Inglorious brighten the summer of freedom by covering music's great female singers By Hugh Fielder Heroine finds Inglorious paying tribute to Heart, Halestorm, Houston and more
What happened at Led Zeppelin's final UK shows at Knebworth By Hugh Fielder On August 5 and 11, 1979, Led Zeppelin played their final British shows at Knebworth. Classic Rock's Hugh Fielder was there
10 Folk Rock albums you should definitely own By Hugh Fielder There's much more to folk rock than its hey nonny nonny roots, as Jimmy Page will attest. These ten essential albums prove it
The kaleidoscopic story of Acid, the drug that inspired music's wildest experiments By Hugh Fielder The creators and advocates of LSD were an integral influence on the genre of psychedelia, but its history is bound up in espionage and government spooks as much as fun-lovin’ hippies
Joe Bonamassa plays Royal Tea Live and the cardboard cut-outs go wild By Hugh Fielder Out now: Joe Bonamassa's Royal Tea: Live From The Ryman proves Royal Tea was a good album, even without a real-life audience
Mammoth WVH's debut album is high-tech, energetic, relentless and thrilling By Hugh Fielder Out now: Wolfgang Van Halen strides out as a one-man band on first album Mammoth WVH
Gary Moore's unreleased blues find a home on How Blue Can You Get By Hugh Fielder Gary Moore's How Blue Can You Get is patchy proof that blue is still very much the colour
Pink Floyd: a guide to their best albums By Hugh Fielder Updated From psychedelia to wild success, the very best of the band who delivered The Dark Side Of The Moon and The Wall
A beginner's guide to the thrilling, topsy-turvy world of the concept album By Hugh Fielder, Jon Hotten, Sian Llewellyn Rock is often about more than just the music: it's about The Big Idea, and ambition manifesting itself as The Concept Album
Jason Bieler shines on star-studded sonic adventure Songs For The Apocalypse By Hugh Fielder Former Saigon Kick guitarist Jason Bieler joins the Baron Von Bielski Orchestra to provide food for future thought on Songs For The Apocalypse
How Led Zeppelin rewrote rock’s rulebook and changed the music business By Hugh Fielder Led Zeppelin did business like no one before, especially when it came to dealing with their record company. Former Atlantic Records Vice-President Phil Carson explains all
Talking about a revolution: the story of Cream and two years that changed rock By Hugh Fielder A look back at the short but stellar career of rock's first supergroup, Cream
Jimi Hendrix wakes up late amongst the stoners on the long-lost Live In Maui By Hugh Fielder Thanks to the latest digital audio technology, Jimi Hendrix's Live In Maui finally surfaces in full
The 10 best Folk Rock albums By Hugh Fielder Rock pillaged folk right through the 60s. But when that decade ended, the folkies grabbed it right back. Here are the 10 best folk rock albums
Orianthi's O fails to build on early promise By Hugh Fielder You can't fault Orianthi's style on fourth solo album O, but the songs fall short
The story behind the iconic artwork for Pink Floyd's The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn By Hugh Fielder The cover of Pink Floyd’s debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn was very much of its time. Hugh Fielder talks to sleeve photographer Vic Singh about prisms, George Harrison and not getting paid
Joe Bonamassa channels Beck and Page on Royal Tea, and finds himself back on track By Hugh Fielder Joe Bonamassa's Royal Tea is meaty, beaty, big and bouncy
Robert Plant's Digging Deep: Subterranea is a celebrity-free solo celebration By Hugh Fielder Digging Deep: Subterranea is a journey through Robert Plant's solo recordings, from Pictures at Eleven in onwards
Walter Trout's Ordinary Madness - a deeply personal state of the nation address By Hugh Fielder Walter Trout ponders the state of the world on his Ordinary Madness album
Allman Betts Band's Bless Your Heart - further proof that you can never have enough guitarists By Hugh Fielder The sons of Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts and Berry Oakley jam on Allman Betts Band's second album Bless Your Heart
Rick Wakemans The Red Planet - a return to a prog god's halcyon days By Hugh Fielder Ground control to Major Rick, as Rick Wakeman launches himself towards The Red Planet
Peter Gabriel: my life story By Hugh Fielder From Genesis to solo star, Peter Gabriel's song writing has been as diverse and it's been thought-provoking and unique
Asylums' Genetic Cabaret: forceful without getting furious By Hugh Fielder Asylums build up a head of steam for third album Genetic Cabaret with producer Steve Albini
That day that rocked the world: the chaotic story of Status Quo's Live Aid By Hugh Fielder Live Aid in 1985 was perhaps the greatest rock festival of all, and Status Quo were there to open it
Meet the folkers: the improbable story of folk rock By Hugh Fielder Folk’s music’s not all “hey nonny nonny” y’know. In the 70s, it sneaked its way into the heaviest of rock's repertoire. We look at the groups that spearheaded the genre
