Night Ranger: When you cut us, Night Ranger oozes out
Hard rockers Night Ranger on lockdown recording, new album ATBPO, longevity, and appearing in a cocaine-filled house in Boogie Nights
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The story behind American Pie by Don McLean
Half a century on, Don McLean's folk-rock anthem about the souring of the American Dream continues to confound and inspire
AC/DC, Van Halen, Ozzy and more: Was Donington 1984 really the best ever?
The 1984 Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington is often hailed as the best ever single-day festival by those who know best: the fans who were there
The 10 worst albums by 10 brilliant 80s bands
The albums that left a stain on the otherwise unblemished back catalogue of some of the decade’s greatest bands
The best books about music ever written
UPDATED Delve into the history of the world’s biggest artists, explore the many genres of rock and take a closer look at the pivotal moments that shaped our favourite sounds with our guide to the best books about music
Pearl Jam's Ten: "It was a mind-f*** but it was awesome"
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready looks back at the making and the aftermath of their game-changing debut album Ten
The Grateful Dead: a guide to their best albums
The Grateful Dead's best albums are a kaleidoscopic, loose-limbed, ever-adventurous alchemy of psychedelia, country, folk and blues
A surprise setlist and a triumphant return: Judas Priest close out Bloodstock in style
If you were expecting Judas Priest’s 50th Anniversary Celebration at Bloodstock to just be a perfunctory run through of the hits… well, you’ve got another thing comin’
Tracks of the Week: New music from The Darkness, The Wildhearts and more
Eight lovely warm plates of the very spiciest rock'n'roll vindaloo
Devin Townsend's fan-picked Bloodstock setlist was a tour of bangers from throughout the ages
Devin Townsend headlined Bloodstock Festival last night, and his fan-picked setlist was a series of delights from a vast and diverse back catalogue
Robert Calvert: the genius who played with fire
He was the maverick genius who conceived the Space Ritual and embodied Hawkwind’s progressive spirit in the 70s. But Robert Calvert played with fire for the sake of his art, as we discover in this edited extract from Hawkwind: Days Of The Underground.
What really happened when Rick Wakeman met The Stranglers’ Jean-Jacques ‘JJ’ Burnel?
One is a prog rock titan who saw the writing on the wall in 1977. The other is a punk hard man who spent the year brawling with other bands. So when Rick Wakeman and The Stranglers’ Jean-Jacques ‘JJ’ Burnel got together in 2012, you’d expect bickering, bloodshed and epic keyboard solos, right? Wrong.
Rock stars with their favourite food: a gallery of culinary delight
Brian May, Rob Zombie, Biffy Clyro, Francis Rossi, Siouxsie Sioux and more posed with their favourite meals... for a good cause
How Metallica went from reinventing heavy metal to reinventing themselves
With the Black Album, Metallica changed the game for everyone... including themselves
The story behind Metallica's Black Album artwork
On the 30th anniversary of Metallica's Black Album, we go behind the story of the album's cover
Introducing Rich Ragany and The Digressions: darkness dressed up to party
Meet the former Role Model who’s making happiness from heartache with his new band, Rich Ragany and The Digressions
Black Label Society: box sets, hot sauce, and the secret plan to reform Black Sabbath
Zakk Wylde talks about the new Black Label Society box set, Zakk Sabbath, working with Ozzy and not working with Ozzy.
Stone The Crows: a story of the blues, tragic death and unfulfilled potential
With Led Zeppelin’s manager behind them, Stone The Crows should have been a supreme success story, but fate had other plans
I am Jani Lane: the last days of the Cherry Pie guy
Warrant singer Jani Lane spent much of his life battling his addictions. In 2011 he lost that battle
