“For me, punk was always about creating space for voices that were ignored or marginalised – whether on stage, in the crowd, or through photography. Creativity and rebellion aren’t just aesthetics; th

Big Big Train cofounder Gregory Spawton on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to him.

Simon Neil leads a back on top Biffy ...

Following Richey Edwards’ disappearance and the “commercial disaster” of The Holy Bible , the MANIC STREET PREACHERS were told that this is the end. Instead, they roared back with an unassailable anthem heralding one of the biggest British albums of the ’90s. Sam Richards celebrates 30 years of Everything Must Go : “It was the most spectacular feeling,” says Nicky Wire. “That period when you go over the top...”

Knocked up quickly in a Soho rehearsal room, one of the first rallying cries of punk becomes a perennial anthem

I went to art school to be a painter. Mick Jones went to art school to put a band together. My friend was invited to try out as drummer for Mick’s band, London SS, and I went to support him. They drag