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Sophia Maria Westenholz: trailblazing 18th century pianist, singer, composer - and mother to eight children
Pianist Wu Qian tells the story of an extraordinary musician and composer who defied attitudes of the day to rise to the top of her profession
1971 was one of rock's 11 most seismic years. Here are the other ten
From psychedelic highs to grunge’s breakthrough, we explore 11 defining rock years and the albums that shaped music history
Needle drop! The 18 most ICONIC uses of rock songs in 1990s movies
The perfect song can make a great movie scene unforgettable, as these classic tracks prove
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'Everyone wore capes and played endless keyboard solos': 7 dumb myths about 1970s rock
Hobbits? Capes? Ten-minute keyboard solos? Our resident Seventies svengali Robin Askew debunks some prevalent 1970s rock myths
The doomed rock band who should have been huge… but suffered the WORST manager and two tragic suicides
They had the talent and the tunes, but not the luck. Badfinger’s story is rock’s most poignant, heartbreaking tragedy
Beyond the grave: rock’s 10 greatest posthumous albums make for poignant but essential listening
Careers cut short by illness, overdose, suicide and even murder left achingly affecting unfinished business. Here, we round up the best.
Piano ‘accompanists’ rarely get the recognition they so richly deserve
Undercover! Rock music's 9 most legendary secret guest spots
The stars who gave up riches and glory to go undercover to collaborate with their mates
These 15 rock icons were actually, technically, not that great
We unmask the legendary performers who lacked virtuosic chops but conquered the world through pure charisma, image, and raw presence
We ranked the 25 greatest American rock bands of all time (we spent a lot of time on that top 5)
From garage-rock pioneers to stadium-filling legends, we rank the definitive American bands that provided the soundtrack to our lives.
Tragedy: 15 bands who stared into the abyss... then came back
From devastating losses to triumphant comebacks – these bands turned tragedy into rebirth, proving that music’s spirit can survive anything
Bullies, hucksters, predators... and Colonel Tom Parker. Rock's 19 worst managers of all time
From manipulation and financial shenanigans to scandal and ego, these infamous rock managers shaped music – and sometimes ruined lives
Eerie: the 13 most sinister locations in rock music history
From mansions with ghostly histories to studios steeped in sin, these are the haunted homes of rock ’n’ roll.
In 1975, prog rock stood at a crossroads. Here are the 17 greatest albums from a pivotal year in prog
1975 saw prog rock at its most successful - but also its most fractured. Here are the 17 greatest albums from a defining prog year
Rock bottom: 11 rock legends and their WORST songs
Even rock's gods don't make magic every time. From The Beatles to Floyd, here are 11 legends - and the tracks they don't need reminding about
The 1970s was the golden age of the singer-songwriter. We ranked the 17 greatest albums
Introspective, politically conscious, authentic? The singer-songwriters of the 1970s were some or all of these things
The shocking (alleged) incident that found its way into a Beatles song
John Lennon’s angry song inspired by an alleged sexual assault in India is one of the darkest Beatles songs – but is the story true?
The 19 'difficult' second albums that somehow lost that debut magic
From rushed follow-ups to overblown experiments, these 15 'difficult second albums' prove that early success can be a tough act to follow
These 12 cult albums were only 'discovered' years after their release
From forgotten folk to buried punk, these twelve masterpieces languished in obscurity before time finally caught up with their genius
1966 was Motown's miracle year. We ranked its 19 greatest tracks
Motown gave us The Sound Of Young America throughout the ’60s, but one year – 1966 – was the year Berry Gordy’s label truly came of age
11 rock stars who found God... but it didn't turn out quite as expected
Many an iconic rocker has found religion or spirituality. It hasn't always led them where they might have hoped
St Patrick's Day! The 21 greatest Irish bands, ranked from worst to best
From the raw energy of punk to stadium-filling anthems, these 21 artists define the defiant, melodic soul of Irish music
Review: Bach: Goldberg Variations (Yunchan Lim)
These 13 legendary bands changed so radically, they were unrecognisable by the end
From psych-folk beginnings to stadium-pop polish, these 13 legends underwent radical sonic and structural evolutions that left their origins unrecognizable
