The 15 songs that spent more than five weeks at number one in the 1970s Some truly great music. Dale Maplethorpe Feb 27, 2026
The scrappy Munich studio where “the future” of music was born in 1977 Lightning in a bottle. Kelly Murphy Feb 27, 2026
“A massive influence!”: The original mod musician, according to Paul Weller “He always had a great spirit about him”. Andrew Clayman Feb 27, 2026
‘Experiment IV’: The Kate Bush video that was banned for being too violent A master storyteller. Kelly Murphy Feb 27, 2026
The song Neil Peart considered a complete joke: “What a farce!” Only in it for attention. Tim Coffman Feb 27, 2026
“F*ck you hippie!”: A baseball brawl led to Chicago’s breakthrough hit “Fuck you, hippie!” Poppy Burton Feb 27, 2026
The one guitarist Pete Townshend said could “play anything” An underrated guitarist… Ben Forrest Feb 27, 2026
The “inconsistent” Police album Sting thought could have been much better “Learned a few tricks.” Kelly Murphy Feb 27, 2026
The first great guitar record, according to John Lennon Giving the guitar a voice. Tim Coffman Feb 27, 2026
How the “most underrated American record” became Dave Grohl’s rock bible The overlooked side of the alternative sound. Tim Coffman Feb 27, 2026
“I was locked in a room in Berlin”: David Bowie hit his lowest ebb and made ‘Sound and Vision’ Sonic retreat. Tom Taylor Feb 27, 2026
“I live by that”: The greatest lyric Patti Smith ever heard Simple poetry in motion. Tom Taylor Feb 27, 2026