The first great guitar record, according to John Lennon

Even though The Beatles honed their chops as one of the best live acts, John Lennon felt that they could only copy the true ...

How John Deacon gave a Queen classic a punk feel: “He played it on a Stratocaster”

Queen were about as far away from the subversive abrasion of 1970s punk as it was possible to get, but John Deacon still used its inspiration for a guitar riff.

The electrifying life and dark times of Phil Lynott, by Thin Lizzy‘s Scott Gorham

January 2026 marked 40 years since the death of iconic Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott. To mark the occasion, Classic Rock ...
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“He was like, ‘Yeah, we just layered, like, 10 different guitars to get that guitar tone.’ I was like, ‘Oh, that's pretty amazing’”: How a warped sample and some ...

When I first heard it it reminded me of the feeling I got when I heard Hey Ya!, or when I heard Crazy, by Gnarls Barkley,” ...

Bruno Mars’ ‘The Romantic’: All 9 Tracks Ranked

It’s been a long wait for Bruno Mars‘ new album The Romantic: five years since his An Evening With Silk Sonic team-up with Anderson .Paak and 10 years (!!) since his most rece ...
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Music of the Month: The Best Albums and Tracks of February 2026

While the depths of winter continue to punish myself and other readers in the UK, the past four weeks have been rich as ever in delivering standout full-length records and on-repeat new tracks as 2026 ...