
Nick Hasted
Nick Hasted writes about film, music, books and comics for Classic Rock, The Independent, Uncut, Jazzwise and The Arts Desk. He has published three books: The Dark Story of Eminem (2002), You Really Got Me: The Story of The Kinks (2011), and Jack White: How He Built An Empire From The Blues (2016).
Latest articles by Nick Hasted

Duke Garwood: Heavy Love
By Nick Hasted published
Mark Lanegan helps London bluesman to finally arrive.

Scorpions: Return to Forever
By Nick Hasted published
It’s goodbye-hello, as Deutschland’s rock kings convincingly bin their abdication.

The Real Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Roxy Music Q&A
By Nick Hasted published
They came, they saw, they confused the hell out of America.

Carl Barât And The Jackals: Let It Reign
By Nick Hasted published
Libertines reunion interrupted by what Barât did next.

The Kinks: The Anthology 1964-1971
By Nick Hasted published
They promised us a reunion, but all we got was another five-CD box-set.

Kid Rock: American Hustle
By Nick Hasted published
He’s been a motor-mouthed rapper, nu metal icon, unlikely Nashville country star and now a blue-collar heartland rocker. So will the real Kid Rock please stand up?

High Hopes: Sons Of Bill
By Nick Hasted published
Lush, literary Americana from Southern siblings, keen to stay true to their roots.

The Great Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Swindle?
By Nick Hasted published
Deep Purple have been omitted yet again – and so have Yes, Def Leppard and countless others. Is there a conspiracy against them?

Marilyn Manson: Resurrection Man
By Nick Hasted published
A broken marriage, a slashed face and a $200,000 drugs habit sent Marilyn Manson on a downward spiral. But with TV stardom and a new album inspired by his father, he's back from the dead.

Queen + Adam Lambert: By Royal Appointment
By Nick Hasted published
You can’t replace Freddie Mercury. But on the eve of a tour, the royal family’s Brian May and Roger Taylor and crown prince Adam Lambert explain why they’re keeping the band’s legacy alive.

Mick Wall: Love Becomes A Funeral Pyre: A Biography Of The Doors
By Nick Hasted published
The Morrison myth debunked.

Counting Crows: alive in Wonderland
By Nick Hasted published
Counting Crowes’ Adam Duritz on two decades of highs, lows and Etta James’s breasts.

The Best Of 2014: The Rock Star And The Hitman
By Nick Hasted published
The strange story of Tim Lambesis.

Robert Plant: The Maverick Returns
By Nick Hasted published
From Led Zep's Golden God to today's dignified sexagenarian, he's never stopped pushing the boundaries.

Jim Capaldi: The Contender
By Nick Hasted published
Ex-Traffic lynchpin faces 1978 in disco mode.

Jeff Lynne: "ELO is a going concern again"
By Nick Hasted published
Jeff Lynne takes us inside the live spectacle of 2014.

Cream: 1966–1972
By Nick Hasted published
Not yet ratedGroundbreaking 60s power-trio’s complete works now available in a vinyl box set.

Miraculous Mule: Blues Uzi
By Nick Hasted published
The blues soulfully refitted on Londoners’ stopgap second.

Mott: Reissues
By Nick Hasted published
Not yet ratedJoe Elliott-championed Hoople, minus Hunter.

Delta Spirit: Into The Wide
By Nick Hasted published
Epic indie from Californian TV soundtrack staples.

Prince: Art Official Age/ Prince & 3rdEyeGirl: Plectrumelectrum
By Nick Hasted published
Solo and with an all-female rock band, Mr Nelson returns.

Tom Doyle: Man On The Run: Paul McCartney In The 1970s
By Nick Hasted published
Macca’s brave, bonkers post-Fabs odyssey.

Sid Griffin: The Trick Is To Breathe
By Nick Hasted published
Ex-Long Ryder goes solo in Nashville.
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