These 25 legendary tracks were the perfect opening salvo, instantly defining the sound and ambition of rock's greatest albums ...

Bands fall apart every day – but these splits were absolute carnage: betrayal, addiction, lawsuits, and wounds that still ...

How does your cat feel about music? Feline reactions can vary, but one thing is certain – cats are highly sensitive to sound.

It must serve as a synthesis of everything that came before, providing catharsis, resolution, or (in the hands of rock's ...

I’ve waded through the entire spectrum of these rock autobiographies – from the painfully dull to the genuinely unputdownable ...

Three of the smartest men in rock built a global empire on a blend of stellar musicianship... and crackling interpersonal ...

The story of rock is usually depicted as one great relay race, where one generation hands the baton of influence to the next.

There are massively successful albums, and then there’s Rumours, by Fleetwood Mac. Released on 4 February 1977, the group’s ...

From David Bowie’s shock return to Johnny Cash’s glowing rebirth, we rank the most dramatic comebacks in rock history ...

Music videos came of age in the 1980s – where promotional clips had usually been perfunctory mimed performances, the advent ...

Audio clips from all the winning albums can be found on the BBC Music Magazine website – ...

We count down to the very best piano concerto in the classical repertoire. Immerse yourself in classical music at ...