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From Keith Richards' rawest confessions to Don Felder's revelations on life in the Eagles' nest, here are rock's 47 most gripping memoirs

From cosmic suites to apocalyptic epics, these 15 prog rock masterpieces reveal the genre’s wild ambition and transcendent imagination

From The Melvins to Slint, discover the unsung architects of rock whose records sold poorly but started a revolution

Three albums. Zero memories. Journey into the chemical fog where Alice Cooper created masterpieces he would completely forget making

From libellous postcards to rogue inflatable pigs, rock history is littered with headline-grabbing publicity stunts

Many composers have died very young and often, we assume, at the height of their creative powers. Jeremy Pound explores the lives of 12 composers who died before reaching their 40th birthday.

From prison yards to sold-out stadiums, these legendary recordings capture the raw energy, improvisation, and unmatched atmosphere of rock’s finest hours

From psychedelic dreams to gritty roots-rock, 1968 was the year the counterculture exploded into its most diverse and daring masterpieces

Whether thwarted by crooked managers, catastrophic timing or financial naivety, these rock bands never nailed the greatness they deserved

From last-chance gambles to against-all-odds comebacks, these 12 albums pulled their creators back from the brink of rock’n’roll oblivion

This is the most expensive piano ever sold at auction. It's less about the piano itself than its unique place in cultural history....

From 'casual' domestic threats to blatant stereotypes, these classic rock anthems prove that some legendary lyrics definitely haven't aged gracefully

The rock musicians who walked away – or were pushed out – just before their bands exploded into global superstardom

From drunken rants to political scandals, here are 17 moments when rock’s biggest icons took rebellion too far – and paid for it

From Jack and Jill to Three Blind Mice, many of our best-loved nursery rhymes have some sinister meanings behind their cheerful lyrics. Read on for our guide to the darkest nursery rhymes of all time

Rooted in racism, homophobia and the death of 70s rock, the Disco Sucks movement took aim at the new genre sweeping all before it

From The Tyger to The Lady of Shalott, we lose ourselves in 15 of the entrancing and evocative poems in all literature

15 iconic rock acts who traded years of creative harmony for pitched legal battles over merch, royalties or songwriting credits

Until recently it was widely accepted that female composers avoided the symphonic form – but this assumption could not be further from the truth. Here are some of the greatest symphonies ever written by female composers

From post-punk’s jagged edges to stadium rock’s final roar, 1979 was the year music’s old guard met its neon future