Features

Why Marillion ex Fish opened a song with a string of racial slurs

By Johnny Sharp published 19 May 26

His 1997 album Sunsets On Empire – a collaboration with Steven Wilson – remains a sunny moment in his stormy career, although one song might not be the same if it was written today

How Clint Eastwood inspired the final album from Eagles legend Glenn Frey

By Paul Brannigan published 19 May 26

"Music isn't about how many records you've sold, it's about showing that you still care"

Sinéad O'Connor, the Irish newspaper journalist, and two pints of Guinness

By Paul Brannigan published 19 May 26

Bono's best friend, Irish rock star Gavin Friday, shares a classic anecdote about the late Sinéad O'Connor

The psychedelic masterpiece inspired by John Coltrane, Ravi Shankar and an aeroplane flight

By Henry Yates published 19 May 26

Eight Miles High was the single that should have launched The Byrds into the stratosphere. So why did it instead mark the precise moment when it all came crashing down?

The best rock supergroups in history, from Cream to Velvet Revolver

By Philip Wilding, Dave Everley published 19 May 26

Some supergroups just aren't worth the sum of their parts. These are the exceptions

How Blackwater Holylight are inspiring young women in the metal underground

By Liz Scarlett published 19 May 26

Blackwater Holylight have produced one of 2026's best metal albums, and they're proud to see their influence growing

We met Sleep Token’s fans at the biggest show of the masked cult’s career

By Emily Swingle published 19 May 26

Last year, we descended upon the Download festival field and got to know the rabid following behind the metal sensation

America Calling: What happened when The Clash arrived in the USA

By Sylvie Simmons published 19 May 26

It's early 1979, punk is building, and The Clash arrive in the US to play their first shows there. We were on the road with them and witnessed events first-hand

Peter Gabriel, Sledgehammer and So - and why he had to be nailed inside a barn to finish the album

By Daryl Easlea published 19 May 26

Former Genesis frontman’s fifth solo record, released 40 years ago, doesn’t seem like a prog album at first – but look closer and it’s business as usual

The story of Leather Angel, the "female Mötley Crüe" with the Nikki Sixx-designed logo

By Sleazegrinder published 19 May 26

Leather Angel had Sunset Strip in the palms of their biker-gloved hands, but lousy production and a laughable Led Zeppelin cover didn't help the cause