Ken McIntyre

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. 

Articles by: Ken McIntyre

Godsmack: "We want to remind people what real hard rock music is."

By Ken McIntyre published

We catch up with Sully Erna's multi-platinum band as their hometown celebrates Godsmack Day

Tapes of Wrath: The Cassette Review Column

By Ken McIntyre published

The third instalment of Ken McIntyre's cassette review column

Tapes of Wrath: The Cassette Review Column

By Ken McIntyre published

The second instalment of Ken McIntyre's cassette review series

Tapes Of Wrath: The Cassette Review Column

By Ken McIntyre published

Ken McIntyre launches our new cassette review column

Archive: Blue Cheer - LSD. Rehab. Whisky. Fights.

By Ken McIntyre published

...And in their spare time they invented heavy metal. Blue Cheer's Peterson, McDonald and Whaley tell their twisted tale.

Kyuss: It Came From Out Of The Desert...

By Ken McIntyre published

Torn apart by the corporate machine, Kyuss went up in smoke in 1995, having seeded the stoner movement they should have led. Now they're back.

Q&A: Steve Miller

By Ken McIntyre published

Soft rock's venerable guitar man looks back over six decades of rock music; from the birth of rock'n'roll and white-boy Chicago blues to San Francisco psychedelia and the 70s/80s hit machine.

Linda Rondstadt live

The Life and Times of Linda Ronstadt

By Ken McIntyre published

She's moved seamlessly from easy listening to folk, pop and been a country rock pioneer. Ladies and gentlemen, Linda Ronstadt...

Graveyard: Hisingen Blues

By Ken McIntyre published

Finding fresh pastures in rock’s past, these Swedish groove-ghouls get the blues.

Down: "Hetfield was wearing our shirt, we didn't have a record yet!"

By Ken McIntyre published

Down spent much of the 90s as something of a myth. Slowly the legend grew, and despite some tragic events, they trod the rocky path into rock’s elite

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