11+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1583+ words) The 1970s were the decade when an album cover stopped being merely a sleeve and became part of the experience. The results could be beautiful, bizarre, provocative or downright baffling – but rarely dull. Here are 21 extraordinary 1970s album covers that pushed the…...

17+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1190+ words) Angus Young has never been shy about naming the rock legends he thinks fall short of his uncompromising musical standards Angus Young has never been particularly interested in telling other musicians what they want to hear. For him, rock’n’roll is…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1607+ words) There’s a peculiar danger in leaving a great rock band: you might discover that the magic didn’t belong entirely to you. Some musicians walked away from hugely successful groups convinced they could do just as well on their own, only…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1738+ words) From supergroups to side projects, these 13 rock spin-offs show just how badly things can go when legends leave the mothership There comes a time in the life of most rock stars when the idea of a spin-off band becomes irresistible....

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1037+ words) From synth-heavy alter egos to symphonies played on wine glasses, we explore the greatest albums that were recorded but shelved Rock history is littered with phantom albums: records that were announced, recorded, obsessively worked on – and then somehow disappeared. Some…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (868+ words) From Henry VIII to Bhumibol Adulyadej, these monarchs didn’t merely patronise music – they played, composed, sang and shaped it Stock Montage via Getty Images Kings and queens have always surrounded themselves with music. But there’s a big difference between enjoying…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1338+ words) They’ve already revived some long-lost gems. But which forgotten Radiohead songs could make an unlikely return on the 2027 tour? Radiohead have always treated their back catalogue rather differently from most rock bands. They don't simply arrive onstage, run through the…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1426+ words) Being a member of one successful rock band is a wild accomplishment - this talented bunch performed the trick three times or more Making it the rock business with a band is often down to a combination of talent and luck....

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (809+ words) Iconic bands who, apart, never managed to recreate the intoxicating musical chemistry they generated together It's one of the great mysteries of creative genius: why do certain musicians become so much better when they're surrounded by the right people? The…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (830+ words) Hobbits? Capes? Ten-minute keyboard solos? Our resident Seventies svengali Robin Askew debunks some prevalent 1970s rock myths Andrew Putler/Redferns via Getty Images Believe it or not, Seventies rock has a bad name in certain quarters. Apparently, everyone wore a cape,…...