Highlights from the year of 1974, courtesy of Queen, KISS, Rush and Sparks.

The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1974

David Bowie as the Thin White Duke and Roger Moore as James Bond

David Bowie turned down the part of a James Bond villain in the 80s

Blur in May 1991: Alex James, Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn

This Blur interview from 1991 is pure Britpop nostalgia

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Some of the biggest albums of 1985: Low-Life., The Head On The Door, Meat Is Murder and Hounds Of Love.

The 25 best albums of 1985

Some of the biggest rock albums of '73, from Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield, Led Zeppelin and IThe Rolling Stones.

The 25 best Classic Rock albums of 1973

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Hozier is "delighted" with Too Sweet TikTok success and teases "different vibe" for milestone shows

Oasis in November 1993: Noel Gallagher, Bonehead, Paul McGuigan, Tony McCarroll, Liam Gallagher.

10 things you didn't know about Supersonic by Oasis

Oasis

Vampire Weekend in 2024: Chris Baio, Ezra Koenig and Chris Tomson

Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us Track By Track

Vampire Weekend

Some fine British debut albums from the wonderful 90s: The Sundays, Suede, PJ Harvey, Massive Attack, Oasis, Elastica, The Charlatans, Portishead, Stereophonics, Mansun, Inspiral Carpets and Muse

The 25 best British debut albums of the 1990s

Ocean Colour Scene in 1996 and the cover of their Moseley Shoals album

Why Ocean Colour Scene’s Moseley Shoals album is so iconic

Damon Albarn in Blur's Song 2 video

How Blur escaped Britpop with Song 2

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