Jon Hotten
Jon Hotten is an English author and journalist. He is best known for the books Muscle: A Writer's Trip Through a Sport with No Boundaries and The Years of the Locust. In June 2015 he published a novel, My Life And The Beautiful Music (Cape), based on his time in LA in the late 80s reporting on the heavy metal scene. He was a contributor to Kerrang! magazine from 1987–92 and currently contributes to Classic Rock. Hotten is the author of the popular cricket blog, The Old Batsman, and since February 2013 is a frequent contributor to The Cordon cricket blog at Cricinfo. His most recent book, Bat, Ball & Field, was published in 2022.
Latest articles by Jon Hotten

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Nothing in rock’n’roll is irreversible these days. Quo set out to prove a point.

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Souvenir live recording of last year's reunion shows

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The live circuit is one of the few thriving areas in music. But a combination of strict licensing bureaucracy and government legislation is putting it under threat.

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The live circuit is one of the few thriving areas in music. But a combination of strict licensing bureaucracy and government legislation is putting it under threat.

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The boy Wilson’s at it again with another fine spruce up.

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A Steven Wilson re-tweak of the obtuse Tull gem.

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Work hard, play hard - or at least RJD had inherited his onetime band leader's passion for 'soccer'.

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Having left behind the fame, drugs, egos and other baggage that came with the job, the one-time Black Crowes singer is now a changed man, and comfortable with his place in the world.

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No joke: the cats are back with an expertly crafted tribute to the hair-metal era.

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There's nothing new in (balls-out) rock'n'roll.

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Not yet ratedThe collision between GN’R rock and STP roll may have been brief but it left behind a second album destined to become a cult classic.

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Not yet ratedBoth the pinnacle of success and the beginning of the end, the two Use Your Illusion albums were monumental achievements.

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Hrrrd-rrrcking Aussie grrrls’ riotous reproductions.

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Eighties Christian glam re-tooled. God help us.

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Rock’s most unlikely comeback continues in impressive style with Sabbath-inspired album.

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Thin Lizzy men rebrand for an album that “echoes rather than imitates classic Lizzy”.
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