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We ranked rock's 25 greatest frontwomen of all time
From punk rebels to pop goddesses, these 25 frontwomen redefined charisma, power, and presence

'We all went berserk': the 1977 tour that very nearly ended Fleetwood Mac
As Rumours was flying off the shelves, Fleetwood Mac embarked upon a tour of such decadence and chaos it’s a wonder they survived

Review: Schumann: Fantasie, etc (Nikolai Lugansky)
Nikolai Lugansky brings an orchestral richness to Robert Schumann, writes Jessica Duchen
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Overrated: these 17 'classic' albums get too much love
We deconstruct the untouchable holy grails of music history, to see which legendary records actually live up to the monumental hype

1976 in rock: the 23 key events from a pivotal year for music
From punk’s chaotic birth to stadium rock’s peak, 1976 was a seismic year that forever altered the global musical landscape.

We present… 23 rock stars with bizarre hobbies
Beekeeping, WW2 memorabilia.... owning a football club? Iconic rockers have found some colourful ways to relax down the years

These 11 rock pairings really SHOULDN'T have worked. Somehow, they did
The most unexpected collaborations can deliver the most interesting outcomes, as this look back over surprisingly great pairings proves

These are the 31 classic rock albums you NEED in your collection
31 essential classic rock albums, from Zeppelin to Bowie, that shaped an era with riffs, melodies, and timeless, genre-defining innovation.

Visionary: the 23 greatest concept albums of all time
From musical Inuits to a child's fever dream, these daring albums stretch imagination with surreal narratives, bizarre sounds, and sheer unforgettable weirdness

These 17 albums made 1975 rock's greatest year
It doesn't often come up in discussions of rock's greatest years, but this '70s year saw defining statements from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and more

So, we ranked the 15 greatest bands of the 1970s. See what you think
Explore the titans of rock’s most transformative era, where stadium-filling spectacle met underground rebellion to forge the ultimate musical pantheon

The Beatles could have had TWICE as many No. 1 hits – if only they’d released these 19 singles
With 18 number one hits in the UK and 20 in the US, The Beatles were never short of hits. But as we reveal, for every hit single, they had another ace in their back pocket

Sabotaged! Rock’s 10 most self-destructive bands

These 17 seminal rock albums were completely ignored at the time
Some of rock’s most revolutionary albums were ignored at release, only to reshape music decades later – proof that true influence often takes time to reveal itself

Talking Heads: their 19 greatest tracks, ranked
The NYC new wave pioneers evolved with each album, leaving behind one of the great catalogues in American rock music

So, here we have 17 classic rock stars and their classic cars
From custom Ferraris to psychedelic Rolls-Royces, these legendary machines fueled the high-speed decadence and mythmaking of the greatest icons in rock

The 33 greatest drummers in rock history... ranked
From prog rock's technical wizardry to the thunderous grooves of the stadium era, we salute rock’s 33 most unforgettable drummers

These 13 American bands went HUGE abroad. At home, not so much
Discover the US acts who were overlooked at home but became stadium-filling deities across Europe, Japan, and the United Kingdom

These 13 albums are all legendary… for the same sad reason
From creative friction to full-blown studio warfare, these 13 legendary albums pushed their creators to breaking point... and beyond

The 17 greatest albums from 1969, the year rock traded Flower Power for the Manson nightmare
As a decade of great change came to an end, the great music just kept on coming. Here are 1969's 17 greatest albums

Backlash! 15 bands who suffered a quick and brutal fall from grace
From overnight sensations to stadium giants who overstayed their welcome: 15 bands who felt the tide of public opinion turn against them

From Talking Heads to The Cure, here's the greatest album from every 1980s year
From synth-pop to stadium rock, post-punk to art pop, here are the defining albums that shaped each unforgettable year of the 1980s

These 23 rock songs sounded like nothing else on earth. Most of them are from one particular decade
From Bill Haley to Nirvana, 23 songs that blasted into the rock pantheon like so many objects from outer space

These 13 bands were huge for a while back there. They're largely forgotten now
Once chart-topping giants, now ghosted by history: 11 '70s and '80s bands who filled arenas, ruled radio... then quietly slipped from memory
