Paul Rees

How Dire Straits went from the pubs of London to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s

How cult British reprobates The Wildhearts made a masterpiece in Earth Vs The Wildhearts

In 1985, the reunited Aerosmith had a long way to go to recapture old glories – and Done With Mirrors was the first step

Mick Jones steered Foreigner to instant success, but with a self-confessed "bit of a control freak" at the helm it was often far from plain sailing

John Mellencamp is one of American’s great heartland rockers – and record labels, bad press and a heart attack couldn’t stop him

When Roger Glover was asked to soundtrack a film based on a poem by a 19th century botanist, little did he know that soon it would become a one-off live extravaganza

Delivering a deafening but dextrous bass-in-your-face assault, John Entwistle was a key part of The Who’s sound – and also their chemistry. This is his story

Heart's long and eventful career has taken the Wilson sisters to thin-air highs and crushing lows in a real rock’n’roll saga

Former Traffic man Dave Mason on playing with Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and more

It seems every member of the groundbreaking band paid a price for their involvement – but a three-album run of rare quality remains as testimony to their lofty creative intentions

The siblings talk about growing up, breaking out, breaking up, making up, dizzying highs, heartbreaking lows, lost friends, recriminations, reunions… music and much more

The story of Hanoi Rocks' Two Step From The Move

Sitting between the heritage of the 70s and the glitzy, big-haired peak to which the 80s would ascend, 1984 was a quietly pivotal time for music, popular culture and the world as we knew it

"Look, I've written seventy songs. You want another one, you write it" - Bruce Springsteen

The Replacements' third album was written in thrall to the classic rock and pop canon, but filtered through the prism of their chaotic modus operandi

Fronted by the future Voice Of Rock, Trapeze were soon on board the Express To Success. But then Deep Purple came calling and walked off with the golden-throated goose

Power-pop princelings Jellyfish were the new Beatles, ELO and Queen all in one – until bad vibes and psychic turmoil snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

Like many young teenagers in the 60s, Bruce Springsteen was obsessed with rock'n'roll. A decade and a lot of hard graft later, he was being hailed as its future

"I didn’t look like them and I wasn't into their music" - Graham Bonnet on being offered the job of Rainbow singer

These days Bryan Adams says he's "a photographer moonlighting as a singer," but before that came decades of making high-grade classic rock

With one of the most captivating voices of her era, Sandy Denny seemed assured of major success. But insecurity, mistakes and finally tragedy meant she never fulfilled her potential

As AC/DC return to the stage for the first time in more than seven years, we celebrate the return of Brian Johnson with his finest 25 moments

"It's the hardest thing I’ve been facing. It affects so many things: how I write songs, how I record": Lucinda Williams hasn't had it easy, but she's proved herself a fighter

Drive-By Truckers' blend of southern rock, country, classic rock, socio-political commentary and historical nous has manifested itself in a series of albums the world really needs to know

An epic career-spanning interview with Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler