Andrew Daly

Andrew Daly

Andrew Daly is a contributing writer at Guitar World. In addition to currently working with Copper Magazine, Goldmine Magazine and Ultimate Guitar, Andrew is the founder and editor of VWMusic, a successful rock-oriented outlet launched in 2019. Andrew has interviewed the likes of Joe Perry, Stone Gossard, Paul Stanley, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Tommy Thayer, and many more. While his instrument of choice may be the drums, Andrew is a lover of all things guitar. Some of his favourite bands are Kiss, Oasis, Spread Eagle, and Starz.

Latest articles by Andrew Daly

Segments of cover art from ten 70s rock albums

10 classic rock albums from the 70s that unintentionally paved the way for heavy metal in the 80s

By Andrew Daly Published

The 1980s didn't just happen by accident: here are 10 albums from the previous decade that laid the groundwork

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Albums
Jeff Jones head shot

Rush before Geddy Lee: Meet Jeff Jones, the bass player who stepped aside

By Andrew Daly Published

"As far as I remember, I was always there" - original Rush bassist Jeff Jones puts the story straight

Interviews
Suede

"Suede continue to make music that matters." Every Suede album from best to worst

By Andrew Daly, Paul Brannigan Published

The highs and lows of the three decades-plus journey undertaken by the UK's most darkly seductive art-rockers over ten albums

Bands & Artists
Grand Funk Railroad pictured on nude on a haystack in a barn surrounded by US flags

The beer-soaked, chart-topping anthem that saved a career and became an all-time classic

By Andrew Daly Published

It was also the beginning of the end

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Bands & Artists
Beat

How King Crimson offshoot BEAT moved from an all-star dream to reality

By Andrew Daly Published

When Adrian Belew failed to persuade the 80s line-up to reunite, he had to come up with another way of bringing that decade’s three albums back to life – and he did it

Bands & Artists