For us, rock and roll was a term applied to music of the 1950s such as Elvis Presley or Chuck Berry – and was strictly to be avoided.

A new reissue highlights the often-overlooked Paul Collins’ Beat, one of the great power pop bands from the late ’70s/early ’80s.

After a late-career surge, more than a few bands would be temped to coast on their good fortune. Not Deep Purple.

An EP release has an interesting aesthetic all its own, as shown by key releases from R.E.M., Let’s Active, the Dream Syndicate, the Bangles and others.

It seems the magical, minimum number needed to qualify as a rock ‘n’ roll band is three. So, let’s pit some famous rock trios against each other.

Vast amounts of delay, flanging and compression marred the original Grand Funk vinyl edition. A new remaster aims to remediate things.

In retrospect, I’m kind of sorry I just couldn’t get into Rush’s ‘2112’ when it first came out.

JC Mosquito counts down the most memorable moments in rock and roll history.

Bruce Springsteen has always been dogged by rumors of versions of albums that differed markedly from what became the commercial release.

Let’s stalk through the rock ‘n’ roll graveyard and dig up some of the scariest music on this side of the mortal curtain from Joy Division and others.