The Best Books About Music

The best books about music for World Book Day

Scenes from some of the greatest music docs of all time: Mick Jagger gets worried in Gimme Shelter; The Beatles get down in Peter Jackson's Get Back; and Liam Gallagher gets thoughtful in Supersonic.

The 20 best music documentaries

1.2 million fans watch The Rolling Stones play Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 February 2006

10 of the biggest gigs in history

Heartbreakers from Hall & Oates, The Rolling Stones, Harry Nilsson and Fleetwood Mac

The 20 best Classic Rock break-up songs

Classic rock albums with great final tracks: Sgt Pepper, The Doors, Ziggy Stardust and Let It Bleed

20 of the best closing tracks from Classic Rock albums

Superbowl stars: Paul McCartney, Prince and The Rolling Stones have all performed at the event

The most memorable Super Bowl Half-Time performances

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

Great frontmen who weren't that great on guitar

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

The 30 greatest Classic Rock album opening tracks

Still in business in 2026: Suede, Pulp and The Cure

The oldest Indie bands still touring in 2026

Great rock documentaries: The Beatles in Get Back; Bob Dylan in Don't Look Back; The Stones in Gimme Shelter; and The Who in The Kids Are Alright

The best Classic Rock documentaries

Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones in 2013

Keith Richards: his most insightful quotes

The Rolling Stones in 2023

The Rolling Stones reportedly axe 2026 tour plans as Keith Richards 'couldn't commit' to dates

Fatboy Slim on The Chris Moyles Show, December 2025... and Mick Jagger in 1965.

Fatboy Slim finally persuaded The Rolling Stones to let him release Satisfaction Skank

David Bowie on Pett Level Beach in East Sussex in May 1980 for the Ashes To Ashes video; the same location in 2019.

13 of the most famous Classic Rock video locations

The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

The Rolling Stones pianist hints at 2026 European tour

Classic LIVE albums from The Smiths, Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, Radiohead and more.

15 incredible LIVE albums from Indie artists

Fantastic compilations from likes of Blur, Oasis, The Killers, The Smiths and more...

Best "Best Ofs": the greatest artist compilations of all time

Classic Rock on film: Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains The Same (1976)

The 10 best Classic Rock concert films