John Mayall: the eight songs that changed my life
Most recently seen onstage at the Peter Green tribute show earlier this year, here are the eight songs that got British blues legend John Mayall started
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The triumph of the gentleman rockers: How Led Zeppelin IV was made
In 1971, Led Zeppelin released their untitled fourth album and changed the face of rock forever. This is the story of the album known variously as Led Zeppelin IV, Runes, Four Symbols or simply Untitled
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The remarkable story of Slade, as told by Noddy, Jim, Dave and Don
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The history of the 1980s in 100 metal and rock songs
In honour of metal's greatest decade, we've compiled ten landmark tracks from every single year of the 1980s to create the ultimate era-defining playlist
Donald Trump is Adolf Hitler, by Rage Against The Machine’s Tim Commerford
In the wake of Donald Trump's election four years ago, Rage Against The Machine bassist Tim Commerford told us why it was the worst thing to happen in America’s recent history
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Totally gone: the story of the Small Faces' psychedelic masterpiece Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake
The Small Faces were at the forefront of British psychedelia in the late 60s with their career-peaking album Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake, and all it took was one trip
All 57 Bon Scott AC/DC songs ranked in order of greatness
Scott’s AC/DC legacy amounts to six years, six studio albums and 57 tracks. Here we rank every one that the great man recorded with the band, from high-voltage classics to obscure B-sides and everlasting anthems
Garbage: the future-rock band the world is still trying to catch up with
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The best Bose headphones deals for Black Friday and November 2020
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