LSD, rehab, whiskey, fights, and in their spare time Blue Cheer invented heavy metal. This is their twisted tale
The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards Is 80 today. 10 years ago he took over BBC4 for a weekend of classic movies and vintage cartoons – he even made us a playlist. Here's what we learned…
A slew of acclaimed albums and hit singles, non-stop tours, a ruinous record deal and a singer who couldn't let go. What the hell happened to Creedence Clearwater Revival?
The very best Rolling Stones tracks, as chosen by those best qualified to judge: their fellow musicians
Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil reflects on Freddie Mercury & Co, from the new book Long Live Queen
Ever wonder what classic World Cup moments would look like on cup-winning album sleeves? Wonder no more…
The Editors of Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, and Prog choose the stories they're most proud of publishing this year.
For World Guitar Day 2017, we asked you to vote for the greatest ever guitar riffs. Here then, are the 20 greatest riffs of all time: the stories behind them and how to play them…
Between 1971 and 1974, Rory Gallagher made six incendiary albums that sealed his reputation as the People’s guitar hero. This is the story
We investigate the career highlights of Jaco Pastorius, bass player extraordinaire
Just months before he died, blues icon Johnny Winter and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry met for the first time to talk hell-raising, music-making and the price of fame.
John Fogerty's classic rockabilly-tinged evocation of doom, inspired by an old film noir, is now itself a mainstay of movie soundtracks.
Late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts on the tragedy of Brian Jones, the glory of Led Zeppelin and the importance of a good tailor
Led Zeppelin’s final tour of the US in 1977 should have been their most glorious. But it wasn’t. There was tension, unpleasantness and negativity, and that was just the start
Gaze with wonder as a juvenile audience copes with some of Led Zeppelin's biggest moments
A man with a huge beard and an equally voluminous sense of humour, Dusty Hill tells Classic Rock about shooting himself and what he'd like written on his tombstone
The first single released after Brian Jones' death and the Rolling Stones' last UK No.1 hit, Honky Tonk Women was the song that ushered in the future for the band
As Sex Pistol Glen Matlock gears up to deliver his first masterclass at the London Bass Guitar Show, he reveals the records that got him there...
