Niall Doherty

Had he not seen the light, we would’ve been deprived of one of the synth-rock titans’ all-time great songs

The Machina standout, which turns 25 next month, marked the beginning of the end for the alt-rock heroes’ first phase

It’s 30 years since the Athens, Georgia legends began a huge tour to support Monster and frontman Stipe had no choice but to up the flamboyance in his frontman game

Thom Yorke first performed the band’s much-loved 1995 single with his previous group Headless Chickens, and there’s video evidence

The band brought together members of Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains and Screaming Trees and they emerged with one of the most underrated rock records of the 90s

The ex-Velvet Underground leader got into the habit of throwing house parties in West London, and always made sure one man was invited

Jarvis & co. headed all the way down to New Orleans for a show, and then wished they hadn't

It’s 40 years ago this weekend that the veteran bluesman took action against the rock icons for borrowing his song...

The guitarist has a new record out now, and next on his schedule is another Alter Bridge album before returning to Creed duties

It was all going right until it went very, very wrong

The tale of how the Welsh trio's last Number One single, which was released 25 years ago next week, came together.

Thirty years ago, Eddie Vedder & co. aired a live radio show and delivered a cult classic featuring guest slots from their heavyweight grunge pals

From Six. By Seven to Clinic and The Delgados to …Trail Of Dead, here’s ten albums released in 2000 worthy of a revisit 25 years later

Michael Jackson wanted the pair to team up on a huge hit but the Purple One wasn’t having it

The Blur frontman and Oasis leader spent the 90s at loggerheads but a chance meeting paved the way to a blossoming friendship

The pair roped in the Scottish rockers for some football-style chanting when they found themselves working in the studio next door

There was more to Bradfield’s searing guitar part on this classic Manics cut than flashy playing, the singer and guitarist explains

There’s a raft of Yuletide tunes by the Seattle titans to see you through the festive period

How a song about the “hardscrabble lives” of the fledgling rockers became a timeless rock anthem

The ex-White Stripes man and guitar magus on the essential ingredients he thinks it takes to become a six-string master

The Fleetwood Mac icon has a contemporary pop favourite but isn’t happy about all the cussing