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We introduce the best active stereo speakers for quick and easy set-up

Tim Buckley’s second album of 1970, Starsailor is a life-affirming blast of musical freedom that is still blowing minds today

Punk rock in the 1970s was a tribal movement and liking bands from outside the circle was strictly forbidden… a few managed to slip through the net

From youthful atonalism to Oscar-winning filmscores and suavely genial jazz, here was a composer who had it all, says Mervyn Cooke

The Minneapolis troublemakers’ third album, Let It Be, should have made them stars… but as ever, the allure of the self-destruct button was powerful

From psychedelia to folk via prog, from indie to blues via jazz, guitar heroes add the explosive fuel to the fire across rock’s many subgenres

Their sound defined mid-70s California, but they perfected it during a residency as a ski lodge house band and a drizzly British winter

Wilco were falling apart, then they were dropped by their record label. But when Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was finally released, it was an instant classic

From psychedelic pioneers to stadium giants, these artists turned their backs on the sound that made them famous – with wildly mixed results

A look inside the bands who made era‑defining albums while barely speaking, constantly fighting, and somehow holding it together long enough to create magic

A spirited adventurer, cellist Gautier Capuçon recently performed while suspended by wires high above the Alps, as Anthony Cheng reports

The Argentinian national anthem dates back to 1813, three years after the country split from Spain. Here are its patriotic lyrics

Our quick guide to the Spanish national anthem and its history

With punk, prog and classic rock dead in the water, 1980 saw post-punk, new wave and metal jostle for invites to mainstream’s top table

The 2026 Proms are almost upon us, with eight weeks of captivating performances at the Royal Albert Hall and venues around the country. And they kick off in style with the First Night of the Proms...

Spotify’s new method of distinguishing AI-generated music from that made by real people is laudable… but sadly flawed, says Tom Service

Conductor Sakari Oramo selects compelling works by Sibelius and his Finnish successors

Arcadi Volodos plays with emotional transparency, notes Michael Church

Cheap rent, legendary clubs and remarkable musicians: the American cities where rock repeatedly reinvented itself and changed music forever