Latest articles by Henry Yates
Philip Sayce: sometimes he wants his guitar to sound like a huge, angry lion, or sometimes a spaceship lifting off
Meet a multi-instrumentalist and vocal powerhouse tipped for great things: Hannah Wicklund
Affected by the darkness of 9/11 and fed up of partying being owned by booze and drugs, Andrew W.K. went about writing an unlikely generational anthem
Even The Beatles had their off days, as these 10 stinkers prove
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready talks smashed Stratocasters, screaming solos, and why his band need their "asses kicked"
Buying guide The best of bluesman Walter Trout's studio back catalogue to catch in your net – and one to throw back
Based on a painting by Belgian surrealist René Magritte, the cover photograph for Jackson Browne's Late For The Sky took weeks to capture
From pleas for equality to anti-war sentiments and social commentary, we look at some of the greatest peace songs of all time
Kenney Jones replaced the irrepressible Keith Moon in The Who in 1978 – and these are performances by his predecessor he loves the most
Former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora on blowing up Glastonbury with Dolly Parton, playing on Rockstar, and why "Dolly is Elvis, man"
‘War! Huh! Yeah! What is it good for? Absolutely nothin’!’: 10 words that entered the public consciousness in 1970 and have never left
Celebrating the pioneering, the spectacular, the unexpected and the unrepeatable
George Thorogood’s ode to brawlin’ and heart breakin’ Bad To The Bone was inspired by The Rolling Stones and almost recorded by Bo Diddley
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
Lebanese rocker Nader Mansour on giving up screaming, dating wild women and the insecurity of musicians
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James on the classic 1971 album that introduced him to the joys of David Bowie
They played hungover baseball with Jack White, fought bouncers alongside Kings Of Leon, and received wisdom from Billy Gibbons: they're the Cadillac Three, and these are their stories
Buying guide The Godfather of British blues introduced Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce and Mick Taylor to the world, and has made 60 albums in nearly 60 years
The 40 bitterest bust-ups in rock history: From fisticuffs to wars of words to litigation and beyond, rock'n'roll’s divorce courts are packed with ire and animosity:
Exclusive: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford reveals the secret of his collaboration with Dolly Parton
For eight long years they’d been silent. Then, seemingly out of the blue, AC/DC rediscovered their mojo with Black Ice and became bigger than ever
Soul-blues queen Susan Tedeschi picks her records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals why she's got a soft spot for Harry Styles
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of his best-selling independent release Blues Deluxe, Joe Bonamassa repeats the trick
"I have that kind of crazy coyote thing about me. People will say I’m two different people on and offstage" - Glorious Sons frontman Brett Emmons
