Propagandhi: “The KKK were phoning my house and threatening me”
Canada’s premiere punks talk about their new album At Peace, searching for comfort in the chaos and antagonising the KKK
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The Brian Fallon and Gaslight Anthem albums you should definitely listen to
With The Gaslight Anthem and solo Brian Fallon has made some marvellous records, but industry pressures extracted a heavy toll
How Roger Hodgson created Supertramp’s most ambitious song, and why he won’t say what it means
Inspired by the Beatles, a famous piece of classical music and the post-war era, Fool’s Overture isn’t the band’s longest song – but it’s by far their most complex and intense
Six things you need to know about Shaman’s Harvest
Shaman's Harvest's Nate Hunt on surviving workplace falls, deadly tornados and Chad Kroeger parties
Jethro Tull’s struggle to make Aqualung, in their own words
Their fourth album, a prophetic masterpiece and best-selling work, made them stars – but its creation wasn’t easy
Best record players 2025: the top turntables for every budget
A broad look at the very best record players on the market today, from affordable automatics to hi-end, hi-fi highlights
A mountain monastery, a bus in a snowstorm: Von Hertzen Brothers’ Nine Lives was tough work
The Finnish brothers created a different working method for their fifth album, but to their surprise the results weren’t much different from the previous four. Which was no bad thing
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Starring Witch Fever, Dinosaur Pile-Up, The Southern River Band and more!
“Now I’m James LaBrie’s biggest cheerleader”: Mike Portnoy on his return to Dream Theater
Co-founding drummer discusses how easy 16th album Parasomnia came together, his sadness when he thought a reunion might not happen, and how he’s not quite the control freak some people think he is
An audience with Ginger Baker, rock’s most cantankerous drummer
From Cream to Blind Faith and beyond, this is how Ginger Baker revolutionised music
How Alice In Chains came to terms with their dark past on The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Alice In Chains’ unexpected comeback continued with 2013’s The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
The wild life and drunken times of cult rock’n’roll pirate king Tyla J Pallas,
Musician, artist, poet – Tyla J Pallas is rock’n’roll’s answer to Charles Bukowski
How Jeff Lynne took Electric Light Orchestra and the Traveling Wilburys to infinity and beyond
ELO were the mad Englishmen who conquered the US in the 1970s – and Jeff Lynne was at the heart of it
How Saxon made Crusader, the album that marked the end of their early 80s glory years
Biff Byford looks back on Saxon’s divisive 1984 album Crusader
Test your rock knowledge with this week's Classic Rock Quiz
22 multiple choice questions on classic rock. It's like a pub quiz but you have to bring your own booze.
10 indisputable reasons why Essex is responsible for the best British artists ever (some might be slightly disputable)
Who do you have to thank for Blur, Depeche Mode, punk, Underworld and many more? Not Kent, that’s for sure!
Gene Simmons’ wild tales of Eddie Van Halen, Bob Dylan, Cher and Donald Trump
Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Eddie Van Halen and Diana Ross – they’ve all crossed paths with Gene Simmons
How Larkin Poe finally got over their imposter syndrome to make kick-ass new album Bloom
Larkin Poe are taking care of business in all aspects of their music and career
We got a 28-year-old music journalist to review a 30-year-old Radiohead album and this is what he wrote
Released on March 13, 1995, Radiohead’s second album continues to influence new artists and wow younger audiences
