Latest articles by Dave Ling
"We resisted the offer of a million pounds to reunite": the magical Zombies' song that was only a hit after they broke up
Inspired by the summer of love, Time Of The Season is still the British psychedelic pop rockers’ biggest hit. So it’s strange to think that it nearly sank without a trace
"The days of Iggy Pop and Lou Reed being dark and wayward and fascinating are long gone": Philip Seth Campbell on the Temperance Movement, sobriety, and being broken
Former Temperance Movement and occasional Byson Family frontman Phil Campbell is now flying (almost) solo
“Adam's wife cottoned on that we would work for maybe 20 minutes then climb over the wall to go to the pub”: The world of Damian Wilson and Adam Wakeman
The Likely Lads of prog on their commitments, their motivation - and being grassed up by Wakeman’s mother-in-law when they escape from their studio
"Let's face it, getting somewhere in this business has become so difficult": Vega on the perils of being in a band, losing key members, and the love of the road
Thumbing their noses at those who said the band were finished, Vega have returned with a new album and a UK tour
“There was quite a lot of pressure. Those demands have bordered upon insult – largely from my wife”: Trevor Rabin’s return to action with Rio
Former Yes man didn’t think about pleasing the band’s fans with his first vocal-led release since 1989
“Iron Maiden? Don’t make me laugh. We were light years ahead of everyone”: It Bites have no regrets about their 80s arrogance
Francis Dunnery maintains his band went over the heads of music journalists of the era – “they all work at Sainsbury’s now”
"Had somebody predicted we would still be around 45 years later, I’d have told ’em they were stupid:" how Girlschool silenced the doubters, including themselves
Coming to prominence when “Girls can’t play rock” prevailed, Girlschool have long since proved otherwise
"I used to dread putting on those spandex pants. The eighties were just the worst time": Europe look back at the creation of their other classic, Rock The Night
Given wings by producer Kevin Elson when they recorded it a second time, Rock The Night proved that there was more gold in the band’s catalogue than just The Final Countdown
"I could hear James down on the street, drunk. He was screaming, 'Cliff! Cliff! Where are you?'": What happened the night Metallica's Cliff Burton died
On the night of September 27, 1986, a tragic accident took the life of much-loved Metallica bassist Cliff Burton
"It's all a matter of perception - Southern soul music is what I like": Duane Betts on his debut album, a famous dad, and the term 'southern rock'
Allman Betts Band guitarist/singer Duane Betts' debut solo album Wild & Precious Life is out now
“All of my albums are pretty exhausting," laughs Arjen Lucassen as he tells the story of Ayreon's Transitus
Gothic horror, prog metal and Doctor Who all come together on Ayreon's Transitus album, a love story with a difference
Ash's Tim Wheeler on looking back, Led Zeppelin, and learning every note of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird
Expect songs new and old on Ash's upcoming tour to celebrate new album Race The Night, and see if you can spot the Maiden influences
"I felt that we were becoming stagnant, too controlled and led into areas that I didn’t feel too connected with." How Dream Theater continued their renaissance with their self titled 2013 album
The story of Dream Theater's self-titled second album with drummer Mike Mangini
"I want to quit while I’m ahead": John Lees is taking Barclay James Harvest to Huddersfield for two final UK shows and he's bringing an orchestra
Veteran proggers John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest play a pair of concerts this weekend backed by an 80-piece orchestra
“Gong is like a boat – people can get on and off again if they wish. It just keeps on floating down the river.” How Steve Hillage and Daevid Allen reunited after 35 years
In 2009 the classic line-up of Gong reunited – and recorded a brand new album 2032. This is the story
"Someday I would love to sing Yesterday with McCartney, just an acoustic guitar and our two voices": Graham Nash may be 81, but he still has unfinished business
On his current tour Graham Nash will be rolling back the years with songs from throughout his lengthy career as his "amazing journey" continues
“I loaded a truck with a bed and other household items… If the cops had pulled us over I’d have been busted”: The law-stretching story of what could be Fates Warning’s last album
2020’s Long Day Good Night was completed during lockdown, with singer Ray Alder pushing his luck to track his parts
“The band didn’t break up. It’s just that there won’t be any more new music. And I need an outlet; music has been my life for over 30 years”: Fates Warning’s Ray Alder looks ahead
Singer explains why he gets involved in so many projects
“From that day on, wherever we were we turned on the radio and heard ourselves": the song that sought truth and meaning and turned Kansas into superstars
A last-minute songwriting golden moment that might have had help from ‘above’, Carry On Wayward Son took Kansas – a band on the brink of success – to major stardom
“Prog still lived deeply inside the four of us, but with Asia we sliced away the fat": How Heat Of The Moment turned Asia into a lean, mean, multi-million selling machine
By the early 80s, in the wake of new wave and disco fever, supergroup Asia coined a pared-down version of the prog-rock sound
The 50 best AC/DC songs ever
From Sydney streets to world domination, AC/DC have never strayed from the path during five decades of unwavering commitment to the cause of righteous rock'n'roll
"In all honesty I’d forgotten how good we were back then": former Marillion frontman Fish on Kayleigh, the song that changed the band for better and worse
Kayleigh was a composite of singer Fish's ex-girlfriends, the lost lover lending her invented name to a new generation of young girls
"At almost 72, I’m realising that there are things I won’t be able to do forever, such as singing Over My Head." The return of King's X with Three Sides Of One
After a gap of 15 years Texan heavy prog rockers King's X delighted fans by signing with InsideOut Music and releasing new album Three Sides Of One
