Articles by: Ian Fortnam

Koyo - Koyo album review

By Ian Fortnam

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My Bloody Valentine-flavoured dreamscapes invariably headed for a headrush

William Shatner: space explorer and progressive rock's unlikeliest star

By Ian Fortnam

Prog: the final frontier. The culmination of one man's 45-year mission to merge music and drama.

What happened when The Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd played Knebworth

By Ian Fortnam

In 1976, the Stones pulled a vast crowd to Knebworth. It was a day of surprises, not least how late everything ran. In 2007, Classic Rock delivered this eye witness account

What happened when Status Quo played Lincoln Castle

By Ian Fortnam

Lincoln Castle attracts a posh crowd eating strawberries. But Status Quo still manage to maintain "a remorselessly heavy swagger", as they told Classic Rock in 2003

Eno - Reissues album review

By Ian Fortnam

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Knob-twiddler’s post-Roxy Music experimental albums brought the future into the present

John Foxx, Harold Budd, Ruben Garcia - reissues album artwork

John Foxx, Harold Budd, Ruben Garcia - album reissues reviews

By Ian Fortnam

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Landmark ambient works from John Foxx, Harold Budd and Ruben Garcia re-pressed, including Nighthawks/Translucence/Drift Music

The gospel according to John Lydon

By Ian Fortnam

Never trust the music industry or nuns. Question everything. Religion is pollution. You don’t have to hate your bandmates. These and more help shape the former Sex Pistol’s world view

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The Who: I Was There by Richard Houghton review

By Ian Fortnam

Fans and insiders tell it like it was

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The Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground & Nico album review

By Ian Fortnam

50th-anniversary vinyl edition of alternative rock landmark

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Cock Sparrer - Forever album review

By Ian Fortnam

Street-punk legends further refine an unrefined formula.

Queen In 3-D by Brian May review

By Ian Fortnam

Lovingly created, visually engaging 3-D-illustrated book is a Brian May autobiography in all but name

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David Bowie - Cracked Actor: Live Los Angeles ’74 album review

By Ian Fortnam

Forget David Live, this is the real 70s deal

Roedelius, Chaplin and Heath - Triptych In Blue album artwork

Roedelius, Chaplin and Heath - Triptych In Blue album review

By Ian Fortnam

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Ambient stalwarts Roedelius, Chaplin and Heath live from Brunel’s Goods Shed

Chris Merrick Hughes - Eirenic Life album artwork

Chris Merrick Hughes - Eirenic Life album review

By Ian Fortnam

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Respected baroque pop architect Chris Merrick Hughes strips back to vault forward

1987: The year hard rock struck back

By Brian Boyd, Malcolm Dome, Dave Everley, Ian Fortnam, Polly Glass, Rob Hughes, Hugh Fielder, Dave Ling, Sian Llewellyn, Luke Morton, Paul Rees, Mick Wall, Henry Yates

1987 saw classic album releases from Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, U2, Whitesnake, Anthrax, Heart, Motley Crue, Marillion, The Replacements and more...

Jake Burns: first inspired by Rory Gallagher

Stiff Little Fingers' Jake Burns: We’re like a slightly groovier version of M&S"

By Ian Fortnam

The Stiff Little Fingers frontman on punk, politics, SLF’s re-formation and how he’d happily go to a Kiss show

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Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart - The Usual Suspects album review

By Ian Fortnam

Spurs legend’s goal of the season

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Rolling Stones - Ol é Ol é Olé: A Trip Across Latin America dvd review

By Ian Fortnam

On and off the road to Havana

Cover art for Smashing It Up: A Decade Of Chaos With The Damned by Kieron Tyler

Smashing It Up: A Decade Of Chaos With The Damned by Kieron Tyler review

By Ian Fortnam

The story behind the custard pies and plastic sunglasses

White Hills - Stop Mute Defeat album artwork

White Hills - Stop Mute Defeat album review

By Ian Fortnam

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Big Apple experimentalists take a walk on the dark psych

Steven Severin - 23 Wounds Of Caesar album artwork

Steven Severin - 23 Wounds Of Caesar album review

By Ian Fortnam

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The evil Banshees do… Severin’s ambient doomscape

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Gavin Martin - Talking Musical Revolutions album review

By Ian Fortnam

The gift of the Gav

Angie Bowie: David was "just another dude trying to make a buck"

By Ian Fortnam

The former Mrs Bowie on the new Mick Ronson film, plus reinventing David, that Hitler salute, and why his recent sanctification is "just bollocks"

Cover art for Mr Rotten’s Songbook by John Lydon

Mr Rotten’s Songbook by John Lydon review

By Ian Fortnam

Ever get the feeling...More cash from archived chaos

Cover art for Iggy & The Stooges: One Night At The Whisky, 1970 by Ed Caraeff

Iggy & The Stooges: One Night At The Whisky, 1970 by Ed Caraeff review

By Ian Fortnam

Stripped on the Strip