"As I grew up, instead of wanting to marry Paul McCartney, I wanted to be him": How The Bangles wooed 1984 with their power-pop debut All Over The Place
A look back at four Beatles-crazed girls who jangled, spangled, and sang excellent harmonies
A look back at four Beatles-crazed girls who jangled, spangled, and sang excellent harmonies
On what would have been Chester Bennington's 48th birthday, watch him and his fellow nu metal stars entertain a bustling terminal at America's most famous train station
Eddie Vedder and Beyoncé, the killer double act you never knew you needed in your life
Without this classic 2003 record, New Years Day might not exist as we know them
With a DIY ethos and a surprising selection of influences, Dutch mob Blackbriar might become the next big thing in symphonic metal
19 years before it became a Tiktok trend, Skindred’s Nobody ignited US airwaves thanks to the support of metal champion Conan O’Brien
Mikael Åkerfeldt – who’d become band leader because no one else would do it – recalls the misery of making the landmark 2003 album which made him feel he could hold his own with the likes of Porcupine Tree
Whitesnake's last album before MTV propelled them towards US superstardom, Slide It In marked the end of an era for the band
In 1984 Deep Purple's much-loved Mk II lineup reformed, and one Classic Rock writer was invited along to a secret location to hear all about it
From an unwanted demo came Don Henley's Boys Of Summer, a song that aches with nostalgia and innocence
Exploring Birdsong emerged into the world of prog in 2019 with The Thing With Feathers and have finally released their long-awaited second EP, Dancing In The Face Of Danger.
A brief history of desert rock as told through five albums that have helped define it
Spock’s Beard offshoot’s John Boegehold hates bonus CDs, which is one reason you’ll also find hints of older music on Spooky Action At A Distance
Pop-friendly, shape-shifting prog quartet Kyros discuss their fourth album Mannquein
Watch Tenacious D singer, Hollywood star and ultimate metalhead Jack Black give his thoughts on artworks from some of our genre’s greatest legends
Mr Big, Whom Gods Destroy and Sons of Apollo bassist once spent two weeks listening to nothing else
Though his career was brief, Randy Rhoads left an indelible mark on modern rock music as the brilliant, bewildering guitarist in Ozzy Osbourne's original solo band
Paul Kossoff should have been one of rock and blues' great guitar heroes. Instead, the light of the Free and Back Street Crawler guitarist shone briefly – and burned out quickly
Creative polymath Patti Smith is one of music's most unique voices – here we go through her back catalogue in order of greatness