10 Britrock albums you should definitely own By Paul Brannigan From Feeder to The Wildhearts, Skunk Anansie to Terrorvision, these were the records that soundtracked mid-90s Britain
The 10 best must-see acts at Wide Awake festival By Paul Brannigan Idles, Dry Cleaning, Goat Girl, Squid… and an ‘alt.pop gimp’: your essential guide to London’s best festival of summer 2021
How Reef wrote Place Your Hands, by Gary Stringer By Paul Brannigan Reef vocalist Gary Stringer reveals how the pain of losing his grandfather inspired Place Your Hands, the West Country rockers’ most-enduring anthem
Van Halen’s first manager recalls her first vision of ‘virtuoso’ Eddie at riotous 1974 party at David Lee Roth’s dad’s mansion By Paul Brannigan EXCLUSIVE Van Halen’s first manager shares her memories of her first meeting with guitar god Eddie in exclusive Classic Rock extract from new EVH biography ‘Eruption’
How I wrote Strutter, by Paul Stanley By Paul Brannigan Kiss frontman Paul Stanley on Strutter, a song he wrote as a homage to the women of New York
David Draiman: 8 songs that changed my life By Paul Brannigan Disturbed frontman David Draiman takes a deep dive into his record collection to reveal the songs that fuelled his rock star dreams
How Montrose wrote Rock Candy, by Sammy Hagar By Paul Brannigan Sammy Hagar recalls the spontaneous studio jam that birthed the ‘sweet and sticky’ Montrose anthem Rock Candy
How I wrote Damn Yankees' High Enough, by Jack Blades By Paul Brannigan How Night Ranger's Jack Blades helped craft High Enough, a smash hit ballad for US supergroup Damn Yankees, without being labelled a "pussy" by bandmate Ted Nugent
10 times Joey Jordison was an absolute hero By Paul Brannigan Celebrating some of the finest moments from the career of the late Joey Jordison, former Slipknot drummer and all-time great
Heart's Nancy Wilson: 8 songs that changed my life By Paul Brannigan Heart founder and guitarist Nancy Wilson picks eight songs that rock her world
The story of Van Halen's nightly destruction of Black Sabbath By Paul Brannigan An excerpt from Paul Brannigan's new book Eruption: The Eddie Van Halen Story, featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Lynott and more
Dee Snider: 8 songs that changed my life By Paul Brannigan Former Twisted Sister frontman and multi-faceted heavy metal renaissance man, Dee Snider selects eight songs that inspired his journey to the dark side
How I wrote Cold As Ice, by Foreigner's Mick Jones By Paul Brannigan Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones on the bad girl-critiquing AOR smash hit Cold As Ice, much loved by beer advertisers
How I wrote Show Me The Way, by Peter Frampton By Paul Brannigan Peter Frampton reveals how a Bahamas getaway birthed his life-changing soft-rock anthem Show Me The Way
Mama's Boys: Power, passion and the cruel death of innocence By Paul Brannigan In the mid 80s, young Northern Irish rockers Mama’s Boys looked set to break America. But naivety, bad luck, wretched business decisions and family tragedy broke their hearts
How I wrote Hotel California, by Don Felder By Paul Brannigan Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder reveals how a ‘Mexican reggae’ demo became one of rock’s most iconic anthems, Hotel California
Steve Vai: 8 songs that changed my life By Paul Brannigan Steve Vai, guitar maestro and former Frank Zappa/David Lee Roth/Whitesnake sideman, selects eight songs which inspired his musical journey
Ian Gillan: 8 songs that changed my life By Paul Brannigan Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan revisits the roots of his teenage rock‘n’roll education and picks eight songs that changed his life
Duff McKagan: 8 songs that changed my life By Paul Brannigan Guns N’ Roses bassist and punk rock renaissance man Duff McKagan selects the songs that fuelled his teenage appetite for destruction
Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx: 8 songs that changed my life By Paul Brannigan Motley Crue leader Nikki Sixx talks us through the songs that rock his world
Iron Maiden's Steve Harris: 8 songs that changed my life By Paul Brannigan From Genesis to The Who, Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris reveals the songs that shaped him
Whacked-out occultists, scary séances, and the saga of Uriah Heep's Demons And Wizards By Paul Brannigan Inspired by mystical dreams, a hectic rock’n’roll lifestyle and a f**ked-up séance, Uriah Heep's 1972 album Demons And Wizards turned them into global superstars
Play Deftones’ Pac-Man-style White Pony x Black Stallion online game By Paul Brannigan Deftones unearth their Pac-Man inspired video game from the 2000 White Pony enhanced CD
Watch Corey Taylor lend his rap ‘skills’ to new country/hip hop song By Paul Brannigan Craving a fix of Kid Rock-style hip hop circa American Bad Ass? Corey Taylor and Moonshine Bandits have got your back
Foo Fighters: a guide to their best albums By Paul Brannigan 25 years into a career that's turned Foo Fighters into perhaps the most successful second act in rock history, we guide you through the best albums from Dave Grohl and the gang
