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The Move could have been massive, but three things stopped them
The band once boasted the combined creative genius of Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood and scored nine Top 20 hits… so what went wrong?
Frank Beard was the enigma at the heart of ZZ Top
Frank Beard was cool, calm and collected - but ZZ Top’s human metronome had his dark times
That time the Sex Pistols launched their own perfume
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
The story behind Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit video, by those who were there
When Nirvana shot a video for Smells Like Teen Spirit in mid-August 1991 they had no idea it would change their lives forever
How a kooky B-52s song about undersea life became a new-wave dance classic
Fact: Rock Lobster was written in the bloodletting room at a disused funeral home
After twenty years in the punk rock trenches, The Menzingers have learned a thing or two
Talking major life events, vomiting into buckets and tricky band names with US punk rockers The Menzingers
Nightwish’s Floor Jansen on her worst album – and the prog metal deep cut which makes her cry
The velvet-voiced symphonic metal singer details the soundtrack of her life
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 17, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Green Lung, Castle Rat, Royal Blood and more
A prog icon’s daughter rebelled against music, then returned and made an album with a punk legend
Galen Ayers discusses her late dad Kevin, babysitters Robert Fripp and Daevid Allen, and collaborator Paul Simonon of The Clash
The story of Slayer vs Slayer, the 80s metal Battle Of The Bands with only one winner
Two bands, one name, one crazy gig – this is what happened when a pre-fame Slayer shared a bill with another band named Slayer
Peter Frampton reflects on the many lessons life has taught him
The wisdom of Peter Frampton: Music is the best medicine. Always sit up straight. A good curry makes life worth living. Artists should take a stand politically
The story behind Kiss's ultimate party anthem, Rock And Roll All Nite
Kiss desperately needed a hit. So they wrote Rock And Roll All Nite, and it's become part of the cultural furniture
How Green Day's performance at the second festival of peace and love ended in chaos, violence and broken teeth
Staged in August 1994, Woodstock II was supposed to be all about good vibes. Not for fast-rising punks Green Day it wasn't
Roxy Music and the invention of sci-fi rock, just when it was needed most
The early 70s was a strange period that needed a strange soundtrack. Bryan Ferry and co provided it, and continued to do so throughout the decade
The day that Metallica trolled the world
How Metallica had the last laugh at Glastonbury 2014, and became the first metal band ever to headline the festival
Big Country Redux guitarist Bruce Watson picks the soundtrack of his life
Bruce Watson picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names some lyrics that'd make a great tattoo
Deep Purple are in their seventh decade and still have things to say
With a combined age of 361 and a ‘f***-off’ attitude to chasing trends, Deep Purple went all-in on Splat!, their 24th studio album
Paramore, Deftones and Tool love them. This album broke them. The story of Failure's Fantastic Planet
Released on August 13, 1996, Failure's Fantastic Planet is beloved by Deftones, Tool, Paramore and a new generation of music fans, but it traumatised the band to the point of meltdown
