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New Order's Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris

Where did New Order get the title Blue Monday from?

New Order

Could these frontmen master a guitar riff? Freddie Mercury. Bono and Ian Curtis

Great frontmen who weren't that great on guitar

The Smiths in June 1985: Johnny Marr, Morrissey, Mike Joyce and the late, great Andy Rourke.

The 10 greatest Andy Rourke basslines with The Smiths

Best videos of the 2000s

The best music videos of the 2000s

David Bowie in 1969

How Space Oddity gave David Bowie his first hit

Queen guitarist Brian May with Glastonbury Festival's Pyramid Stage inset

Brian May renews stance on Queen not playing Glastonbury due to "politics": “They like killing badgers”

Some of the best albums of 1998 from Garbage, Manic Street Preachers, The Cardigans, Embrace, Gomez and Catatonia.

The 25 best Indie Albums of 1998

Oh, Macca. 16 January 1980 and Paul McCartney is arrested at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport when 8 ounces of marijuana is found in his luggage.

The most ill-advised things your favourite rock stars have done

The Who post for a group portrait in London in 1965

The story behind The Who's I Can't Explain: who and what inspired the single?

The Who

Red hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea with his solo album Honora inset

Flea announces solo album Honora, plus shares new track Traffic Lights ft. Thom Yorke

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Florence Welch at Glastonbury Festival 2015 with Dave Grohl inset

How Florence Welch's Glasto cover of Foo Fighters' Times Like These made Dave Grohl cry

Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon in 2024

Caleb Followill at 44: Everything you should know about the Kings Of Leon frontman

Kings Of Leon

The "Sid" line-up of the Sex Pistols in 1977: Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook, Sid Vicious and Steve Jones

What happened to the members of the Sex Pistols after they split?

Sex Pistols

Dave Grohl performs in 2025

Dave Grohl turns 57: Everything to know about the Nirvana & Foo Fighters rocker

Jack O'Connell and Paul Weller

Jack O'Connell praises "utter gent" Paul Weller who he convinced to let him direct his music video

David Bowie in The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)

David Bowie hid a secret message on the cover of one of his most famous albums

The Libertines' Pete Doherty, Carl Barat, Gary Powell and John Hassall in 2002

Why The Libertines' Time For Heroes is a protest song...

The Libertines

Albums with strong opening tracks from The Doors, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Police and more

The 30 greatest Classic Rock album opening tracks