Latest articles by David Sinclair
"Every single note he played could kill me with its beauty": Celebrating the life of a man regularly described by his peers as the greatest guitarist of them all, Jeff Beck
A look back on the life, times and truly extraordinary music of the The Guv’nor
David Bowie: curator, mentor, nurturer, counter-intuitive collaborator, hard rock lover, surfer of the zeitgeist, Tin Machine genius
The death of David Bowie in 2016 sent a seismic shock through the music world, but his chameleon career colours a legacy that endures far beyond his passing
The 50 best rock albums of 2023
Buying guide The past 12 months may go down in history as a period of tumult and turmoil, but on the positive side, rock'n'roll is very much alive and well – as the best 50 albums of 2023 reflect
“I looked out the window, the sun was coming up and I started playing the riff of Sunshine Of Your Love": how Cream made Disraeli Gears in five days and changed music forever
The story behind one of the greatest rock albums of the 1960s
"Electric Ladyland was one of those albums that I look back on now and think 'Good grief! What the hell were we doing?'": the road to Jimi Hendrix's final studio masterpiece
As Jimi Hendrix's landmark album Electric Ladyland celebrates its 55th anniversary, we look at what made Hendrix the first true star of a very ‘white’ scene
The Guess Who say they're ambassadors of their own catalogue, that they have a responsibility to deliver it with integrity. But they're also blown away by their own new music
Most people might know them for just one song, but there’s a lot more to The Guess Who than just American Woman
Billy Gibbons' personal guide to every ZZ Top studio album
Billy Gibbons looks in the rear-view mirror and gives some behind-the-scenes observations on ZZ Top’s back catalogue of studio albums
Billy F Gibbons: What Jimi Hendrix means to me
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons on touring with Jimi Hendrix, playing Hendrix covers, and his favourite Hendrix songs
Interview: Billy Gibbons on Elwood Francis and the bright future of ZZ Top
The death last year of bassist/vocalist Dusty Hill looked like it might be the end of ZZ Top, but with Elwood Francis now filling his shoes Billy Gibbons reveals why it’s business as usual
Kris Barras used to shout 'Hello Wembley!' at gigs for fun: now he's done it for real
Kris Barras on new album Death Valley Paradise, getting heavier, and playing with Billy Gibbons
The life, music and legacy of ZZ Top’s enigmatic bassist and vocalist, Dusty Hill
A look back at the career of the late Dusty Hill: ZZ Top bassist, true Texan, beer drinker, hell raiser, airport baggage handler
How Bridge of Sighs helped turn Robin Trower into an international guitar hero
One of the deepest and most despairing songs in rock was named after a horse Trower spotted in a newspaper
Danny Bryant: "I feel like a caged animal that just wants to get out and run"
Blues guitar slinger Danny Bryant on starting with lyrics, feeling like “a caged animal”, and the wisdom of John Mayall
How Cream and Eric Clapton delivered four minutes of magic and the Holy Grail of guitar solos
On March 10, 1968 at Winterland in San Francisco, Cream covered a Robert Johnson song. Today it is seen as one of the most significant four minutes of live rock ever recorded
How Beth Hart made the Led Zeppelin album she didn't want to make
Heart-on-sleeve singer-songwriter Beth Hart on her new album of Led Zeppelin covers, and how lockdown helped her mental health
Warren Haynes: Gov't Mule's Heavy Load Blues is a cleansing and healing process
Twenty-seven years after Allman Brother Warren Haynes started his side project Gov't Mule, it’s now his main band
George Thorogood: the soundtrack of my life
Singer/guitarist George Thorogood picks his records, artists and gigs of significance, and reveals why Elvis Presley was a freak of nature
Layla and The Man Who Sold The World: the classic albums no one saw coming
It was the dawn of the 70s, a period that delivered some now iconic albums – although some could easily have gone straight to the bargain bins. So why were they dismissed at the time?
Robin Trower interview: "There's magic in those early records"
In the 70s guitarist Robin Trower made his classic album Bridge Of Sighs. Today he heads up a similar power trio and shows no sign of slowing down
Cream drummer Ginger Baker dead at 80
UPDATE Statement confirms that Ginger Baker died peacefully earlier this morning after being admitted to hospital late last month
Leon Russell – April 2, 1942 - November 13, 2016
Classic Rock pays tribute to the late Leon Russell
