Latest articles by Emma Johnston
"This has given me a whole new reason to live": Former Nymphs frontwoman Inger Lorre wants to shine some light into a very dark world
Inger Lorre's new album Gloryland is her first this century, and it's an album inspired by hope and healing
"Epidemically catchy, fearlessly camp and glam, air-punch anthemic and just the right level of daft": The Struts' Pretty Vicious
Derby’s ambitious classic rock crew The Struts aim for the stars with album number four Pretty Vicious
"I feel like any experience of humanity I’ve ever learned is from working in pubs": Meet Gallus, whose fiery mix of pessimism and furious energy is turning heads
Young Scots on the up, Gallus have already won a ‘best rock/alternative band’ award
"These songs aren’t written to be your friend, they're written to protect you": supergroup Empire State Bastard want you to join their riot
Members of Biffy Clyro, Slayer, Oceansize and Bitch Falcon have combined to form rock's most exciting new supergroup
Desert rock superstars Queens Of The Stone Age have returned to retain their crown
Queens Of The Stone Age explore the more experimental corners of their psyche on eighth album In Times New Roman
Inspector Cluzo: six things you need to know
Inspector Cluzo are the environmentally-friendly, goose saving, French farming blues rock duo you absolutely need in your life right now
Black Spiders' comeback album is an effervescent love letter to rock’n’roll at its most joyous and uncomplicated
Can’t Die, Won’t Die is a wonder web of rock’n’roll thrills from South Yorkshire’s comeback kids, Black Spiders
How PJ Harvey’s raw, violent, vengeful masterpiece Rid Of Me inspired Nirvana and set hearts ablaze among a new generation of fearless female musicians
PJ Harvey’s savage, soul-baring second album Rid Of Me is 30 years old. Its howls of pain, rage and revenge now sound more vital than ever
If you want immense melodies and uplifting choruses, Welshly Arms have got you
Irresistible choruses from start to finish on Welshly Arms' third album Wasted Words & Bad Decisions
The Answer's Sundowners is the sound of a band with nothing to prove to themselves or anyone else
Northern Irish blues brothers The Answer return after a lengthy hiatus, their instinctive feel for rock'n'roll still very much intact
Light Up The Sky: How Hundred Reasons rose from the dead to make the comeback of the year with Glorious Sunset
The story behind UK post-hardcore heroes Hundred Reason's unexpected return with the brilliant Glorious Sunset
Lifesigns in the beginning: the story of the band's debut album
Lifesigns began life a a trio that featured Nick Beggs and released their self-titled debut in 2013
By 1994 The Cranberries were stars: then came the incendiary song that made them massive
The Cranberries had already enjoyed success with their sweet ballads, but this storming left-turn, a furious track about the bombings in Northern Ireland, made them huge stars
Ville Valo: the rock’n’roll Barry White returns with a luscious love-metal soundtrack
Him from HIM returns with his first album by him himself
The planet may be buggered, but Anti-Flag are still putting up a fight
Another kicking for capitalism as Pittsburgh punks Anti-Flag put the boot in again on album 13
Some rain must fall: The Garbage song that turns broken hearts to gold
One of the first songs Garbage worked on together, Only Happy When It Rains was a signature hit and is still on the band’s set-lists
Fleetwood Mac's Alternate Collection is insightful but lacks LA bells, whistles and cocaine pixie-dust
Once more into the archives for alternative takes on old Fleetwood Mac favourites
Six songs you need to know by Placebo
New to Placebo, or just need a refresher? These are the tracks you absolutely need to hear
Six things you need to know about... Thundermother
A football club has spurred Thundermother on, gig time is party time, and they’ve learned their trade from some of the best of the old masters
Pixies still blend subtle malevolence with surprise and intrigue
Alt.rock legends Pixies return with Doggerel and more tales from the dark side
Monster Truck's Warriors offers the escapism we could all do with right now
Country kicks and rock’n’roll singalongs fill Monster Truck's fourth album Warriors
The 10 most pivotal musical moments in the history of TV
From The Beatles on Ed Sullivan to Live Aid and beyond, these 10 TV performances went down in rock'n'roll history and inspired generations of hopeful musicians
The Mars Volta keep the fans guessing on super slinky comeback album
Thought The Mars Volta had confounded you enough? Nope, here’s their pop album
