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Articles on Rock Music

Grunge / 5 Jun 2026 / Gemma Phillips

This was always an album-format genre. Here are the essential grunge records, in order, and exactly why each one earns its reputation.

Classic Rock / 20 Feb 2026 / Chloe Nelson

From blues covers to concept albums to a radio label: the decade-by-decade story of how the sound came together, and who got left off the shortlist.

Classic Rock / 11 Feb 2026 / Natalie Brooks

What the term classic rock really covers, where the sound came from, and the names, strands and records worth knowing before you dig deeper.

Grunge / 3 Nov 2025 / Rachel Hughes

How a damp, overlooked corner of the Pacific Northwest turned secondhand amplifiers and DIY singles into one of rock's defining sounds.