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The cult hair metal band with links to Styx, Smashing Pumpkins and Kanye West who had the world in their hands – but threw it away
Enuff Z’Nuff could have been the new Cheap Trick, but label politics and self-destruction got in the way
The outrageous movie which captured the debauched 80s scene that “made Caligula look tame”
Who can forget WASP’s guitarist in a swimming pool with a bottle of vodka and his mom?
How Wishbone Ash made one of the greatest albums of the early 70s – but struggled to follow it up
Wishbone Ash’s Argus is 70s rock classic
“That bloke’s right – we’re crap!” The insult and the instrument that turned a failing pop act into prog giants
They seemed doomed to be one-hit wonders on the cabaret circuit, with gig fees spiralling downwards, until the night they were confronted with the truth
Graham Gouldman on royal approval and the chances of 10cc's original lineup reuniting
10cc's remaining founder member Graham Gouldman is touring with the band and solo this year
The story behind Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty's Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
Unhappy with Fleetwood Mac's Tusk album, Stevie Nicks gravitated towards a band whose music she preferred
The epic power ballad that helped propel Meat Loaf to stardom – and nearly provoked a “chick fight” in the process
It was one of the high points of Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell
The story behind Garbage's iconic alt. rock "nursery rhyme"
"It's a song for people that know what it is like to live on the dark side of life"
Without the support of two American DJs, Thin Lizzy's signature song might never have been released
Had Thin Lizzy's manager not had an ear for a good tune and some American DJs not picked up on it, Phil Lynott & Co. might never have released their signature song
What happened when we joined Kiss on the World Domination Tour with Aerosmith
“In many ways Kiss has a lot more to do with rappers, both spiritually and aesthetically, than with grunge rock music” - Gene Simmons
How Sammy Hagar tried and failed to become a prog star after falling for Pink Floyd
Montrose and Van Halen frontman regrets that he never got to make his concept album about aliens and space travel under the banner Sammy Wilde And Dustcloud
Heavy metal, hard rock, guaranteed sunshine and a setting like no other – Spain’s Rock Imperium is the one amazing festival you can’t afford to miss in 2026
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Why you still can't buy an official T-shirt from one of the greatest American rock bands ever
Fugazi owe you nothing
How Black Sabbath and ‘major death anxiety’ inspired metal’s new fantasy sensation, Castle Rat
How a fantasy doom band became a viral sensation everyone is talking about
How The Darkness created the ultimate modern power ballad
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins looks back at how he and his bandmates created a “power ballad for the age” – and a breath of fresh air in an era when rock wasn’t exactly in fashion
19-year-old Mike Oldfield was planning to defect to Russia before fate intervened
Insisting that his world-changing debut album isn’t a new age odyssey or a grand concept work, he believes people miss its Monty Python humour
Fuelled by bipolar disorder, the 70s' most outlandish concept album predicted a political meltdown
In the time before punk, there was only one place to go for anarchic, pile-driving hypno-rock
