Henry Yates

Written in the late 1950s by Sonny Curtis, I Fought The Law took on a new and decidedly grittier life when The Clash put their stamp on it in 1979

A song without a writer, Ram Jam’s (or was it?) version of Black Betty was one of 1977's most memorable hits

Only a special Hendrix cover can sit comfortably alongside the original. Stevie Ray Vaughan's Little Rare is a rare example that does

Upon its release in 1977, God Save The Queen become punk’s most provocative statement, one that led to the band being violently attacked in the street

From The Byrds to Guns N’ Roses via Jimi Hendrix’s unimpeachable All Along The Watchtower, we look at the Bob Dylan covers where the students eclipsed the master

A Bruce Springsteen song of hardship, it’s easy to see why Rage Against The Machine were inspired to cover The Ghost Of Tom Joad

With his extraordinary and extraordinarily affecting cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley polished something lustrous to an even greater sheen

Tennessee’s next great blues band are Naked Gypsy Queens, who follow some good advice from from Alice Cooper

Massive Wagons frontman Baz Mills picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals that he wore a Shakin' Stevens outfit as a boy

Slash’s fourth album with Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators was shaping up to be the smoothest sailing of his chaotic career. Then covid blew in and rocked the boat

Let Slash and Myles Kennedy be your expert guides to the fourth Conspirators album

In 1986, Letchen Grey were the Sunset Strip’s hottest tip – until their rise was halted by cancer and cruel fate

How Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones wrote a transatlantic hit that he believed came from "a higher force"

Eight Miles High was the single that should have launched The Byrds into the stratosphere. So why did it instead mark the precise moment when it all came crashing down?

As the theme song from the blockbuster Spielberg movie Back To The Future, The Power Of Love made Huey Lewis an overnight superstar – but not rich

In 2011, the yin-yang pairing of Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa proved a revelation. Now, as Mascot/Provogue reissues their three classic soul-blues albums on 180-gram vinyl, we look back at a partnership for the ages

Dream Theater guitar wizard John Petrucci on new album A View From The Top Of The World, egos, worrying about the draft, and own-brand bourbon

Updated Joe Bonamassa has done more than most to reignite the blues in the 21st century, and these are his best albums

The Underworld is rocking all through February 2022, welcoming big names and hot tips to London’s most atmospheric live music venue. Here are six dates to be down the front.

Nikki Sixx: the problem child who became the ringmaster of LA’s Sunset Strip, wrote the anthems that built hair metal and set the gold standard for excess

Trivium frontman Matt Heafy talks autographing babies, evil Japanese creatures, and why Dave Mustaine is unlike anyone else on the planet

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

Rick Wakeman's the keyboard wizard who played on everything from Bowie's Hunky Dory to Bolan's Get It On. And he's got some amazing stories to tell

Taking the pulse of a world turned to ashes, Marching In Time, Mark Tremonti’s fifth album with his own band, was born from self-doubt, fears for his unborn child – and a local karaoke bar