Latest articles by Dave Ling
Kula Shaker's current tour ends in May, and you might hear some brand-new songs from the next album
We're Not Gonna Take It had a long and difficult birth, but the song Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider predicted would become a “monster” is reportedly now the most licensed song in heavy metal history
The Geoff Downes-led new lineup of Asia play the band’s first three albums, one per night, in April
Steve Hillage was one of the architects of 70s prog
Catch British singer Elkie Brooks on her farewell tour after more than half a century at the microphone
Ian Gillan reinvented himself as a NWOBHM-era star with Gillan
The Heavy Metal Kids were the missing link between David Bowie and AC/DC
When rock’s most ‘difficult’ guitarists need a singer, it’s Ronnie Romero they hit up
The former 10cc man has written for The Yardbirds, The Hollies and more – and now he’s taking his songs on the road
Buying guide Although never rock A-listers, enduring Scots Nazareth have a recorded catalogue peppered with timeless bluesy rock gems. These are their best albums
Starz were one of 70s rock’s greatest near misses
The prog metal giants’ sleek, super-powerful 14th album was a conscious move away from its complex, opinion-splitting predecessor
Recorded while their regular songwriters were away, Fox On The Run gave Sweet a huge hit and a song that would never go away
After Emerson Lake & Palmer’s High Voltage concert, the drummer shared his thoughts on his former bandmates and pondered an unfulfilled ambition
Bassist recalls the AOR giants’ progressive early years and explains why he thinks the genre is getting stronger all the time
Veteran rockers Uriah Heep are saying farewell to the road, but it’s not the end of the band
Papa Roach are about to bring their biggest-ever show to the UK and Jacoby Shaddix still has something to prove
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?
When Dutch prog rock legends Kayak released album number Seventeen, longstanding keyboard player Ton Scherpenzeel looked back and pondered what might have been
Not-one-hit-wonders Cutting Crew are about to celebrate their 40th anniversary
Touring with Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine will be "throwing the kitchen sink at making the show look fantastic"
Country rockers Brothers Osborne play UK and Ireland shows in January
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, and we're feeling good - and here's 25 reasons why
