Latest articles by Dave Ling
How Cinderella made one of the most epic ballads of the hair metal era – with help from the Rolling Stones’ producer
Cinderella hit big with one of the greatest weepies of the glam metal era
The miraculous rise of Porcupine Tree, the modern prog superstars who started out as a joke
An archive interview with the band whose modern take on progressive rock brought the genre out of the past and gave it a future
How Sylvester Stallone turned Survivor from no-hopers to heavyweight champions of AOR
The story behind the biggest song of 1982
Quireboys frontman Spike is currently on an unplugged tour - and he's telling some wild stories
Quireboys singer Spike is touring the UK with a bagful of stories, a pocketful of songs, and a guitar
Ana Popovic on fixing world craziness, getting Bruce Springsteen's approval and turning funky
Ana Popovic is about to bring her fiery, guitar-laced blues to London
How Iron Maiden rose above a press backlash and accusations of “hype” to deliver their classic Killers album
The story behind Iron Maiden’s classic second album, Killers
The sudden rise, spectacular fall and slow recovery of America's great lost AOR band, Tyketto
Despite falling record sales and changes in the musical landscape, Tyketto stayed true to their style. Now, with a new album on the way, they’re finding a new audience
The story of Forty-Five Hundred Times, the Status Quo classic that ended a partnership
Forty-Five Hundred Times was the song that threw a spanner in the songwriting partnership of Status Quo's Parfitt and Rossi, but it took on a life of its own, and they even extended it for royalty
Phil Campbell interview: My life in Motörhead
In 2010, Classic Rock interviewed late Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell about his brilliant quarter century in one of rock'n'roll's greatest bands
“We never really fitted in at all. Most heavy metal bands were riff-based. A thousand bands were copying Judas Priest and Iron Maiden”: The chaotic story of Spider, the unluckiest boogie rock band of the 80s
They were touted as the new Status Quo but things never quite worked out
How the Marshall Tucker Band made Can’t You See, the southern rock that deserves to be up there with Sweet Home Alabama
The Marshall Tucker Band made a stone-cold southern rock classic with Can’t You See
Francis Rossi comes clean on Status Quo, Rick Parfitt and new solo album The Accidental
With Status Quo now history and Francis Rossi enjoying his An Audience With tours, a new album was far from his mind
Dan Byrne is ready for the world - but is the world ready for him?
The blues rocker with the big voice plays UK shows this month and next
Graham Gouldman on royal approval and the chances of 10cc's original lineup reuniting
10cc's remaining founder member Graham Gouldman is touring with the band and solo this year
The epic power ballad that helped propel Meat Loaf to stardom – and nearly provoked a “chick fight” in the process
It was one of the high points of Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell
Why you should probably go and see Powerwolf this week
German metallers Powerwolf gear up for their biggest ever UK show at Wembley on Saturday, and promise some surprises
The electrifying life and dark times of Phil Lynott, by Thin Lizzy‘s Scott Gorham
Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham looks remembers his late bandmate Phil Lynott
The flop 70s single inspired by a pair of naughty nurses which became one of rock’s all-time greatest live anthems
How UFO came up with their enduring 1974 song Doctor Doctor
Samantha Fish on playing with the Stones and her complicated relationship with the blues
Contemporary blueser Samantha Fish hits UK venues in late February, with mainland European and US shows beginning in March
The drunken onstage outburst that nearly sparked a riot – and inspired a thrash metal classic
The night one of metal’s most notorious loudmouths got a little too loudmouthed
Atomic Rooster interview: Reviving the band and John Entwistle's phallic number plate
On the back of their first album in 42 years, Atomic Rooster are about to hit the road
The huge 80s hard rock hit that drove a wedge between the band that made it
The Final Countdown pushed Europe into the pop charts – and not everyone was happy about it
