Some of the key albums of 1981: Kraftwerk, New Order, The Human League, Depeche Mode, OMD.

The 25 best albums of 1981

The line-up of Pixies that made Doolittle: Dave Lovering (drums), Joey Santiago (guitar), Black Francis (vocals and guitar) and Kim Deal (bass)

Why Pixies' Monkey Gone To Heaven is the greatest song about the environment

Pixies

The Beatles: 1962-1966 and 1967-1970

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Johnny Marr onstage at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith; 12th April 2024

Johnny Marr brings Smiths hits and solo charm to Hammersmith

Johnny Marr

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner

The story of Arctic Monkeys' Brianstorm

Arctic Monkeys

James Dean Bradfield in the video for Manic Street Preachers' A Design For Life

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Manic Street Preachers

Hozier with Homer Simpson inset

Hozier thinks AI Homer Simpson singing Take Me To Church is "fun" but fears impact of artificial intelligence on music

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

Blur

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