Classic Rock
Classic Rock is the online home of the world's best rock'n'roll magazine. We bring you breaking news, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes features, as well as unrivalled access to the biggest names in rock music; from Led Zeppelin to Deep Purple, Guns N’ Roses to the Rolling Stones, AC/DC to the Sex Pistols, and everything in between. Our expert writers bring you the very best on established and emerging bands plus everything you need to know about the mightiest new music releases.
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Status Quo dive deep into the making of their classic 1973 album Hello! in the new issue of Classic Rock

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Bryan Adams photographed the Queen at short notice – and Kate Moss in her underwear in his kitchen

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Slipknot could have had an extra member in the shape of Ozzy Osbourne

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Rod Stewart is still close to late British bluesman Long John Baldry, even though he died almost 20 years ago

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Showing a little love for the overlooked classics by prog giants Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Rush and more

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Paul Stanley, Joe Elliott, Lars Ulrich, Geddy Lee and more on their personal kings and queens of the microphone

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Girlschool’s Kim McAuliffe looks back on touring with Motörhead for the first time – and the unexpected ‘gift’ that came with it

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Slash, Angus Young, Paul Stanley, Billy Gibbons reveal the guitarists who made them want to play in the first place

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Graham Nash reveals he came close to patching up his friendship with former Crosby, Stills & Nash bandmate David Crosby days before before Crosby’s death

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Members of Kiss, Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Rage Against The Machine and more reveal the albums that set them on the path to rock stardom

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Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen on jamming with AC/DC, the majesty of Highway To Hell and the ‘pirate’ genius of Bon Scott

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Former Twisted Sister singer Dee Singer has something to say about Kiss, Ozzy and Scorpions and their respective retirements

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Wolfgang Van Halen's apprenticeship in the music business with his father and uncle's band taught him valuable lessons

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Robbie Robertson, founding guitarist with The Band and the songwriter behind The Weight and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, has died

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The Kinks pay tribute to late keyboard player John Gosling: “He has been a friend and important contributor during his time with us”

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Wolfgang Van Halen shares his memories of last year's Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London

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Van Halen’s swansong album A Different Kind Of Truth could have featured a song with the working title Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Panama if it wasn‘t for David Lee Roth having a hissy fit

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Original Eagles bassist and co-vocalist Randy Meisner has died in Los Angeles

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“He reaches down, grabs it and starts chewing”: how a member of Slipknot grossed out Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell

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“As if I’d ever think Slash isn’t capable of playing any Rihanna song in his sleep,” seethes Nuno Bettencourt in one-sided online spat with Richard Fortus

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Ex-Hanoi Rocks frontman Michael Monroe is the only guest to have appeared on two Guns N’ Roses songs

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Eddie Van Halen played guitar on a Roger Waters song back in 1990

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Billy White Jr, who drew the iconic cross that ended up on the cover of Appetite For Destruction, has passed away

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Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler looks back on his disastrous first gig with Ozzy Osbourne – and the ‘dirty protest’ that followed
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