Latest articles by Dave Ling
From his dalliances with pop to taking comedians on tour, blues rock singer-guitarist believes he illustrates a perfectly progressive attitude – and he’s a nice bloke to boot
Former Police man Stewart Copeland is about to embark on a trip around the UK telling stories about the band and more
Blaze Bayley and his band are playing the whole of Silicon Messiah live and it's finally coming to life
German metallers Helloween release a new album this week and begin a 40th anniversary tour in October
Modern guitar playing could have been very different if Ynwgie hadn’t been inspired by this iconic 1972 live album
Don't call it yacht rock – there's no cheesy parody with Young Gun Silver Fox, just accomplished songcraft
Buying guide With their twin guitar attack, Wishbone Ash created a whole new sound before venturing into folk, soft rock and – whisper it – techno
Warrior Soul will celebrate their 35th year by touring the UK in August and September
Connor Selby is seen mostly as a blueser, but there’s much more to the multiple award-winning singer/songwriter than that
Back with a new album and with Slash fighting their corner, Cardinal Black are currently on tour
Nektar are the prog connoisseur’s 70s prog band
Now officially in their third decade, the Hawklords collective continue their purple patch with latest album Time.
The release of Journey’s End in 2010 found the symphonic rock pioneer more content and focused than he’d been in decades, and ready to take the blame for previous misdemeanours
Former Runaways guitarist Lita Ford gears up for shows with Vixen and at the top of a Welsh mountain
A new play tells the story of Simon Parkes, the entrepreneur who turned Brixton Academy into one of the nation's most-loved live venues
With vocalist Michael McDonald on board again and a new album, the Doobie Brothers still have what it takes
Former Project man releases his sixth studio album under his name alone
Buying guide Five decades of rockin': a handy guide to the best albums in the world of the legendary Uriah Heep
The Marillion man was so moved by the experience of hearing Yes for the first time that he wrote a song about it
They were crossing Metallica with Yes and Rush while grunge ruled the world. But despite problems with their producer and label – and even rumors of a plot to replace James LaBrie – the prog metal pioneers survived and thrived
Iconic southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd play four UK shows in July. Will they play Free Bird? Good chance
Danish shrieker King Diamond has returned to the road with "a horror show set to music"
By the time he reunited his 80s group for third album Unify, he’d replaced Chris Squire and started fronting Asia. None of it would have happened without Toto and Gentle Giant
