A map of earthquakes over the past century. The large orange dot was a magnitude 4.8 on April 5, 2024.
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The earthquake, one of New Jersey’s largest on record, could be felt from Maryland to Boston. But don’t read too much into it.
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As their debut album turns 50, we look back on Kiss’s larger-than-life career – and forward to what might come next.
Zizi Strallen as Q, Angela Marie Hurst as Dee, and Carly Bawden as Anna in the new musical production of Rock Follies.
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Foot stomping songs and charismatic performances make the stage adaptation of the 1970s TV series a hit.
Turner has died at the age of 83.
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Her music can be found on dad rock compilations and on the set lists at drag nights.
Hayley Williams of Paramore – one of the bands making a comeback in the ‘emo revival’ of 2022.
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With tours from emo mainstays My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy and Paramore, this year has heralded new life for a genre fans thought had died out.
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The pianist and vocalist helped Fleetwood Mac weather the changes in the music world.
English rock duo Nova Twins: Georgia South (left) and Amy Love (right).
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Black artists have been fundamental to the history of alternative music – the introduction of the Mobos’ alternative category mustn’t forget that.
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From songs on the Spanish revolution to others on American Imperialism, Strummer’s lyrics inspired a generation of music-lovers to action.
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The sounds and attitude of punk were all about not conforming to the norm and rebelling against all that came before it.
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Beyond just his music, Freddie Mercury’s performances, style, and fluidity influenced both his generation and those that followed.
Baby chasing the dollar on the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind.
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The album cover was inspired by Kurt Cobain’s fascination with underwater births.
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A drummer with an ability to fluidly move between genres without being showy, Charlie Watts helped shape The Rolling Stones’ sound beyond rock.
Prince on stage at the 2007 Superbowl during his famous half-time performance.
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Ahead of the release of the artist’s posthumous album, a sense of awe and mystery around his huge archive of unreleased music remains
Guitarist Angus Young in his iconic school uniform.
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Released in 1980, AC/DC’s Back in Black established a sound and a way bands could be powerful brands that would reverberate through rock for years to come.
Artist’s rendition of NASA’s 2020 Mars rover collecting rocks with its robotic arm.
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Martian meteorites allow scientists here on Earth to decode that planet’s geology, more than a decade before the first missions are scheduled to bring rocks back home from Mars.
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During a tour to Australia, Little Richard feared the nuclear apocalypse and – on stage – annonced he was giving up music.
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Little Richard swung between flamboyant performances and religious fervour - but he always came back to music. With news of his death at 87, musicians paid tribute to his huge rock ‘n’ roll legacy.
The burnt ruins of the St. Mary Baptist Church, one of three that recently burned down in Louisiana.
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When three African American churches were burned down in southern Louisiana, the man accused was said to be linked to black metal, a subgenre of heavy metal with a history of violence.
Scott Walker, pop star and composer, taken in 1967.
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Possessed of one of the most distinctive voices in pop music, Scott Walker’s avant-garde aesthetic and skill as a composer made him an enduring and influential artist over more than 40 years.
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A year after Prince’s death, fans the world over are still coming to terms with the loss of an uncompromising musical and cultural visionary.