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Lost treasures: Ten cult classic albums worth scouring second-hand record stores for
From groundbreaking psychedelia to lost folk and good-time boogie, here are ten albums truly worth stumbling across
Why Steve Howe didn’t join The Nice or Atomic Rooster, and didn’t even go to his Jethro Tull audition
Yes guitarist looks back on starting to play without learning to read music, the wide range of career options he had, and names the album he regards as his greatest achievement
Every album Robert Plant has made since Led Zeppelin broke up, ranked from worst to best
Since Led Zeppelin called it quits, Robert Plant has continued to move forward, refining and redefining his art - and these are the albums that have charted his journey
"We like going places where it's a challenge." How Queen helped tear down the Iron Curtain
In July 1986, Queen became the first band to play a stadium show in the communist Eastern Bloc. Cue armed soldiers and genital-related insults
Tailgunner want to be the new Iron Maiden. Or the new Metallica. Or the new Judas Priest
If you’re looking for some ‘leather, studs and bullet belts’ classic metal, get in Tailgunner's firing line
How Led Zeppelin seized control of the industry and became the biggest rock band on the planet
Magic hexes, hotel robberies and cut-throat deals: Led Zeppelin band members and associates chronicle the heady days of 1972/73
How Red Hot Chili Peppers made By The Way, in their own words
"It’s not some champagne and caviar rock star party for us"
Meet the band bringing true heavy metal back to Mexico - and trying to escape it
Jet Jaguar are one of their country's few old school heavy metal bands, but they're not planning on staying
Approved by Blondie, Iggy Pop and the Sex Pistols, The Molotovs are a ferocious generational voice
After cutting their teeth in parks and at protests, scooter rallies and mod events, The Molotovs have now sold 10,000 tickets for their upcoming tour
The story of the song that heralded Blondie's comeback – but tanked in the US
Written about "sexual repression causing incredible desire among a school full of boys", Maria was a No.1 across Europe
The day The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde met Motorhead's Lemmy
"Without Lemmy, The Pretenders wouldn’t have happened"
How Halestorm's I Get Off smashed some silly taboos in the modern rock scene
Believe it or not, a lot of modern mainstream rock had become a little prudish by around 2009. Halestorm helped change that
The prog stars who influenced a comedy musician’s career – and made him become a milkman for a while
Graham Fellows, creator of Jilted John and John Shuttleworth, started out with ELP before finding Yes, Focus, The Enid and Pink Floyd (although he has no time for The Dark Side Of The Moon)
Michael Monroe looks back at a career packed with thrills, spills, triumph and tragedy
You could say Michael Monroe has really lived the rock’n’roll life, but it would be an understatement
How David Bowie conquered time to write the song that gave him an audience
How a young David Bowie’s artistic manifesto was captured in three and a half perfect minutes
Kavus Torabi on the new adventures of psychedelic rock, jazz, space-rock and more collective Gong
Since being handed the role of Gong gatekeeper by late founder Daevid Allen, Kavus Torabi has guided the band through a trilogy of albums
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: March 30, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Suzi Quatro feat. Alice Cooper, CJ Wildheart, Robert Jon & The Wreck and more
