Classic Rock

Phil Lynott

Bandmates, friends and associates remember the Phil they knew.

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New albums from Casket Rats, Slash, Jan Akkerman, AVTT/ PTTN, Graham Bonnet, Sunn O))), Jim Peterik & World Stage, The Saints… Reissues from Rush, Iron Maiden, Rolling Stones, Thin Lizzy, Patti Smith, Dream Theater, Faces, Motörhead, Uriah Heep,...

Iron Maiden

“We all had that feeling on The Number Of The Beast: ‘Nobody's ever heard anything like this before.’”

Queen

“We knew that if the next album didn’t succeed, the ship would sink.”

Motörhead

Aconversation with Lemmy is in one sense like a Motörhead gig – there’s no bullshit. When Lemmy talks about the rock’n’roll life, it’s with the hardearned wisdom of a man who has seen it all, done it all, and got a whole collection of T-shirts. When he...

Ozzy Osbourne

We bid farewell to the Prince Of Darkness.

GREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

JOHN FOGERTY ON RECRIMINATIONS, REVIVALS AND REUNIONS

KNOPFLER, ILLSLEY & FLETCHER REVISIT BROTHERS IN ARMS 40 YEARS ON

Black Sabbath

On July 5, 2025, the original four members of Black Sabbath reunite to play the very last Sabbath show, in their home city. After that there will be no more comebacks, no more tours, no more ‘final’ shows. Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill look back at their...

FLEETWOOD MAC

THE MAKING OF FLEETWOOD MAC AND HOW IT TRANSFORMED THEM FROM SMALL FRY TO BIG MAC

Pink Floyd

Picture the scene. It’s the early 1990s or thereabouts, and indie rockers Radiohead are gathered at their shared dwelling in East Oxford. One night, guitarist Jonny Greenwood steps over the usual detritus of communal living – unwashed crockery,...

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New albums from Jethro Tull, The Darkness, The Wildhearts, Steven Wilson, Neil Young, Coheed And Cambria, Ricky Warwick, Leaf Hound, Killswitch Engage… Reissues from Bon Jovi, Rush, David Lee Roth, Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Dream Theater, The Move, Steely...

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New albums from Thin Lizzy, Larkin Poe, Dream Theater, Hawkwind, Iggy Pop, Black Eyed Sons, Thundermother, G3, Night Flight Orchestra, Hellacopters… Reissues from Gillan, Sharks, Bill Nelson, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, The Creation, The Fall… DVDs,...

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New albums from Manic Street Preachers, DeWolff, Tremonti, Pete Townshend & Rachel Fuller, White Denim, Lambrini Girls, Julian Cope, Franz Ferdinand, FaithNYC, Cosmic Room 99… Reissues from Twisted Sister, Bush, King Crimson, Rival Sons, Sparks, Band...

THE ULTIMATE REVIEW 2024

AC/DC DAVID GILMOUR FOREIGNER SLASH OZZY OSBOURNE GHOST BRUCE DICKINSON HAWKWIND THE BLACK CROWES and more!

The Dirt

Fantastic news that Thunder’s Danny Bowes is back and on the road to recovery; Pink Floyd cash out; Arnel Piñeda keeps his deposit; Thin Lizzy unplug… Welcome Back Gary Marx and Fantastic Negrito… Say hello to Sacri Monti and Crossbone Skully… Say...

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New albums from MC5, Jerry Cantrell, Quireboys, Primal Scream, The Offspring, Moggs Hotel, Massive Wagons, Big Big Train, Von Hertzen Brothers, Devin Townsend… Reissues from Queen, Thin Lizzy, Tony Iommi & Glenn Hughes, The Yardbirds, Whitesnake,...

Thin Lizzy

It was raining as I drove west along the A40 motorway that December morning. I was on my way to meet with Thin Lizzy to talk about recording a new album. They had been writing and rehearsing new songs in a residential studio facility situated almost 20...

Aerosmith

“We didn’t give a shit about fashion. We just went out and kicked f**king ass.”

Bruce Springsteen

“He knew he was on to something that could be really explosive and raise his profile as a mass artist.”