Latest articles by Dave Ling
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
Adrian Smith on how Smith/Kotzen got started, bonding over British rock and Iron Maiden's big homecoming
Guitarists Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen are preparing to take their side project on the road with shows in the UK and Europe
How one of rock’s most moving ballads was written in 15 minutes with a little help from the Bible
Kerry Livgren’s existential ballad Dust In The Wind gave pomp rockers Kansas their biggest ever hit
How Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess nearly played on Pink Floyd’s The Wall
Keyboard maestro admits he gave a “very poor” performance during 1979 session, and Bob Ezrin was right to kick him out
How Bruce Dickinson gambled everything on his second solo album – and ended up leaving Iron Maiden because of it
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson never intended to quit – but Balls To Picasso changed his mind
With a new deal and friends in the right places, Fury are ready to move up a level
It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock'n'roll, but Fury's Interceptor album should push them in the right direction
The story of the Living Colour song that namechecked Stalin and inspired Tom Morello to form a band
Living Colour’s biggest hit was boosted by Mick Jagger, adopted by wrestling's CM Punk, and used to make a point by Jimmy Kimmel
The story of the Supertramp classic the band eventually found too difficult to play
A song that "exploded" out of Roger Hodgson’s head made Supertramp stars, and was loved by Princess Diana and the young princes William and Harry
Airbourne on AC/DC, non-annoying Christmas songs, and why their new album had to be exactly right
Expect Airborne's usual full-on rock’n’roll as they arrive in the UK for a run of European dates
Ten Years After are down to one original member but there's still gas in the tank
One of the great British blues-rock bands of the 60s and 70s, Ten Years After are keeping the blues flag flying
Iron Maiden, Metallica, Rush, Bon Jovi and more: 26 things we're looking forward to in 2026
Over the next twelve months, rock will keep rolling smoothly forward - here are 26 ways its wheels will remain lubricated
Styx fired Dennis DeYoung in 1999, but he still wants a reunion for the fans
The co-founding Styx singer and keyboardist on his prog influences, why he hired a woman to shout at his kids – and why he doesn’t care if he isn’t remembered
Written in a church and inspired by excess, this dark Scorpions classic is still one of their strangest songs
It drew on psychedelia and Debussy
The Trews on their most significant gig, kitchen parties and Prince William
In 2007 The Trews were nominated as Best New Band at the Classic Rock Awards - 18 years on, they still have their eyes on the prize
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
