Latest articles by Ian Fortnam
The Rolling Stones' 25th album Foreign Tongues isn't just Hackney Diamonds II
The Rolling Stones follow up Hackney Diamonds with assistance from Paul McCartney, The Cure's Robert Smith, Steve Winwood and more
How Carter USM upset the Stones and enjoyed a live-on-TV ruck with a once-popular presenter
With a ‘stolen’ hook-line that gifted Jagger and Richards writer credits, After The Watershed brought Carter USM fame for the wrong reasons
Splat! confirms beyond question that Deep Purple are enjoying yet another golden age
The Deep Purple renaissance continues
Here's six reasons why Lou Reed is a storytelling master
"With 1989’s New York album, Reed sealed his position as NYC’s poet laureate with a concept work of rare lyrical brilliance."
The Stooges mark the post-Altamont death throes of the hippy zeitgeist on Fun House
The Stooges' second album Fun House is a beautiful seven-track study in the feral and unhinged
For Jim Jones, rock'n'roll is way more than just music, it’s something other-worldly and sacred
Now signed to The Black Crowes' Silver Arrow Records, the Jim Jones All Stars are fervently preaching the gospel of rock’n’roll
Album Of The Week Club: The Sex Pistols burn the apple cart to the ground on Never Mind The Bollocks
A work of spittle-flecked, petulant genius
Billy Idol comes clean about religion, addiction and almost losing a leg
From punk rock to pop stardom and beyond
The day the Rolling Stones accidentally killed thousands of butterflies
What better way to pay tribute to a fallen comrade?
Blood brothers: Bob Ezrin on his long, strange trip with Alice Cooper
Visionary producer Bob Ezrin – who steered Alice Cooper to his greatest triumphs – looks back on decades of madness, mayhem and macabre genius
Michael Monroe looks back at a career packed with thrills, spills, triumph and tragedy
You could say Michael Monroe has really lived the rock’n’roll life, but it would be an understatement
The story of Iggy & The Stooges' ferocious classic Search And Destroy
The Stooges' Search And Destroy began with James Williamson "goofing around making machine-gun sounds" but countless others adopted its combination of pounding rhythm and aggressive guitar
How John Lydon left the trainwreck of the Sex Pistols behind with a trailblazing statement of intent
Johnny Rotten became John Lydon and the dense punk sound became spacious dub for his new band PiL’s first real statement of intent
The story of the electrifying Dr Feelgood classic that journeyed from paradise to paradise lost
With cryptic lines only some were meant to decipher, Dr Feelgood's Paradise experienced new life after tragic death
Jimmy Page on the secrets behind the Stairway To Heaven guitar solo – and the solo he found hardest to play live
Led Zeppelin’s legendary guitarist breaks down his most famous solo
A really useful guide to the music of George Harrison in 24 albums - and none are by The Beatles
Buying guide An album-by-album guide to Beatle George’s greatest songs, solos, milestones and innovations
The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2025
Buying guide Twelve months of life-enriching, extraordinary new music
This 1969 album was a prog leap too far – and it wasn’t even by a prog band
Later regarded as a massively inspirational work, it was too demanding a prospect when American quartet made it
The Who's Roger Daltrey on drugs, fights, death and the music that defined a generation
The Who: From pill-popping mod figureheads to Woodstock-generation rockers and beyond
What kind of a monster would you have to be not to like Ronnie Wood's Fearless: Anthology 1965-2025?
Honest Ron’s finest moments, starring the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, the Faces, Chrissie Hynde and more
“Multifaceted if superficially flawed gem”: Hawkwind’s Hall Of The Mountain Grill returns
Box set contains studio and live bonuses along with fresh remaster of the 1974 album
What happened when The Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd played Knebworth
In 1976, the Stones pulled a vast crowd to Knebworth. It was a day of surprises, not least how late everything ran
The hypnotic 80s single that gave an apocalyptic post-punk band an unlikely Cold War-inspired hit
When Killing Joke became unlikely pop stars
