
25 things we’re looking forward to in 2025
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, and we're feeling good - and here's 25 reasons why
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, and we're feeling good - and here's 25 reasons why
The 80s also saw the blues transform like never before, with Stevie Ray Vaughan drawing in hard rockers and purists alike and Robert Cray taking it to the masses
The story of the exhilarating early ’60s birth of the Rolling Stones
Michael Jackson wanted the pair to team up on a huge hit but the Purple One wasn’t having it
The Blur frontman and Oasis leader spent the 90s at loggerheads but a chance meeting paved the way to a blossoming friendship
Cult movie The Blues Brothers exposed a generation to the brilliance of blues and soul legends like John Lee Hooker and Aretha Franklin
Jimmy Page talks absent friends, superstar fans, bad reviews and the next best thing to playing with Led Zeppelin
Welcome to 1984: it was the album that would see Van Halen straddle the planet like a rock colossus, but it would also mark the end of the original line-up
AC/DC played their very first gig on New Year’s Eve 1973 – 51 years ago today
From defecating in Steve Vai‘s guitar case to puppet-based concept albums, Devin Townsend is out there on his own
The pair roped in the Scottish rockers for some football-style chanting when they found themselves working in the studio next door
There was more to Bradfield’s searing guitar part on this classic Manics cut than flashy playing, the singer and guitarist explains
Musicians who died in 2024 include Paul Di'Anno, Wayne Kramer, Dickey Betts, Steve Harley, Duane Eddy, Steve Albini and more
When Ronnie Wood, the Stones and some A-list mates holed up at his house to help with his solo album, it sparked a days-long party and a Rolling Stones hit
Did the world miss out on a Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin supergroup?
Mick Abrahams, Clive Bunker, Jeffrey Hammond, Peter John Vettese and Tony Iommi recall what they learned from – or what they did to – band leader Ian Anderson
With help from an ex Yes member and a new engineer, 1981 release marked a significant update without a loss of their musical values. But is it a concept album?
Forget The Dirt, Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman: music biopics used to be badly researched, badly scripted, badly acted and badly received