Features

The heartbreaking tragedies behind the rise of Dayseeker, metalcore's next kings

By Dannii Leivers published 4 February 26

Dayseeker have been on the scene for some time, but have exploded in popularity. We go inside their story

When Queen pressganged Steve Howe into appearing on Innuendo

By Dave Everley published 4 February 26

Yes guitarist was minding his own business in Switzerland, then found himself in a studio being handed a guitar and told to record for 1991 hit single

“The email said, ‘John is looking for you.’ I thought I was in trouble!” How John Cale voiced a song for Cate Le Bon

By Julian Marszalek published 4 February 26

Michelangelo Dying, which she says is more of an exorcism than an album, was nearly released without Cale performing on the track Ride, because she was too afraid to ask him

Meet Solomon Hicks, the New York guitarist bringing the blues to a new audience

By David Sinclair published 4 February 26

Solomon Hicks just wants to make you feel good

“The lyrics were for people on the fringes”: A song that inspired the man who killed John Lennon

By Paul Lester published 4 February 26

1974 album was a deliberate change of approach from a pop-tinged artist known for taking left turns. No one could have predicted how one listener would take it

How Bonnie Dobson's post-apocalyptic first song finally found its way home

By Max Bell published 4 February 26

For over three decades, Morning Dew's authorship was in dispute, but its author wasn't afraid to call out the injustice

Nine Joe Bonamassa albums you should listen to, and one to avoid

By Henry Yates published 4 February 26

Updated Since lighting the fuse of the blues boom, reluctant superstar Joe Bonamassa has barely stopped. Here’s a guide to his best albums

"I'm not doing it out of guilt." The story of Queen's historic Live Aid show

By Classic Rock published 3 February 26

Queen's Live Aid performance has become the stuff of legend – we look back at how the iconic set really happened

Nirvana's most controversial song and why it made a US President smash up his own kid's CD

By Stephen Hill published 3 February 26

Kurt Cobain was convinced no one could misunderstand the intent of the lyrics to this track. Sadly, many still did

From Soviet Union pop to Ukrainian metal, this is the life story of Jinjer's Tatiana Shmayluk

By Stephen Hill published 3 February 26

As frontwoman of tech metal stars Jinjer, Tatiana Shmayluk has manifested an incredible career against the odds