Guardian Music — Sam Leith enjoys a romp through Rod Stewart's colourful, rackety, rock'n'roll lifeHe's an strange figure, Rod Stewart: wildly successful but, despite having been in the Faces and the Jeff Beck Group, never quite cool. He doesn't feel central to the w... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Lord Don't Slow Me Down is a rockumentary film, looking back on British band Oasis' Don't Believe the Truth world tour which took place from May 2005 to March 2006. The film is directed by Baillie Walsh. It went platinum in the UK. The D... more info

Guardian Music — A reminder of Rod the mod at his peerless best, before the Atlantic crossing that robbed him of his soulReading on a mobile? Click here to view video.I once went to a party in a scout hut for someone's 18th birthday. There was a disco, of sorts; and ... more info

Guardian Music — He once did so much acid he thought his guitar was a snake. But don't worry, these days Carlos Santana is more interested in singing through his fingers and comparing himself to a horseGood evening Carlos, how are you?I'm grateful! Happy!What do you ... more info

ContactMusic — ZZ Top will receive the Living Legend Award at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour The veteran rockers - comprising Billy Gibbons Frank Beard and Dusty Hill - will follow in the footsteps of Jeff Beck Alice Cooper Ozzy Osbourne Jimmy Page and Iggy Po... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — At age 26, bandleader Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is the heir to a legacy of Crescent City musical royalty that includes Dr. John, the Marsalis family and the Neville Brothers. With a hip-shaking sound that mixes New Orleans jazz with funk, hi... more info

ContactMusic — Jimi Hendrix has seen off competition from a string of Brits to top a new Greatest Guitarists poll The rock legend landed at number one on the Rolling Stone list ahead of Eric Clapton Jimmy Page Keith Richards and Jeff Beck who make up the top five b... more info

Guardian Music — As the Rolling Stones prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first ever gig, we visit Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – for an interview with Mick Jagger in 1987 by the late Tom Hibbert for Q... more info

Guardian Music — Tony Cash (Letters, 23 June) is right to say that Paul McCartney's melodies are better than Bob Dylan's. Indeed, Dylan himself has admitted to being "in awe" of McCartney as a tunesmith. However, to say that McCartney's songs lend themselves to more ... more info

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