Latest articles by Dave Ling
The life and times of Steve Hillage, the maverick guitarist who helped shape the sound of prog
Steve Hillage was one of the architects of 70s prog
Elkie Brooks looks back on wild times with Vinegar Joe and six decades of rock'n'roll
Catch British singer Elkie Brooks on her farewell tour after more than half a century at the microphone
How Ian Gillan put Deep Purple behind him and launched a new chapter of his career with Gillan
Ian Gillan reinvented himself as a NWOBHM-era star with Gillan
The crazed tale of the Heavy Metal Kids, the rock’n’roll hooligans with a tragic TV star singer
The Heavy Metal Kids were the missing link between David Bowie and AC/DC
Ronnie Romero has sung for Ritchie Blackmore and Michael Schenker and lived to tell the tale
When rock’s most ‘difficult’ guitarists need a singer, it’s Ronnie Romero they hit up
Why Graham Gouldman is one of Britain’s greatest songwriters – even if people don’t know it
The former 10cc man has written for The Yardbirds, The Hollies and more – and now he’s taking his songs on the road
The albums by Nazareth you should listen to... and one to avoid
Although never rock A-listers, enduring Scots Nazareth have a recorded catalogue peppered with timeless bluesy rock gems. These are their best albums
The rise and fall of Starz, the 70s rockers who should been the next Kiss
Starz were one of 70s rock’s greatest near misses
Dream Theater were drained after The Astonishing, but wrote Distance Over Time in three weeks
The prog metal giants’ sleek, super-powerful 14th album was a conscious move away from its complex, opinion-splitting predecessor
Recorded in secret, Sweet's Fox On The Run was given a second life by the Guardians Of The Galaxy
Recorded while their regular songwriters were away, Fox On The Run gave Sweet a huge hit and a song that would never go away
Styx fired Dennis DeYoung in 1999, but he still wants a reunion for the fans
Co-founding singer and keyboardist on his prog influences, hiring a shouting woman to conserve his voice, taking a rock-is-dead approach to his final solo albums – and why he doesn’t care if he isn’t remembered
Carl Palmer’s lifelong desire for a life beyond classic prog
After Emerson Lake & Palmer’s High Voltage concert, the drummer shared his thoughts on his former bandmates and pondered an unfulfilled ambition
“It’s their first time listening to prog, and they like it!” Ross Valory on his solo album
Bassist recalls the AOR giants’ progressive early years and explains why he thinks the genre is getting stronger all the time
Uriah Heep's Mick Box on why he's calling time on Uriah Heep as a touring act
Veteran rockers Uriah Heep are saying farewell to the road, but it’s not the end of the band
Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix on overnight success, the path to sobriety and the nu metal resurgence
Papa Roach are about to bring their biggest-ever show to the UK and Jacoby Shaddix still has something to prove
The crazed story of The Quireboys, the band who had it all then partied it all away
They've got a ballsy singer and catchy songs. Sharon Osbourne was their manager, Guns N' Roses were their mates. So why aren’t The Quireboys living in mansions?
"It's only afterwards that you realise, 'Hey, Kayak could really have been something'": the story of the Dutch proggers and their 2018 album Seventeen
When Dutch prog rock legends Kayak released album number Seventeen, longstanding keyboard player Ton Scherpenzeel looked back and pondered what might have been
Cutting Crew's Nick Van Eede on (I Just) Died In Your Arms, gangster rap and Tanzanian bandits
Not-one-hit-wonders Cutting Crew are about to celebrate their 40th anniversary
Bullet For My Valentine almost broke up, but a billion streams says they're ready to celebrate
Touring with Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine will be "throwing the kitchen sink at making the show look fantastic"
Brothers Osborne's TJ Osborne on the fine line between country and rock’n’roll
Country rockers Brothers Osborne play UK and Ireland shows in January
25 things we’re looking forward to in 2025
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, and we're feeling good - and here's 25 reasons why
How Angus and Malcolm Young turned AC/DC into the world’s biggest rock band
AC/DC played their very first gig on New Year’s Eve 1973 – 51 years ago today
"I don’t want to be a tribute act": Joe Bonamassa on paying homage to Rory Gallagher in Ireland
Next year, Joe Bonamassa plays the music of the late, great Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher at three special shows in Cork.
