Tankian approves.
Black Sabbath frontman-turned-solo artist Ozzy Osbourne looks back on a difficult year, fallen friends and being an ‘ordinary man’
FaceApp can now transform the gender of your photographs... so how will it handle a bunch of classic album sleeves?
Paul McCartney followed being in one of the biggest bands in history by getting back to basics with pop-rock band Wings – and these are 10 of their best songs
Tom Robinson thinks of it as “the punk Woodstock”. It was the moment punk turned popular, and people’s band The Clash became real rock stars
10 live albums that remain a career pinnacle for 10 legendary bands
Bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, one of rock’s mightiest rhythm sections, talk about their days in Vanilla Fudge