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How Saxon made Crusader, the album that marked the end of their early 80s glory years
Biff Byford looks back on Saxon’s divisive 1984 album Crusader
Test your rock knowledge with this week's Classic Rock Quiz
22 multiple choice questions on classic rock. It's like a pub quiz but you have to bring your own booze.
10 indisputable reasons why Essex is responsible for the best British artists ever (some might be slightly disputable)
Who do you have to thank for Blur, Depeche Mode, punk, Underworld and many more? Not Kent, that’s for sure!
Gene Simmons’ wild tales of Eddie Van Halen, Bob Dylan, Cher and Donald Trump
Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Eddie Van Halen and Diana Ross – they’ve all crossed paths with Gene Simmons
How Larkin Poe finally got over their imposter syndrome to make kick-ass new album Bloom
Larkin Poe are taking care of business in all aspects of their music and career
We got a 28-year-old music journalist to review a 30-year-old Radiohead album and this is what he wrote
Released on March 13, 1995, Radiohead’s second album continues to influence new artists and wow younger audiences
How Ricky Warwick got sober and reconnected with his Northern Irish roots on new album Blood Ties
Black Star Riders and The Almighty frontman Ricky Warwick is sharper than ever on his new solo album Blood Ties
“Gong’s appeal? Not becoming too commercially successful”: Daevid Allen’s grateful farewell
Months before his death from cancer, he encapsulated his unique vision in a forward-looking album, then left others to continue his work
“There certainly was a fair amount of hard drinking. But there was a degree of professionalism, if hard to recognise at times”: How The Pogues made a folk-punk classic in Rum, Sodomy & The Lash
The Pogues’ second album Rum, Sodomy & The Lash remains the late Shane MacGowan’s finest moment
What happened when Black Sabbath reunited for one day only at Live Aid 1985
Back To The Beginning won’t be the first time Black Sabbath’s founding lineup briefly got back together to raise money for charity…
How the Manic Street Preachers shook things up to make new album Critical Thinking
Even after all this time, the Manic Street Preachers still bow to no one
How The Knack wrote My Sharona, the one hit wonder to end all one hit wonders
New Wave megahit My Sharona was The Knack’s sole claim to fame – but what a claim to fame
Phil Collins' memories of Led Zeppelin's "dark, sulphurous" reunion at Live Aid are brutal, and he refuses to be made a scapegoat
The prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had planned
What happened on Kate Bush’s Tour Of Life, her only-ever road trip, in 1979
Gruelling exertion, exhilaration, determination and a human tragedy all played a part in her 1979 Tour Of Life – and she never hit the road again
The blockbusting Queen ballad that changed Von Hertzen Brothers frontman Mikko Von Herzten’s life
When Von Hertzen Brothers’ Mikko Von Hertzen has control of the playlist, these are the songs you’re going to hear
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Including Ghost, Volbeat, Ricky Warwick, Baby Said and more!
Wendy James fell in love with an Iron Butterfly song she’d never be drunk enough to write
Won over by the psych-prog outfit, ex Transvision Vamp singer used a clip from In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida in one of her own songs
How Ian Gillan put Deep Purple behind him and launched a new chapter of his career with Gillan
Ian Gillan reinvented himself as a NWOBHM-era star with Gillan
