Lynyrd Skynyrd and the anti-firearm protest song that's as relevant now as it ever was By Paul Elliott published 18 May 22 Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1975 hit Saturday Night Special belied the band's pistol-packin’ image, but things were never quite that black and white
Ronnie James Dio: the life and the legend By Paul Elliott published 16 May 22 The great Ronnie James Dio died on May 16, 2010. Classic Rock magazine paid tribute to his legend in its next issue
Gene Simmons: when Kiss play their last song I’ll be crying like a baby By Paul Elliott published 11 May 22 God of Thunder Gene Simmons ponders the meaning of life, love and loss, and the end of the road for Kiss
Ann Wilson's one-in-a-million voice still soars on her best solo album yet By Paul Elliott published 29 April 22 Heart singer Ann Wilson proves her songwriting is still as strong as her voice on Fierce Bliss
Nazareth resolutely loud ’n’ proud on ballsy Surviving The Law By Paul Elliott published 15 April 22 Dan McCafferty’s gone, but Nazareth's spirit remains strong on Surviving The Law
Serial killers, Satan and Bon's last stand: the story of AC/DC's Highway To Hell By Paul Elliott published 21 March 22 With Highway To Hell, AC/DC raced ahead of the rest by making a record that finally helped them break America... but such success came with a huge cost
The 10 best songs by Toto By Paul Elliott published 18 March 22 Toto's catalogue dissected for the biggest of hits and deepest of cuts from the official masters of melodic rock
The 10 best Metallica songs from the 1980s By Paul Elliott published 14 March 22 In the 1980s Metallica made some of the greatest heavy metal music of all time and became the biggest cult band in the world
The Boston albums you should definitely own By Paul Elliott published 10 March 22 Proof that there's much more to Boston, the godfathers of melodic rock – and the man who almost single-handedly created their sound – than More Than A Feeling
Slash on GN'R, Axl, Izzy, Scott and the rest - the ultimate interview By Paul Elliott published 2 March 22 Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash talks about his career: Guns N' Roses, Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Scott Weiland, Myles Kennnedy, and the good, the bad and the ugly that came with all of them
Sheep, Supertramp, and what Alex Lifeson did during the punk explosion By Paul Elliott published 24 February 22 For Rush and Envy Of None guitarist Alex Lifeson, 1977 was all about touring, punk and Panama hats – just don’t mention the sheep
How Sammy Hagar breathed triumphant new life into Van Halen By Paul Elliott published 24 February 22 Van Halen lost a superstar singer when Dave Lee Roth quit the band, but new frontman Sammy Hagar and Foreigner's Mick Jones ensured the loss was short-lived
The Gary Moore albums you should definitely own By Paul Elliott published 16 February 22 With Thin Lizzy, on solo albums and playing jazz rock, Gary Moore proved himself to be one of the greatest guitarists of his generation. These are his best albums
The Bon Jovi albums you should definitely own By Paul Elliott published 21 January 22 The Bon Jovi albums essential to any record collection
Every Ozzy Osbourne solo album, ranked from worst to best By Paul Elliott published 13 January 22 An album-by-album appraisal of the rollercoaster career of former Black Sabbath frontman and official Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne
AC/DC: the long road to Glasgow and the triumph of If You Want Blood You've Got It By Paul Elliott published 10 December 21 On April 30, 1978, AC/DC took to the stage of Glasgow Apollo and played one of the best shows of their career, resulting in If You Want Blood You Got It, one of rock’s greatest live albums
Guns N' Roses: the unconventional story of GN'R Lies By Paul Elliott published 30 November 21 The second Guns N' Roses album wasn't really an album at all, but it remains a remarkable one-off, and includes Axl Rose's most controversial song
The 30th anniversary edition of Roxette's Joyride: proof that less really is more By Paul Elliott published 26 November 21 Joyride shows how pop-rock stars Roxette lost their mojo
Tesla: the musical miracle of Five Man Acoustical Jam By Paul Elliott published 13 November 21 It may have started as a happy accident but Tesla’s Five Man Acoustical Jam ushered in the MTV Unplugged era
The Michael Schenker albums you should definitely own By Paul Elliott published 5 October 21 From teenage Scorpion to UFO, MSG and beyond, guitar hero Michael Schenker has had both hands in some of hard rock’s great albums
Robert Jon & The Wreck generate gospel-tinged euphoria on Shine A Light On Me Brother By Paul Elliott published 3 September 21 Robert Jon & The Wreck play soulful rock’n’roll, the old-fashioned way, on Shine A Light On Me Brother
Why I ❤️ punk rock, by football legend Stuart Pearce By Paul Elliott published 1 September 21 Former England footballer Stuart Pearce reveals how he scored with punk rock, The Stranglers, and... Rod Stewart?
How Metallica went from reinventing heavy metal to reinventing themselves By Paul Elliott published 12 August 21 With the Black Album, Metallica changed the game for everyone... including themselves
Night Ranger underwhelm as songwriting falls short on ATBPO By Paul Elliott published 6 August 21 AOR heroes Night Ranger drop the ball on 13th studio album ATBPO
Dennis DeYoung interview: 'no band has worked harder than Styx at diminishing its own reputation' By Paul Elliott published 29 July 21 Former Styx singer Dennis DeYoung on bowing out, new album 26 East Vol 2, and the disappointment of no last Styx reunion tour
