Latest articles by Ian Fortnam
Buying guide Forget the Great American Songbook series – these are the albums that prove Rod Stewart is one of rock’s greatest voices
"Back then, we thought it was us against the world, and it got to a point where we just got too knackered to carry on fighting"
Now regarded as a classic, Slade In Flame was an uncharacteristically dark film that absolutely nobody expected
Buying guide From the smoke-filled clubs of London’s rhythm’n’blues scene to the world's greatest stadiums, the Rolling Stones' recorded work is the soundtrack to rock'n'roll itself
Living with Hendrix? Jamming with Dylan? Giving Axl relationship advice? Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has done it all
The Rolling Stones follow up Hackney Diamonds with assistance from Paul McCartney, The Cure's Robert Smith, Steve Winwood and more
With a ‘stolen’ hook-line that gifted Jagger and Richards writer credits, After The Watershed brought Carter USM fame for the wrong reasons
The Deep Purple renaissance continues
"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' second album Fun House is a beautiful seven-track study in the feral and unhinged
Now signed to The Black Crowes' Silver Arrow Records, the Jim Jones All Stars are fervently preaching the gospel of rock’n’roll
A work of spittle-flecked, petulant genius
From punk rock to pop stardom and beyond
What better way to pay tribute to a fallen comrade?
Visionary producer Bob Ezrin – who steered Alice Cooper to his greatest triumphs – looks back on decades of madness, mayhem and macabre genius
You could say Michael Monroe has really lived the rock’n’roll life, but it would be an understatement
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
Johnny Rotten became John Lydon and the dense punk sound became spacious dub for his new band PiL’s first real statement of intent
With cryptic lines only some were meant to decipher, Dr Feelgood's Paradise experienced new life after tragic death
Led Zeppelin’s legendary guitarist breaks down his most famous solo
Buying guide An album-by-album guide to Beatle George’s greatest songs, solos, milestones and innovations
Buying guide Twelve months of life-enriching, extraordinary new music
Later regarded as a massively inspirational work, it was too demanding a prospect when American quartet made it
