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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
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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
I read 47 rock memoirs... and ranked them from worst to best
From Keith Richards' rawest confessions to Don Felder's revelations on life in the Eagles' nest, here are rock's 47 most gripping memoirs
Satanic Panic: 11 bands accused of corrupting America’s children
In the 1980s, America feared rock music could summon Satan, trigger suicide and corrupt children. These 11 bands found themselves accused
Did Deep Purple witness a murder? The terrifying story of their 1975 Indonesian nightmare
One bodyguard dead, three men jailed and $750,000 missing: the terrifying true story of Deep Purple’s Indonesian nightmare
The seismic changes that have rocked the classical music world in the past 50 years
Rock's 7 most underrated band members – and why they were so important
The unsung architects of rock: these are the quiet geniuses who provided the essential DNA while others took the spotlight.
The 15 greatest albums made by bands already falling apart
When great bands start to fracture, the studio becomes a pressure cooker – and sometimes that tension produces their finest work
The band who created an alter-ego to trash-talk themselves – and 10 more of rock's weirdest side projects
The weird and wonderful side hustles of rock music’s great and good
From the barbecue to the pool, these are the portable Bluetooth speakers you must have for summer 2026!
Our audio expert Chris Haslam recommends go-anywhere speakers for top summer listening
The 1970s were over. These seven rock giants reinvented themselves for the ’80s
Some 1970s rock giants lost their way in the '80s – while others reinvented themselves and thrived in bold new directions.
Review: Gay Guerrilla: Julius Eastman, Volume 5
Wild Up’s fifth volume of Julius Eastman works is soulfully performed, writes Claire Jackson
Neil Young had just made his biggest album. Then he made three of rock's darkest
In the wake of fame and tragedy, Neil Young swerved from 'Harvest’s sweetness into the raw, haunted depths of the so-called 'Ditch Trilogy' – his darkest, rawest and truest work
You didn't just 'join' these 7 bands. You surrendered... to a way of life
For these radical collectives, joining a band meant surrendering the ordinary rules of rock'n'roll – and sometimes the ordinary rules of life itself
The 11 most gloriously overblown rock tours of all time
From full-size orchestras to Stonehenge sets and private jets, these tours prove rock stars have never understood the meaning of restraint
Rock's 21 key genres – and the album that defines each one
What does prog sound like? Or punk, psychedelia or grunge? These 19 albums provide the definitive answers – or pretty close
11 rock bands whose members hated each other’s guts
So you want to be a rock’n’roll star? Okay, expect long-standing feuds, threats of physical violence, walls of silence and any number of battles in court
The 7 musical masterpieces that fundamentally changed how we think about ourselves
Alexander Shelley explores the pivotal works that reshaped our understanding of humanity
Regrets? 13 band members who left just before fame came knocking
The rock musicians who walked away – or were pushed out – just before their bands exploded into global superstardom
These 11 songs actually make the end of the world sound like a good time
From science fiction to climate crisis warning shots, these songwriters have all got their take on what happens as the world burns
