Freak flags proudly fly: a short history of psychedelia's strangest musicians
The psychedelic scene brought great bands such as Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead to the fore. But that wasn’t the whole story
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Deep Purple at the California Jam: 400,000 fans and an orgy of destruction
In 1974, Deep Purple played one of the craziest American rock‘n’roll festivals, the Californian Jam, in a set which ended with Ritchie Blackmore attacking a cameraman. David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes remember it well
If Iron Maiden recorded Enter Sandman, it would sound exactly like this
YouTuber Börje Unchained is at it again, with a Maiden-ised version of Metallica’s Enter Sandman – now with added vocals
How Accept borrowed a rare AC/DC song to kickstart their career
How German heavy metallers Accept took I'm A Rebel – a long-lost early AC/DC track written by Malcolm and Angus’s brother Alex – and made it their own
Cardiacs: a guide to their best albums
Cardiacs were easy to hate, with music that was unfathomable at times, but for fans of the weird and wonderful there was nothing else like them
Why I ❤️ Steely Dan's The Royal Scam, by Rudolf Schenker
Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker reveals his unlikely love for Steely Dan's 1976 jazz-rock classic The Royal Scam
Siouxsie And The Banshees: the story of the band who band who saved punk from parody and invented goth
Siouxsie And The Banshees made incredible music and gave rock a true icon. The editor of Zigzag magazine at the time of their rise tells the band's story
The cursed career of Stray: sometimes, nice guys finish last
Managed by gangsters and plagued by poor record deals, bad luck cursed the career of Stray, once peers to the likes of Judas Priest and UFO
Vote for the greatest Slayer song ever
Slayer recorded more than 130 songs during their lifetime. We want you to tell us which one you think is best
Tracks of the Week: new music from The Dust Coda, The Datsuns and more
Eight marvellous musical monsters emerging from rock'n'roll's magnificent murk
Brunhilde: "We want to provoke!"
Meet the German punk-metal sensations who've already dented the charts and are intent on confounding your expectations
Steven Adler: How Guns N' Roses made Appetite For Destruction
In 1987, the ‘real’ GN’R bottled the mayhem of the Sunset Strip on their classic debut album Appetite For Destruction. Ousted drummer Steven Adler tells all
Why I ❤️ Experience Hendrix – The Best Of Jimi Hendrix, by Paul Rodgers
Paul Rodgers, once of Free and Bad Company and subsequent solo star, on the Jimi Hendrix compilation that's "something special"
The 10 best Beatles songs written by George Harrison
George Harrison might have been the quiet one, but here are 10 songs that highlight his profound contribution to The Beatles
The rise of the Walker Brothers and the terrifying reality of pop mania
For a short period in the 60s, the Walker Brothers were bigger than The Beatles, idolised and frantically mobbed by hysterical screaming girl fans – but their main singer hated it
14 songs that defined the career of Ronnie James Dio
From playing bass with The Vegas Kings, a rockabilly outfit formed in 1957, to his time with Rainbow, Black Sabbath, solo and beyond, Ronnie James Dio had a career like no other
The story behind Gimme Some Lovin’ by the Spencer Davis Group
Gimme Some Lovin’ by the Spencer Davis Group was knocked off in less time than it took to cart Steve Winwood’s Hammond into the Marquee
Captain Beefheart: a guide to his best albums
Captain Beefheart, the Magic Band’s eccentric leader, was an influential artist tortured by his failure to break into the mainstream. These are his best albums
The Story Behind The Song: Metallica’s Enter Sandman
How a grunge band inadvertently inspired the song that would turn Metallica into the world’s biggest metal band
