Latest Features on Classic Rock
“Some men and women felt threatened by a woman appearing nude”: Hawkwind ex Stacia Blake’s life in art
She busts myths about where she came from, how she joined and how she felt about Lemmy – but won’t discuss her departure from the space rock icons
The controversial 1983 hit that played a part in splitting up Status Quo
Status Quo were one of the most enduring rock bands of the 70s and 80s – until they hit the tequila cocktails
The lost ‘hippie’ album that Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley made before they were in Kiss
More than 50 years ago, the Kiss duo recorded an entire album at Electric Lady Studios. It‘s never officially been released
The story behind Foo Fighters' secret first show
"I remember it being such a huge relief that we just made it to the end"
It's 10 years since Radiohead last released an album and I accidentally got the only interview for it
How a night on the tiles in Paris with Radiohead in 2016 turned into something more special
It looks like a beer bong and sounds like a robot: the story of Joe Walsh's Rocky Mountain Way
Rocky Mountain Way came to Joe Walsh as he mowed his lawn, much to the detriment of his furious neighbour's rose bushes
Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld reflects on runaway creativity – and personal train wrecks
This year US alt.rockers Blue October are playing their 2006 album Foiled in full on tour – and Justin Furstenfeld is just glad he can
Reflected glory: the story of the Neil Young and Pearl Jam team-up album Mirror Ball
The grunge superstars learned a lot when they teamed up with the rock veteran to make his 1995 album, but they regret not putting their name on it
How Rick Wakeman proved everyone wrong with The Six Wives of Henry VIII
His 1973 debut solo album was roundly hated by label bosses and reviewers – but it became a coffee-table classic and gave him freedom from Yes
The 50 best rock albums of 2026 (so far)
Six months of classic rock, prog rock, stoner rock, southern rock, country rock, blues rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, power pop, heavy metal, punk and all forms of rock'n'roll
Why Roger Hodgson’s most ambitious Supertramp song still gives him goosebumps
Fool’s Overture, from 1977’s Even In The Quietest Moments, came together after a few years of stewing. It still takes its writer on a journey when he hears it
The epic story of Foreigner 4, the AOR masterpiece that helped shape 80s rock
Foreigner 4 is one of the greatest rock albums of the 80s – and one of the most expensive
How Tool redefined prog metal for the 21st century with Lateralus
Lateralus wasn't just the album that redefined Tool - it paved the way for bands like Mastodon and Gojira in the years to come
"There’s two days missing from my life. Apparently, we had a really good time!" That time The Cure's Robert Smith went on a 48 hours drinking session with David Bowie's guitarist, then offered him a job
Robert Smith and Reeves Gabrels got together in 1997 to rehearse for David Bowie’s 50th birthday gig, then hit the town to celebrate. Things got messy
In 1993, Kurt Cobain asked Sepultura man Max Cavalera where to get heroin in Brazil
When trying to score drugs at a South American festival, Nirvana’s leader turned to what he believed to be a local expert
“Our best friends were drug dealers”: The chaotic story of Aerosmith’s early years
The birth of American rock’s original Crazy Gang
The surreal story of the night Alice Cooper met Elvis Presley
When Alice Cooper received an invitation to meet Elvis Presley, things didn't go as "the cat with the snake" had imagined
