Latest articles by Paul Rees
1987: The year hard rock struck back
1987 saw classic album releases from Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, U2, Whitesnake, Anthrax, Heart, Motley Crue, Marillion, The Replacements and more...
Restless Soul: Why Joshua James might give it all up for a life making soap
Joshua James may have just produced a deeply personal record of devastating songs, but don’t count on him remaining a musician...
Patto - Patto/Hold Your Fire album reviews
Not yet ratedFirst two albums from cult – and cursed – Brit fusion rockers
Deep Purple: 50 years in, where will the adventure take them next?
As Deep Purple release new album Infinite, all five members look back over almost 50 years of golden days and glittering success, dark clouds and stormy relationships. Where next?
Let's party like it's 1399: The story behind Jethro Tull's Songs From The Wood
In 1977, when punk was washing away the old and bringing in the new, Jethro Tull released an album that could have come from the Middle Ages. Ian Anderson remembers making Songs From The Wood
The second coming: Lift To Experience on their unlikely comeback
After releasing an incredible debut in 2001 – an epic, apocalyptic, double concept album – disillusionment, drugs and death led to Lift To Experience splitting. Now the Texans are back
Aerosmith: How Done With Mirrors took them back to the big time
Aerosmith's 1985 comeback Done With Mirrors served as a crucial bridge between the wild 70s Aerosmith and the smooth-rock behemoth of the 80s and 90s
Meat Loaf: “They should've put me in a padded cell, I was a lunatic"
Burnt out by endlessly touring Bat Out Of Hell, the last thing Meat Loaf wanted to do was record a follow-up – so his second project with Jim Steinman nearly severed their connection forever
How Blue Oyster Cult made Imaginos, the longest-gestating album ever
Blue Oyster Cult's wild tales of alien races and the Middle Ages helped make Imaginos one of the best albums of the 1980s
The story behind AC/DC's turbulent 12 months
With the band’s line-up decimated, it’s stick, twist or bust time for Angus, the last man standing in rock’s Aussie rulers
“I was in a bad spot”: the darkness behind the Goo Goo Dolls’ new album
Iris turned the Goo Goo Dolls into stars. But booze and burnout meant they nearly didn’t make it to their new album, Boxes
The Top 10 Goo Goo Dolls songs (that aren't Iris)
There's more to the New York band than one big ballad…
Glory Days: Bruce Springsteen in the 1980s
From the commercial highs of The River to the personal lows of Tunnel Of Love, the 1980s was a rollercoaster decade for Bruce Springsteen
AC/DC: Why Black Ice and Rock Or Bust are the perfect way to end it all
With failing health, their ‘pilot’ Malcolm was forced to take a back seat. But there was rock and roll thunder to be had yet…
The Life And Times Of Nils Lofgren
He’s been Springsteen’s sidekick, Neil Young’s confidante and Ringo’s right-hand man. But does Nils Lofgren miss glory on his own terms? Absolutely not.
The Top 10 Best Bob Dylan Covers
The 10 best Bob Dylan covers that give the originals a run for their money
Billy Gibbons: Don't Mess With Texas
ZZ Top mainman Billy Gibbons has taken some time off to indulge in his love of Cuban and Latin music with his new band The BFG’s. He tells us of beards, blues and picking up chicks…
The World Is Not Enough: Garbage turn 20
They had smash hits, a James Bond theme and global fame. But, with the world at their feet, Garbage disintegrated in a maelstrom of paranoia and exhaustion.
My morning jacket: southern comfort
Jamming with Kirk Hammett, covering Mötley Crüe, writing songs for the Muppets and being immortalised in cartoon form – it’s all part of the My Morning Jacket story.
Dire Straits: How We Made Brothers In Arms
We look back at Brothers In Arms, the album that turned Dire Straits into the biggest British rock band of the 80s
Shawn Smith: The Quiet American
Meet the cult Seattle singer loved by Pearl Jam and The Afghan Whigs.
