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The story of the Jimi Hendrix guitarist who was written out of history
When Jimi Hendrix played Woodstock, old friend Larry Lee played guitar beside him - but his contributions were scrubbed from the movie
7 metal songs from the year 2000 that were way ahead of their time
Metal was in a time of serious evolution as the New Millennium dawned, and these seven bands were already getting ahead of the pack
The day the Rolling Stones accidentally killed thousands of butterflies
What better way to pay tribute to a fallen comrade?
Blood brothers: Bob Ezrin on his long, strange trip with Alice Cooper
Visionary producer Bob Ezrin – who steered Alice Cooper to his greatest triumphs – looks back on decades of madness, mayhem and macabre genius
Nine Buckcherry albums you should listen to and one to avoid
Buckcherry were always gloriously out of step with the times. Here are the cherries on their catalogue cake
Carl Palmer: Keith Emerson’s death wasn’t the worst part of losing him
They met when Palmer stood in with Fleetwood Mac for a show with The Nice. Half a century of amazing music and friendship followed. The drummer reveals what they’d be doing today if Emerson was still alive
The story of that time Love/Hate frontman Jizzy Pearl crucified himself on the Hollywood sign
In 1992 Love/Hate wanted to get their career back on track. What better way than by fastening their frontman to a homemade cross attached to the most famous landmark in Los Angeles?
The story behind the obscure debut album which inspired Nirvana's Kurt Cobain and changed Seattle rock
"They started the Seattle sound 15 years too early" - Kurt Cobain
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: April 13, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Erik Grönwall, Castle Rat, The Black Crowes X Whiskey Myers and more
Paramore, Deftones and Tool love them. This album broke them. The story of Failure's Fantastic Planet
Failure tackled substance abuse and bad luck to make a perfect alt-rock album, only to split up a year later
British bluesman Danny Bryant hit rock bottom in 2024: Now he comes clean
Walter Trout protoge Danny Bryant has survived alcoholism, divorce and liver disease, but new album Nothing Left Behind is the exorcism he needed
Why Dave Grohl walked out on Foo Fighters and joined Queens of the Stone Age
Frustrated with the recording of Foo Fighters' One by One sessions, Dave Grohl needed to let off some steam. Then he received a call from Josh Homme...
How Ann and Nancy Wilson poured feelings about love and the state of the world into Crazy On You
Inspired by a draft dodging lover and unfolding global chaos, Heart's Crazy On You still resonates today
The genre that refuses to die: A history Of Southern rock In 40 songs
From the late 60s until today, here are 40 songs that show why Southern rock continues to thrive
How future members of Marillion, Soft Machine and Caravan got their start via Darryl Way’s Wolf
The violinist’s post Curved Air band only lasted two years, but released three compelling albums in that time, and set his colleagues on course for prog greatness
How Unplugged marked a heartbreaking end of an era for Alice In Chains
30 years ago this week, Alice In Chains played a legendary MTV Unplugged set that has only grown more poignant with time
Why Steven Wilson launched his own digital music platform
He hopes to overcome the limitations of physical media and streaming, and wants other artists to join him
