Latest Features on Classic Rock
The fabulous adventures of one of America's greatest cult artists, Jesse Malin
From DIY punk to major label almost-stardom, from supporting Kiss and Green Day to being honoured by (and making friends with) Bruce Springsteen, Jesse Malin's career has been a wild ride
40 years ago The Babysitters were the best-worst band in the World. Perhaps they still are
They put on the wildest show in town. The press loved them and hated them. And then they crashed and burned
Phil Collins’ first show as Genesis singer, 50 years ago
Shaking with nerves, the band’s former full-time drummer took over the main mic in Canada in March 1976
The story of Blackfoot, the southern rock legends who took ten years to become an overnight success
A tale of terrifying underachievement
Remembering Ozzy Osbourne's bizarre '90s collaboration with Miss Piggy
Never heard Ozzy and Miss Piggy's take on Born To Be Wild? Lucky you
Melissa Auf der Maur on the '90s, love, loss, and her brilliant memoir Even The Good Girls Will Cry
"There was a lot of pain from all the death and drugs and corporate destruction"
The miraculous rise of Porcupine Tree, the modern prog superstars who started out as a joke
An archive interview with the band whose modern take on progressive rock brought the genre out of the past and gave it a future
Nine albums by The Mission to listen and one to ignore
Goth’s bleak misanthropy was upcycled and infused with hippiefied glam by The Mission, who celebrate their 40th this year
How Sylvester Stallone turned Survivor from no-hopers to heavyweight champions of AOR
The story behind the biggest song of 1982
Hotel bombings, car crashes, conspiracy theories and towering infernos: The A to Z of B.B. King
Introduction written by Joe Bonamassa
A brilliant and bonkers interview with Motorhead's Phil Campbell
Equine pranks, epic benders and a million-dollar tantrum: This is what it was like being the (second) longest-serving member in rock'n'roll's greatest band
Bottled offstage by Alice Cooper's audience. Derailed by a death in The Pretenders. How Big Country made The Crossing
In an exclusive extract from a new book about the life of Stuart Adamson, we look at the hidden story behind The Crossing
Quireboys frontman Spike is currently on an unplugged tour - and he's telling some wild stories
Quireboys singer Spike is touring the UK with a bagful of stories, a pocketful of songs, and a guitar
The unloved movie script that soundtracked Porcupine Tree’s Deadwing
TV creative used to hire Steven Wilson to make ad music. In the late 90s they wrote a film together. They’re still waiting to make it
"There's no reason why you can't get better as you get older." Nine Thunder albums to listen to and one to avoid
Much-loved Brit rockers Thunder have rarely come up short in more than three decades, but now face an uncertain future. These are their best albums
“Marrying the idea of death to a singalong chorus is interesting”: This band love sneaking prog into record collections
American quintet are more inspired by Billy Joel than Jethro Tull – except their keyboardist – practice a non-virtuoso style of prog, and limit themselves to one 19-minute song per decade
How a neurotic 19-year-old and a guitarist with a razor created The Kinks' All Day And All Of The Night
The story of the song that schooled Metallica's James Hetfield
