Ritchie Blackmore on the anxiety he couldn’t outrun
Ritchie Blackmore’s ruthlessness is the stuff of rock lore. After forcing out Ian Gillan and dismissing bass guitarist…
Spotify says its best developers haven’t written a line of code since December, thanks to AI
Has AI coding reached a tipping point? That seems to be the case for Spotify at least, which…
I Am The Black Wizards by Emperor: the story behind the song
For almost three decades, symphonic black metal pioneers Emperor have been a name consistently ranked among extreme metal’s…
They were Brum’s answer to The Beatles — until Harold Wilson sued them
Early on Saturday 30 September 1967, the BBC launched Radio One, designed to replace the offshore pirate stations…
“I would’ve loved to sing like Ozzy. But these horrible noises came out of my throat instead!”: The trailblazing German thrash queen who inspired a generation of female metal singers
Holy Moses are the connoisseurs’ 80s German thrash band of choice, thanks in part to their trailblazing singer…
The one band Pete Townshend would delete from history
(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Sat 14 February 2026 15:00, UK Rock and roll has always meant something…
The song Sting always wishes he had been able to write
(Credits: A&M Records) Sat 14 February 2026 15:44, UK It turns out you can have fronted one of…
The one band Jimmy Page said was as good as Led Zeppelin
(Credits: Far Out / 2025 Paradise Pictures Ltd) Sat 14 February 2026 16:30, UK Anyone who has built…
Every song by The Beatles wrote about Jane Asher
(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Sat 14 February 2026 17:00, UK You could count on one hand the…
The guitarist who walked out on sessions with John Lennon
(Credits: Far Out / Tony Barnard / Los Angeles Times / UCLA Library) Sat 14 February 2026 21:30,…
The one singer Paul Simon said was in his own league
(Credits: Far Out / Album Cover) Sat 14 February 2026 19:30, UK There’s a certain musical hierarchy when…
Rare footage of Led Zeppelin on tour in 1972 has surfaced online
High-quality footage of Led Zeppelin playing in Amsterdam in 1972 has emerged online – check it out below. The rock icons played in…