Latest articles by Mark Blake
The Game dialled down Queen's hard rock, and Hot Space was such a departure that it confused their fan base. It was time for a rethink
Paul Kossoff should have been one of rock and blues' great guitar heroes. Instead, the light of the Free and Back Street Crawler guitarist shone briefly – and burned out quickly
He helped launch Pink Floyd’s career and got arrested with the Rolling Stones – John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins was the King Of The 1960s Underground
Bruce Dickinson fronts the UK’s most successful heavy metal band, holds a commercial pilot’s licence, releases solo albums, write novels and screenplays, and more. A full life? Not half
Metal God Rob Halford salutes the most wonderful time of the year, as he selects his eight favourite Christmas songs
Fronting The Darkness gave Justin Hawkins fame, a collection of fabulous catsuits, and some serious addiction issues. After some dark days his band are now flying high again
In November 1973, 19-year-old Who fan Scott Halpin travelled to see the band play at San Francisco's Cow Palace. He ended up on stage
Paul Rodgers looks back at his life, times and solo career, ponders the tragedy of Paul Kossoff, and reveals that he owes his life to martial arts
One minute Queen were taking the bus and watching their Top Of The Pops performance in a shop window: the next they had the world at their feet
Queen guitarist Brian May crossed paths with a punk icon years before either was famous
Formed from the ashes of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, The Rutles were a razorsharp pastiche of The Beatles with links to Monty Python and the Fab Four themselves
The former Genesis guitarist discusses new album The Night Siren, his time in Genesis and his 'Nurofen hands'!
Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham look back at the troublesome birth of a classic live album, Thin Lizzy’s Live And Dangerous
A short celebration of Herman Rarebell, Roger Taylor and eight other sticksmen who bravely stepped out from behind the kit
From underground clubs to sold-out stadiums, Pink Floyd's path through rock has been revolutionary and stunningly successful. Here are their 50 best songs
With Pink Floyd out of ideas for the follow-up to the all-conquering The Dark Side Of The Moon, they delivered what would become one of their defining songs
In 1994 Pink Floyd released The Division Bell, their final album with Rick Wright. This is its story...
In the late 1960s, the psychedelic revolution changed everything – and, thanks to The Beatles, Floyd and more, helped usher in the progressive rock era…
Looking back at the making of one Pink Floyd's most overlooked but important releases, Atom Heart Mother
Pink Floyd may have hated the term ‘space rock’, but in 1988 their music was the chosen soundtrack for the crew of the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz TM-7
Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright made a surprise appearance with David Gilmour at a London Cinema in 2007. A year later, he was gone
After Syd Barrett left, Pink Floyd were on a constant search for a sound – their sound. Eventually, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason would find it
Pink Floyd's Animals raged about sexual oppression and material greed, and the tour that followed almost broke the band
