Latest articles by Henry Yates
Heartbroken and stricken with cancer, Stephen Dale Petit built his masterpiece Be The Love
Stephen Dale Petit's Be The Love is an album that burns with the urgency and creativity of a man on borrowed time
The story of the seventies classic "inspired" by John Lee Hooker that paid for the drummer's Lamborghini
"Of course Slow Ride is about sex,” says Foghat drummer Roger Earl. "All rock'n'roll songs are about sex, aren’t they?"
The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2025
Twelve months of life-enriching, extraordinary new music
The surprisingly sexual story of the Bryan Adams song fans thought was about youthful innocence
It turns out Bryan Adams’ hit single Summer Of '69 wasn’t all about childhood, longing and loss
The Pink Floyd song that David Gilmour says marked the beginning of the end for the band
It featured not one but two astounding guitar solos
The story behind Ozzy's Crazy Train (and why it gave him mixed emotions decades later)
After being dumped from Black Sabbath in 1979, Ozzy Osbourne needed a big comeback. And boy did he find it
How Public Enemy and Anthrax united to create a whole new genre
How thrash kingpins Anthrax and hip hop titans Public Enemy created the greatest rap-metal song of all
Eric Gales' new album pays tribute to the man whose music he grew up with - his brother
Blues star Eric Gales on his record for his late brother, cutting heads with Joe Bonamassa and surviving time behind bars
The story of the Kiss classic Kiss didn't actually write
Now a rock anthem, Argent's God Gave Rock And Roll To You was written under the storm cloud of cancer and enjoyed a superstar second wind
The story behind Good Riddance - Green Day's cosy but spiteful mega-anthem
Many thought this song was written with warmth and goodwill towards its subject. They were wrong
"I've heard it's responsible for a whole generation being conceived": The epic story of rock's ultimate aphrodisiac anthem
"I did feel like making love at the time... that happened a lot" - Paul Rodgers
How an iconic Alice In Chains song brought Jerry Cantrell closer to his estranged dad
Rooster by Alice In Chains was Jerry Cantrell’s tribute to his Vietnam veteran dad, and it showed a different kind of dark side to the band
The story of the career-defining song with a lyric scribbled on a takeaway bag while stoned
Two albums into his career, Lenny Kravitz was still taking the train to the studio. Then came the night that changed his life forever
The David Bowie albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
David Bowie’s back catalogue is one of the boldest in rock'n'roll, fizzing with reinvention and renewal - and these are his best albums
What happened when Joe Bonamassa and Joanne Shaw Taylor were interviewed together for the first time
Up for discussion: AI, internet trolls, crap journalists, dead birds, sausage dogs, nerd pyjamas and music execs who need a punch in the face
Why Josh Todd wrote Buckcherry's Sorry to apologise to his wife
Sorry, a song that has brought many fans to tears, gave Buckcherry their biggest radio hit
Ozzy Osbourne 1948 - 2025
A true musical icon, Ozzy Osbourne was one of the architects of our world, the self-styled Prince Of Darkness who brought joy to millions, and inspired generations of musicians across the globe. We will never see his like again. This is his remarkable story
The Pink Floyd classic that Roger Waters was worried David Gilmour had stolen from someone else
The story behind one of Pink Floyd’s most iconic songs
The Beatles' albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
The Beatles have been gone for more than half a century, but their shadow still looms large over rock music and rock musicians - and these are their best albums
Jimmy Page or Tony Iommi? A heated debate over who is the best guitarist
Two Classic Rock writers go toe-to-toe over the Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath guitar legends
This is the soundtrack of Robin Trower's life
Blues lifer Robin Trower picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names his favourite Robin Trower album (Hint: It's not Bridge Of Sighs)
An introduction to John Lee Hooker in nine essential albums
From Mississippi roots to wilderness years and redemption, John Lee Hooker always played the blues his way. Here are the albums that go boom boom
Mick Fleetwood’s wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Arnold Schwarzenegger and more
Future rock superstars, US presidents, Hollywood megastars – Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood has met with them all
