
Ken McIntyre
Classic Rock contributor since 2003. Twenty Five years in music industry (40 if you count teenage xerox fanzines). Bylines for Metal Hammer, Decibel. AOR, Hitlist, Carbon 14, The Noise, Boston Phoenix, and spurious publications of increasing obscurity. Award-winning television producer, radio host, and podcaster. Voted “Best Rock Critic” in Boston twice. Last time was 2002, but still. Has been in over four music videos. True story.
Latest articles by Ken McIntyre

Mojothunder are ready to rock a zillion faces, including yours
By Ken McIntyre published
Classic Rock gave Mojothunder's self-released debut album Hymns From The Electric Church a 9/10 score, and their “southern alternative” sound is on the rise

When mellow was king: Ozark Mountain Daredevils and the saga of Jackie Blue
By Ken McIntyre published
Missouri hillbillies the Ozark Mountain Daredevils look back to the mellow times when country rock ruled the US airwaves and Jackie Blue became a radio classic

A spiritual mission: the tragic story of grunge supergroup Mad Season
By Ken McIntyre published
A side-project escape for two members of Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains, addict-sheltering Mad Season was also planned as a ‘recovery’ band. Musically it worked. As rehab, sadly, it didn’t

Freak flags proudly fly: a short history of psychedelia's strangest musicians
By Ken McIntyre last updated
The psychedelic scene brought great bands such as Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead to the fore. But that wasn’t the whole story

The devastating story of Rare Earth, Motown's funkiest white band
By Ken McIntyre last updated
Depleted by deaths, disagreements and disinterest, Motown’s token rock band Rare Earth didn’t get an easy ride through the 70s. But what a ride it was

Skate or die! How skate-punk took over the world
By Ken McIntyre published
The perfect soundtrack to limb-threatening aerial stunts, skate-punk was thrash metal’s snotty younger brother. Here's the story of what happened when punk and metal came face to face

Hall & Oates: the unlikely story of rock's good guys
By Ken McIntyre last updated
From commercial peak to critical reappraisal, it's been a helluva ride for two of rock's good guys, Hall & Oates

How Clutch threw out the rules and made metal music their own
By Ken McIntyre last updated
They took the best bits of 70s rock, refried it with stoner metal, doused it with a sour mash whiskey marinade and barbecued the lot. Them's good eatin'...

The Cult's Sonic Temple: Celebrating 30 years of the perfect rock record
By Ken McIntyre published
As Sonic Temple reaches its 30th birthday, we speak to Billy Duffy about how The Cult created one of the greatest rock records ever made

Sir Lord Baltimore: the forgotten story of America’s original heavy metal band
By Ken McIntyre published
They toured with Sabbath and laid the foundations for stoner rock. This is the chaotic tale of Sir Lord Baltimore

What really happened at the 1969 Woodstock festival?
By Ken McIntyre published
Was Woodstock really the peace and love apogee of the hippie dream? Sha Na Na – whose career stemmed from Woodstock – and festival organiser Joel Rosenman explain what really happened

Rock'N'Soul: 20 Soul Classics Rock Fans Will Love
By Ken McIntyre published
Some of the freakiest, funkiest, sassiest tracks in history, guaranteed to improve any record collection

Almost Famous: Five brilliant 90s bands who shoulda been huge. But weren’t.
By Ken McIntyre published
Five great 90s bands who made all the right noises but never achieved the success they deserved

Redd Kross: The greatest Californian band you've never heard
By Ken McIntyre published
They're the missing link between the Manson and Partridge Families, punk rock brats turned power-pop kingpins and they're heading out on tour with Melvins in October. But who are Redd Kross?

The Story Behind Couldn't Get It Right by the Climax Blues Band
By Ken McIntyre published
How a straight blues outfit from the streets of Stafford became a globe-trotting rock band with high-maintenance habits, via a huge hit with a ‘warm, evergreen slice of pure pop genius’.

Black Oak Arkansas: the band who had it all, then gave it all away
By Ken McIntyre published
Which band stole all their equipment, lived in a remote mountain compound for half the 70s and were buddies with Bill Clinton? Just them good ol’ boys Black Oak Arkansas

Lamb Of God's Long, Strange Road Out Of Hell
By Ken McIntyre published
A Billboard charting album, slots at Ozzfest, touring with Slayer and appearing on Late Night With Conan, so what's up with Lamb Of God?

How It Took Blackfoot Ten Years To Become An Overnight Success
By Ken McIntyre published
With two Native American members and a reputation as one of Southern rock’s killer live acts, Blackfoot should have been huge…

7Horse: a story of gunplay, death blues, perseverance and survival
By Ken McIntyre published
Their name is 7Horse. Some call them the Two-Man Rolling Stones, and they make dangerous rock'n’roll for dangerous times

Andre Williams: I Wanna Go Back To Detroit City
By Ken McIntyre published
Soul survivor still going strong.

The story of Captain Beyond, stoner rock pioneers
By Ken McIntyre published
They were the pioneers of stoner rock, a supergroup who should have been super-massive. But somehow Captain Beyond managed to throw away all that promise…

Opinion: Paul McCartney, the Stones & Dylan at Desert Trip? The worst idea ever
By Ken McIntyre published
California mega-festival Desert Trip takes place over two weekends in October, with a line-up featuring some of the biggest names in rock history... but not everyone's convinced by 'Oldchella’

AC/DC: The Final Salute – Who Made Who & Blow Up Your Video
By Ken McIntyre published
In the mid-80s, as glam glittered, preened and prospered, AC/DC looked like a band out of time. Then along came horror writer Stephen King…
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