Rod Stewart – Hair, heart and hits
With football in his veins and a harmonica in his pocket, he developed in Highgate. Rod Stewart, the son of a Scottish master builder raised in London
China Girl – David Bowie
Far from the glossy brilliance of her 1983 rebirth, China Girl started life. First penned in Berlin in 1977 during Bowie's collaboration with Iggy Pop
Top 10 rock band drummers of all time
In rock music, the drummer is often the unsung hero, the engine behind the noise. While frontmen grab the mic and guitarists bend the spotlight, it’s the drummer who holds it all together, or tears it apart when needed. Here’s our pick of the 10
1901 – Phoenix
Early in 2009, when 1901 showed up, it felt as though someone had captured the sense of a rooftop summer and sent it revolving via a synthesizer
Which famous artist or band holds the record for the highest number of plagiarism cases?
In music, success often comes with scrutiny. While many artists face the occasional accusation, only a few reach record-breaking levels of plagiarism claims. Who tops the list? The answer might surprise you.
West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
The pulse is immediate. A creeping synth bass, a dash of urban claustrophobia, then Neil Tennant's voice slithers in like a narrator viewing it all from a steamed-up car window
Interview of Joe Strummer – The Clash (1988)
Capturing the late Clash front guy in a rare moment of reflective honesty, the 1988 Night Network interview with Joe Strummer is gripping since it combines his punk ethos with emerging maturity
A Night Like This – The Cure
Some songs develop like forgotten movie scenes, and A Night Like This runs in dark blue tones
Discovery – Daft Punk
Discovery, published in 2001, appeared like a revelation draped in sequins, an album that reinvented electronic music
When You Gonna Learn? – Jamiroquai
When You Gonna Learn? debuted the world to a fresh voice wearing vintage attire in 1992 on the fledgling Acid Jazz label