Latest articles by Dave Everley
Inspired by Pink Floyd, Marillion made a film out of their album Brave. It didn’t go well
Marillion’s attempt to make a full-length move to accompany 1994 concept album Brave went so badly that the director disassociated himself from it
L.A. Guns appear impervious to age on Leopard Skin
Sunset Strip veterans L.A. Guns' late-career hot streak continues on album number 15
"It’s getting ridiculous now, isn’t it? We’re the last men standing."
As their new album Dreams On Toast proves, The Darkness are everything rock’n’roll should be in 2025
Prog is the reason Rick Astley became a singer
Pop star made his life-changing decision at a Camel concert, before discovering the work of keyboard genius Wakeman via Yes
Rush’s R50 is a luxurious celebration with an emotional punch at the end
Multi-format box set cherrypicks at least one track from every studio and live album of the Canadian giants’ career
“Life is meaningless – so embrace it”: Steven Wilson looks back at Planet Earth
His challenging return-to-prog album The Overview contrasts the collapse of a nebula with a bursting grocery bag in Swindon, all to illustrate that space is “nothingness; it’s scary; it’s death”
How Ricky Warwick got sober and reconnected with his Northern Irish roots on new album Blood Ties
Black Star Riders and The Almighty frontman Ricky Warwick is sharper than ever on his new solo album Blood Ties
What happened on Kate Bush’s Tour Of Life, her only-ever road trip, in 1979
Gruelling exertion, exhilaration, determination and a human tragedy all played a part in her 1979 Tour Of Life – and she never hit the road again
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson stays curious while he still can with Curious Ruminant
Curious Ruminant, the band’s third album in three years, is more meditative and personal as their leader explains why he’s more motivated than ever
"Urgency still surrounds the band”: Jethro Tull’s Curious Ruminant
Their 24th album echoes the renewed vigour of The Zealot Gene and RökFlöte, but takes a different path
David Johansen, New York Dolls singer, dead at 75
The death of New York Dolls singer David Johansen has been confirmed by a spokesperson
David Lee Roth teaches a lesson in how not to conduct a solo career in five albums
David Lee Roth's precipitous post-Van Halen tail-off is documented on The Warner Recordings 1985-1994
Inspired by Keith Moon and Star Trek, Come Sail Away took Styx to places they never expected
A song about being picked up and taken away by aliens, Come Sail Away gave Styx a career boost and eventually took on a life of its own
Overkill’s Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth is the thrash survivor that cancer and a stroke couldn’t kill
Overkill’s Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth has spent a life on thrash’s frontlines
How Nita Strauss became a modern guitar hero
From Alice Cooper to Demi Lovato and her own solo work, Nita Strauss has become a modern metal icon
"It doesn't wholly demystify them, but it reveals the human brilliance at their heart": Becoming Led Zeppelin strips away the mystique to present the birth of a legend
Rare footage and the voice of John Bonham – Becoming Led Zeppelin is cracks opens the door into an unseen world
"I’d listen to that song and dream about my future": The soundtrack of Luke Spiller's life
Luke Spiller picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the classic album he might record new vocals for
“Sometimes his lyrics are so indistinct they may as well be wordless. Sometimes they are actually wordless”: Jonathan Hultén’s Eyes Of The Living Night is brilliant and beautiful
After channeling Nick Drake and Bert Jansch on his first record, the Swedish guitarist’s pivot from extreme metal brings him to a Kate Bush-like world
The late 80s alt-metal album that Korn guitarist Head says accidentally invented nu metal
The alt-metal classic that came out of nowhere and changed everything
Larkin Poe serve up more country-infused rock'n'roll on album six, Bloom
Nashville siblings return with an album as earthy as the dust blown up by a Tennessee gale
Body Count frontman Ice-T explains why Slayer's comeback is great for metal fans
Body Count frontman and self-professed Slayer superfan Ice-T talks the return of the Big Four's most notorious band
Floor Jansen on Yesterwynde, Nightwish's future plans and what comes next
Nightwish might not have been on the road in 2024, but they still put out one of the year's best albums
“Our best friends were drug dealers”: The chaotic story of Aerosmith’s early years
The birth of American rock’s original Crazy Gang
