The Freddie Mercury song that Queen’s Brian May never gets tired of playing
Spoiler: it’s not Bohemian Rhapsody!
Classic Rock Features
Latest Updates
How Big Big Train broke through with The Underfall Yard, the album that nearly broke them
Their sixth album, released in 2009, was their first with singer David Longdon and drummer Nick D'Virgilio – and it nearly broke the band
The tumultuous history of Testament, thrash metal’s greatest nearly-men
If there’s a thrash metal Big Five, Bay Area bangers Testament ares strong contenders
The epic story of Bob Dylan’s holy trinity of mystical, magical mid-60s albums
How Bob Dylan changed the course of music forever with Bringing It Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde On Blonde
How Whitesnake shed their skin and made a solid gold hard rock classic with the 1987 album
David Coverdale looks back on the making of Whitesnake’s hair metal-era classic 1987
Late keyboard legend Ian McLagan’s wild tales of the Stones, Rod Stewart, Brian Epstein and more
Jamming with Keith Richards, laughing at Bob Dylan’s gags, buying Rod Stewart’s drinks – former Faces keyboard player Ian McLagan did it all and more
Ever wondered what it's like to stay at Elton John's house? Wonder no more, here's the inside story
An ex-housesitter spills the beans on the “nerve-wracking” experience of lodging at Elton’s pad
Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on his stint playing in Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
The Radiohead bassist has just completed a stint in Nick Cave’s band and opens up on “the best time with the loveliest people”
The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2024
A-listers, established artists, up-and-comers, previously unknowns and more
The night an ex-Beatle gatecrashed a Deep Purple show for an impromptu jam
At a gig in Sydney in 1984, Deep Purple were joined by surprise guest Arnold Grove – aka former Beatles guitarist George Harrison
“I was infatuated”: Gun guitarist Jools Gizzi on his prog hero Alex Lifeson
Scottish rocker discovered Jethro Tull fan, Pink Floyd and Tangerine Dream as a teenager – but Rush really stood out to him as he learned to play
10 brilliant rock albums that last less than 30 minutes
Only got half an hour to spare? These mighty producers of musical brevity are here to answer your prayers
Meet Sacri Monti, the psychedelic rockers who don’t know where they’re going but dig the journey
From Oceanside, California, Sacri Monti met in high school in the early 2000s and have been jamming (and other things) ever since
The night Bob Dylan trolled David Letterman and a TV audience of millions
When The Late Show celebrated its 10th anniversary they organised the starriest of all-star bands to back Bob Dylan. It did not work out
The 10 best King Crimson songs, by Jakko Jakszyk
King Crimson guitarist and singer Jakko Jakszyk picks his 10 favourite tracks by his favourite band
Introducing Crossbone Skully, Tommy Henriksen's avenging superhero from outer space
Welcome to Alice Cooper guitarist Tommy Henriksen’s Mutt Lange-produced 80s-rock-leaning project
Danny Bowes on the long road to recovery and his spoken word tour
Back from the brink: Thunder vocalist Danny Bowes returns after major medical trauma
Best record players: turntables tested for every budget
Want to hear your records at their very best? Our experts have picked out the best record players for every budget, from affordable automatics to hi-end, hi-fi highlights
Fantastic Negrito has poured his upbringing into his extraordinary and beautiful latest album
Xavier Dphrepaulezz on Sion Of A Broken Man, the concept album inspired by his tumultuous relationship with his late father
