Eddie Kramer: why I loved working with Led Zeppelin
Producer/engineer Eddie Kramer delights in the studio brilliance of Led Zeppelin – even though Robert Plant stole his girlfriend
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Joey Tempest: my stories of Freddie Mercury, Axl Rose, David Hasselhoff and more
He’s had the brush-off from Lemmy, a bollocking from Freddie Mercury, and Kurt Cobain was rude about him. He is Europe frontman Joey Tempest, and these are his stories
How Def Leppard made On Through The Night, by Joe Elliott
Def Leppard's Joe Elliott looks back at the making of the band's debut album, On Through The Night
How Jimi Hendrix set rock'n'roll ablaze and rewired the electric guitar forever
Jimi Hendrix’s 1966 touchdown in London started a four-year revolution that tore up the rules of electric guitar playing and terrified the old guard. Over half-a-century after his sonic boom, those ripples can still be felt
Download 2022 festival tickets, lineup rumours, announcements and more
Everything you need to know about Download festival 2022, including buying tickets and lineup announcements
Tracks of the Week: new music from Chris Catalyst, Garbage and more
Eight prime contenders in this week's international championship of rock'n'roll
10 goth albums you should definitely own
Gothic rock grew like mould on the corpse of punk, and these are the best goth albums. Release the bats!
Download Pilot as it happened: Music, moshing and a whole lotta rain
Updated! Here’s what happened as it happened at Download Pilot Festival – the return of bands, fans and some classic Download weather
The 13 best headphones for music 2021: take your music listening to the next level
UPDATED! Get the very best from your favourite music by channeling it through the best headphones for music. We’ve got wireless earbuds to noise-cancelling cans, plus buying advice and more
The 10 greatest comic book heroes you’ve never heard of (unless you’re a comic book fanatic)
The greatest cult comic book heroes, as picked by Crobot frontman Brandon Yeagley
Loudest Bluetooth speakers 2021: 9 of the best speakers capable of summoning the devil himself
UPDATED Rock and metal are meant to be played LOUD - so raise hell with our guide to the loudest Bluetooth speakers on the market
Dizzy Reed: 10 records that changed my life
Guns N' Roses' keyboard player Dizzy Reed reflects on 10 records that charted his path through rock'n'roll
The story behind Dreamer by Supertramp
Dreamer, the piano pounder that “exploded” out of Roger Hodgson’s head made Supertramp stars and was a favourite that Princess Diana, Wills and Harry used to sing together
The best in-ear headphones and earbuds 2021: From wireless to wired, we've got everything you need
UPDATED Ditch the over-ear cans and take a look at our pick of the best in-ear headphones and earbuds
Synthwave is dead: how Perturbator embraced the dark side
Synthwave is out, electro-goth is in for James ‘Perturbator’ Kent
Michael Monroe: 10 records that changed my life
Former Hanoi Rocks frontman and rock'n'roll icon Michael Monroe reveals the 10 records that inspired his journey
The 10 best budget turntables 2021: Grab a great deal with our choice of the best budget record players
UPDATED When it comes to choosing a new turntable, you don’t have to spend a fortune - and we’ve got some of the best budget turntables around, plus USB and Bluetooth record players
Why I ❤️ Montrose's debut album, by Thunder guitarist Luke Morley
Thunder guitarist Luke Morley licks his lips and enthuses about Montrose by Montrose, "one of the most important and influential hard rock albums of the 70s"
Jeff Beck: my stories of Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughan and more
Jeff Beck almost recorded an album with Sly Stone, “pissed Eric Clapton off big time”, used to get mistaken for Mick Jagger, and that's not all
