Jim Ladd

As Don McLean prepares to return to Australia for the 55th anniversary of American Pie, the songwriter has reflected on the creation of one of the most enduring songs in popular music, revealing to Noise11 that the record's success was the result of persistence, conviction and a series of decisions that nearly did not happen.

Cream's landmark 1968 double album Wheels Of Fire will be reissued in a new 5CD Super Deluxe Edition featuring previously unreleased recordings, newly restored audio and rare material drawn from producer Felix Pappalardi's personal archive.

The Black Crowes were met with boos and walkouts at a Florida concert after singer Chris Robinson challenged a crowd chanting “USA”, triggering a tense exchange that quickly became one of the band's most talked-about live moments in years.

Queen's A Kind Of Magic reaches its 40th anniversary on 2 June, marking four decades since the band's Highlander-inspired album became a global success and unknowingly set the stage for the end of Queen's touring years with Freddie Mercury.

The Angels have unveiled a new commemorative video for Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the song that has become one of the most recognisable recordings in Australian rock history. The clip, assembled by founding guitarist Rick Brewster, features all of the vocalists who have fronted the band during its five-decade career and arrives as the group prepares to embark on a national anniversary tour spanning more than 25 dates around Australia.

The Rolling Stones have opened up about the making of their forthcoming album Foreign Tongues, revealing that the record bridges multiple eras of the band's recent history. Speaking to Vernon Kay on BBC Radio 2's Tracks Of My Years, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood detailed how the project evolved from years of demos and unfinished ideas into a 14-track album featuring both newly recorded material and performances from late drummer Charlie Watts.

AC/DC's Who Made Who reaches its 40th anniversary this week, marking four decades since the soundtrack project for Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive became one of the band's most enduring catalogue titles and delivered one of its defining songs of the 1980s.