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Mancunian masters of the b-side: New Order, The Smiths and The Stone Roses

The best B-sides by Manchester bands

Some of the best Classic Rock debut albums from Patti Smith, Queen. Meat Loaf and Led Zeppelin.

The 25 best Classic Rock debut albums

Best videos of the 2000s

The best music videos of the 2000s

Blur invent Britpop in 1993 with a photo shoot for Modern Life Is Rubbish: amon Albarn, Alex James, Dave Rowntree and Graham Coxon

10 songs that ended an era... or began a new one

Bands that only made it into the singles charts just the once... Derek & The Dominos, Matthews Southern Comfort, Emerson Lake & Palmer and Sniff 'N' The Tears.

The 20 best Classic Rock one hit wonders

Acclaimed Smith bassist Andy Rourke - with some of his finest singles

The 10 greatest Andy Rourke basslines with The Smiths

Bob Dylan in August 1966

Bob Dylan's most important protest songs

The Libertines in 2024: Peter Doherty, Carl Barât, John Hassall and Gary Powell

What are The Libertines' biggest songs?

The Libertines

Some of the best albums of 2003 from The White Stripes, Snow Patrol, Kings Of Leon and Radiohead.

The 25 best albums of 2003

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