Latest articles by Dave Ling
Modern prog stalwart and Asia guitarist John Mitchell gears up for guest-heavy London show
John Mitchell & Friends play Dingwalls this week - and it promises to be a night filled with surprises
The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2025
Twelve months of life-enriching, extraordinary new music
Neil Fallon on Clutch, corporations and Christmas
"There’s a lot of joy that we don’t see at home": Clutch begin another run of UK Christmas shows next week
Canadian roots-rockers The Commoners on why the UK is becoming their second home
Brit-loving Canadians The Commoners have just kicked off their UK tour
Chaos in the Caribbean and the story of UFO's No Place To Run
Just as UFO seemed poised to take the next step up, their ace-card guitarist Michael Schenker quit. So took off to the Caribbean and recorded No Place To Run without him
How Porcupine Tree unexpectedly grew out of Steven Wilson’s “shameless pastiches”
He only wanted a harmless distraction from No-Man – but when the debut album sold 30 times its original pressing run, he had to take things more seriously
Dave Hill's Slade are hitting the road for the last time, but he isn't finished
There’s still time to feel the noize
Parker Barrow feel connected to Bonnie & Clyde, even if their pursuits are different
Southern blues rockers Parker Barrow are currently touring the UK with the Damn Truth. It's not to be missed
Foghat haven't played in the UK for over half a century: This weekend, that changes
Foghat will share a bill with Asia feat. John Payne, so we sat down with Payne and Foghat drummer Roger Earl
"Let's get a tattoo!" Memories of a Hollywood night out with Ozzy Osbourne
In 1987, Ozzy Osbourne released the Randy Rhoads-era live album Tribute, and one UK writer travelled to Los Angeles to brave the promotional chaos
In 2009 this notorious workaholic was trying to do less. His career suggests it didn’t go that way
After over two decades making music, his main band had recently achieved global recognition and he’d just launched his debut solo album. Did he ever really slow down?
How yodelling Dutch prog weirdos Focus made the strangest hit single of 1973
It featured the greatest yodelling since The Sound Of Music
"The realisation that life is not for ever made me very sad": Coheed and Cambria's Claudio Sanchez on why songs become more personal with the passing of time
Self-described “slightly bizarre band“ Coheed & Cambria are currently on tour in the UK
After 50 years, 38 Special have learned a thing or two about keeping a band together
38 Special were too big at home in the US to return to the UK during the past 40 years, but new album Milestone might bring them back
How divine inspiration and a last-minute song propelled a band to the brink of stardom
But every piece of good fortune has a downside
Todd Rundgren on the demise of rock, fighting hate and why listeners don't like albums
Why you should expect the expected and the unexpected at Todd Rundgren's upcoming shows
How grunge’s ‘worst’ band wrote the hit song that silenced the critics
It was written on a $25 guitar and became one of the biggest hits of 1994
Y&T's Dave Meniketti on turning down Ozzy and improving your chances of survival
If it’s classic hard rock that flicks your switch, here’s a band to flick it for you
A beginner's guide to White Lion in five essential albums
For a brief period in the late eighties, White Lion were genuine contenders for Bon Jovi’s hair metal crown
The stellar rise and chaotic fall of Uriah Heep, the 70s rock giants who tore themselves apart
Uriah Heep could have been been as big as Sabbath or Zeppelin if it wasn’t for drink, drugs and egos
The satirical 70s shock rock anthem that gave Kiss and Alice Cooper a run for their money
Frightwigs, platform boots, fake schlongs and a 70s classic that skewered slumming rich kids
With better timing, things might have turned out completely differently for Harem Scarem
Harem Scarem have never achieved the major success their music deserves, but they’re still banging on the door
13 absolute bangers from Status Quo's Frantic Four lineup
Warning: headbanging to these songs could result in serious injury
