Niall Doherty

Things were never straightforward for Corgan & co. throughout the 90s and the tale of what was meant to be their final record pretty much sums it up

Billy Corgan’s alt-rock titans were one of the most prolific bands of the 90s. Here’s ten brilliant cuts that never made it onto one of their records.

Are you aware of how many incredible seventh records there are? Introducing the magnificent seven...

The Radiohead man was being pretty chill when talking about acts who have been influenced by his band… and then he remembered the M word

The guitarist’s solo debut It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere turns 30 this week but it could’ve been a GN’R album if he'd had his way

The indie trailblazers’ second album turns 40 this month and sealed their status as one of the best British guitar groups ever

If you’ve been wondering what connects Disturbed, Kanye West, The 1975, David Guetta, James Corden, Nas, New Found Glory, Foals, Dizzee Rascal and more then this is the list for you. If you haven’t, you might as well read it anyway.

The grunge superstars learned a lot when they teamed up with the rock veteran to make his 1995 album, but they regret not putting their name on it

From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had classics going spare and shopped them elsewhere.

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