The Stories Behind The Songs

The Killers in February 2005: David Keuning, Brandon Flowers, Ronnie Vannucci, Mark Stoermer

10 things you didn't know about The Killers' Hot Fuss album

The Killers

The Beatles in 1969 and the final ever single from 2023: Now And Then.

The final singles released by legendary artists

Some of the best indie rock tracks from the incredible year of 1979, featuring The Clash, The Stranglers, XTC and The Jam.

The 25 best indie songs of 1979

Controversial album covers: The Beatles' Yesterday & Today (covered up); The Rolling Stones' Some Girls (altered for legal reasons); Bowie's Diamond Dogs (changed for prudish reasons);John and Yoko's Two Virgins (ditto) and more

Classic Rock album covers that were changed, banned or censored

The Libertines in 2002 with their What A Waster single inset

The story of The Libertines' What a Waster

The Libertines

Black Sabbath and their 1963 movie namesake

20 bands that were named after films

The late, great Charlie Watts pictured in 1989

10 brilliant Charlie Watts moments that prove he was the backbone of The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

Albums of 2007: Editors, The Wombats, Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead

The 25 best Indie Albums of 2007

Alanis Morissette in her the video for her Ironic single

How Alanis Morissette's Ironic single led to years of shaming...

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