How Lou Reed made the defining album of his career
Rudderless after the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed ditched New York for London and hooked up with David Bowie: The rest is history
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Ten times Billy Corgan parked his own genius for just a second to rework some of his favourite songs
Billy Corgan and crew's renditions of hits by U2, Hole, Fleetwood Mac, Depeche Mode, The Cure and, umm, Natalie Imbruglia
How Kiss fought back against the music industry with Sonic Boom
In 2009, Kiss released Sonic Boom, an album that called back to past glories
How 1984 became the year that thrash metal broke big
From Anthrax's Fistfull Of Metal to Exodus's Bonded By Blood and Metallica's Ride The Lightning, 1984 was the year thrash broke big
How Deep Purple entered their Mk IX era, inspired by the tedious complications of modern life
Deep Purple might never have been fashionable, but with a new guitarist on board and a brand new album, they look likely to be around for some time yet
What happened the night Vince Neil punched Izzy Stradlin
A feud between Motley Crue and Guns N' Roses came to a head at the MTV Awards in 1989, and it still hasn't been resolved
Why Armored Saint recorded a cover of a Four Tops classic
American metallers Armored Saint are steeling themselves for a US tour with W.A.S.P. via the magic of Motown
How Poison's career imploded
In 1991 Poison were ready to consolidate a year of enormous success at the MTV Music Video Awards... but it all went wrong in the most disastrous way
Record shopping with Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
“When I toured with Jeff Beck I never missed a single soundcheck. I'd sit on the side of the stage, just soaking it in" - Tyler Bryant
The Top 10 times Gene Simmons repeated his Rock Is Dead theory
PS. Rock is very much alive, pass it on
How Mastodon transcended tragedy and trauma to make Crack The Skye
The story of Mastodon’s 2009 prog metal masterpiece, Crack The Skye
The story of the All Sports Band, Cleveland's favourite gang of nylon-abusing supervillains
It was Ronald Reagan’s fault, really
Why I love AC/DC's Back In Black, by Def Leppard's Joe Elliott
Def Leppard man Joe Elliott on Mutt Lange, Hells Bells and replacing Bon Scott
The Emerson, Lake & Palmer albums you should definitely listen to
One of the great British prog bands, a power trio and a supergroup, ELP left a legacy that includes some classic prog-rock albums
How Ministry’s Al Jourgensen tried and failed to bow out with the George W Bush-baiting The Last Sucker
In 2007, Al Jourgensen was talking about retiring – and it was mostly down to the US President
Producer Flood thought U2 were joking when they wanted to work with him
When U2 came calling for British recording engineer Mark 'Flood' Ellis, he assumed it was an April Fool's joke
How Powerslave pointed the way to Iron Maiden’s epic future
Iron Maiden’s monumental Powerslave album was released 40 years ago today
Anthrax’s Scott Ian explains his lifelong passion for Rush
Thrash metal guitarist recalls being impressed by Canadian trio who sounded like “a more muscular Led Zeppelin”
What AC/DC mean to me, by Kiss's Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons pays tribute to the longevity of AC/DC, a band he first saw at the Whiskey a Go Go in West Hollywood in 1976
