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You’d know them from the first note: 15 guitarists who sound like nobody else
From homemade guitars and missing fingertips to unusual techniques and sheer genius, these 15 guitarists created sounds nobody else could quite replicate.
Rock kept changing. These 6 legends somehow stayed relevant (no. 5 came back from the dead)
The story of rock is littered with casualties. These 6 acts ignored, embraced or outlasted every trend – and are still standing today
Yuja Wang documentary to be released in cinemas
Exploring the life and career of Chinese-American pianist Yuja Wang, the new documentary will have a limited UK cinema release before being broadcast on Sky Arts
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How did THAT become a hit? 13 of the weirdest songs ever to reach the Top 10
From gnomes and techno oddities to spoken-word sermons and Vietnam protests, these unlikely songs somehow became massive mainstream hits
Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez: the Spanish guitar masterpiece and its best recordings
Rob Ainsley basks in the warmth of the Spanish sun as he explores the finest recordings of this iconic piece for guitar and orchestra
11 rock stars who found God… but it didn't quite go to plan
Many an iconic rocker has found religion or spirituality. It hasn't always led them where they might have hoped
Rock's 13 strangest duos
Two people, one very strange sound: 10 of rock’s most adventurous duos
This ill-fated band created a masterpiece... then broke up just before the world realised
They created a psychedelic masterpiece, broke up... and watched helplessly as their biggest hit became a worldwide sensation without them
Review: Bach: Six Suites (Marc Sabbah, viola)
Marc Sabbah is superbly eloquent in the Cello Suites, says Jan Smaczny
From chemical experiments to engine design, these are the most inventive composers
Rebecca Franks explores how some composers moved beyond music to apply their creativity to all sorts of scientific and practical inventions
These 11 bands mutated beyond recognition (no. 7 went in the opposite direction to the rest)
Some bands identify a sound and stick with, others are happy to change lanes and explore new sonic territories
‘Sucked my blood like a leech’: the Queen song that tears into their former manager
Discover the story behind Queen's most venomous track, a song so legally radioactive they had to pay to release it
These 9 supergroups had all the talent in the world. So what went wrong?
Rock’s biggest names don’t always create magic together. These nine supergroups promised greatness, but were less than the sum of their parts
13 bands who went huge... then just vanished
One moment they owned the airwaves; the next, they were ghosts. Discover the legends who conquered the world... then disappeared
Here's the best selling album from each 1970s year (this band got two of them)
From monumental rock operas to the unstoppable pulse of disco, explore the ten records that defined the decade’s commercial summit
These 19 brilliant third albums are where great bands finally found their sound
Forget the ‘sophomore slump’ – the third album is where the training wheels come off and legends are truly forged in gold
The 1970s guitar icon who became a Pentagon adviser – and 10 other unlikely career moves
These rock stars all enjoyed surprising career moves when they stepped out of the spotlight
Here's why lullabies are so good at sending your baby to sleep
Why are lullabies so effective at encouraging babies to sleep? Musicologist and new mother Madeline Castrey investigates
These 11 rock icons started out as anonymous session musicians (No. 1 played on two legendary debut albums)
Before they became household names, these future superstars were the anonymous hired hands helping other artists make classic records
One-hit wonders: 25 bands who left us just one unforgettable song
From jangling indie to late-’90s pop, these bands left their mark with a single unforgettable hit that defined then forever more
The Brandenburg Concertos: why Bach’s masterpiece was so nearly lost forever
Without a series of calamitous events, JS Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos might never have come to be, explains Clifford Hall
The classic album recorded in a haunted mansion – plus 10 more strange recording locations
Why record in a studio when you can make music on a yacht, theatre or log cabin?
When rock stars took things too far: 15 outrageous tales of excess
From snorting ants to armoured tank confrontations, 15 outrageous tales of debauchery, destruction, and pure, unadulterated rock-star madness
These 9 huge rock songs brought their creators back from the brink of oblivion
Just when these rock stars needed a lifeline, they delivered the songs that brought their careers roaring back
