Philip Wilding

Philip Wilding

Philip Wilding is a novelist, journalist, scriptwriter, biographer and radio producer. As a young journalist he criss-crossed most of the United States with bands like Motley Crue, Kiss and Poison (think the Almost Famous movie but with more hairspray). More latterly, he’s sat down to chat with bands like the slightly more erudite Manic Street Preachers, Afghan Whigs, Rush and Marillion. He ghosted Carl Barat’s acclaimed autobiography, Threepenny Memoir, and helped launch the BBC 6 Music network as producer and co-presenter on the Phill Jupitus Breakfast Show. Five years later he and Jupitus fronted the hugely popular Perfect 10 podcast and live shows. His debut novel, Cross Country Murder Song, was described, variously, as ‘sophisticated and compelling’ and ‘like a worm inside my brain’. His latest novel The Death And Life Of Red Henley is out now.

Articles by: Philip Wilding

Marillion: Season’s End (Deluxe Edition) packshot

The deluxe edition reissue of Season’s End proves Steve Hogarth was the perfect fit and foil for Marillion

By Philip Wilding published

A plush reissue for Season's End, Marillion’s first album with post-Fish singer Steve Hogarth

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Whitesnake add polish to an unexpected gem on the pleasingly punchy Still Good To Be Bad

By Philip Wilding published

Whitesnake’s tenth studio album Good To Be Bad reissued with added bells, whistles and horns

Mastodon

The tragic story behind Mastodon's Emperor Of Sand

By Philip Wilding published

Mastodon's 2017 album, Emperor Of Sand, continued the prog theme of Crack The Skye. But behind the heaviness, lay a family tragedy

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Crown Lands: so deep in 70s Rush you can almost see Geddy Lee’s kimono flapping about

By Philip Wilding published

Crown Lands' Fearless may sound exactly like vintage Rush in parts, but it's an album peppered with great songs and pulls off some daring feats of pomp, pop and rock

Von Hertzen Brothers

The making of Von Hertzen Brothers' Nine Lives

By Philip Wilding published

Finnish brotherly trio Von Hertzen Brothers tell the story of their fifth studio album, 2013's Nine Lives

Gazpacho

Ghost stories: the making of Gazpacho's March Of Ghosts

By Philip Wilding published

Norwegian art rockers Gazpacho discuss their seventh studio album, 2012's March of Ghosts

Producer Terry Brown, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, engineer Paul Northfield in the studio

Rush producer Terry Brown: "they were pushing themselves beyond their comfort zone"

By Philip Wilding published

Producer Terry Brown gives a view of Moving Pictures from the other side of the glass

Rush

Rush and the story of Moving Pictures

By Philip Wilding published

Released in 1981, Rush's eighth studio album Moving Pictures not only helped define Rush, but also rock music in the early 80s

John Waite

The John Waite albums you should definitely own

By Philip Wilding published

A renowned chronicler of broken hearts for nearly five decades – first with The Babys, then with Bad English and solo – there's a lot more than love to John Waite, and these are his best albums

The cover of Moving Pictures with Hugh Syme in a picture frame

Rush's Moving Pictures: a tale of double-entendres and red overalls

By Philip Wilding published

Graphic artist Hugh Syme looks back on the creation of the iconic cover art for Rush's classic album Moving Pictures

Goo Goo Dolls in a wood

Goo Goo Dolls: Johnny Rzeznik on vintage gear, inequality, and why America is moving backwards

By Philip Wilding published

The Goo Goo Dolls have returned with a new album partly inspired by the state of the USA, and it’s not a smiley record

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Lamb Of God continue to break heads and educate on ninth album Omens

By Philip Wilding published

Lamb Of God's Omens is music to crash cars to (and that’s a good thing)

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The debut alum from Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners is exultant, introspective, and a joy

By Philip Wilding published

Country, soul and rock’n’roll from the musically wandering Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners

Glenn Hughes wearing sunglasses

The Glenn Hughes albums you should definitely own

By Philip Wilding published

Thirty years of hard-rocking, blues’n’funk alchemy has earned golden-throated bassist Glenn Hughes a place at the top table of British rock - and these are his best albums

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Clutch: other bands might as well pack up their tents and think about heading home

By Philip Wilding published

Eloquent and amplified, Sunrise On Slaughter Beach is the best Clutch album yet

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Dave Mustaine: still spitting lyrics, railing at the world, headbanging like a 20-year-old

By Philip Wilding last updated

Meet the new Megadeth, same as the old Megadeth (and that’s a good thing) on 16th album The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!

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Machine Head's Of Kingdom And Crown: blunt as heavy-force trauma but melodic and rich

By Philip Wilding published

Of Kingdom And Crown is an expansive and ambitious concept album from Bay Area metallers Machine Head

Motorpsycho: Ancient Astronaut cover art

Motorpsycho are primed and eager to flip your metaphorical lid

By Philip Wilding published

Ancient Astronauts is an expansive, experimental live-in-the-studio masterwork from Motorpsycho

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Five Finger Death Punch are still hitting hard and pummelling heads

By Philip Wilding published

Album nine Afterlife is a reassuring-sounding head blow from Five Finger Death Punch

Exit Stage Left: Inside Rush's final show

By Philip Wilding published

In 2015 we joined Canadian legends Rush in Los Angeles as they brought the curtain down on a long, storied career

Finn Brothers - Finn cover art

The Finn Brothers' acclaimed debut album is sparkling, brooding and bloody clever

By Philip Wilding published

A double-vinyl debut for the Finn Brothers’ much-loved pop gem Finn with an extra disco of demos

Taika Waititi

Thor Love And Thunder director Taika Waititi: "Instead of going on PornHub, I'll watch old Guns N' Roses videos"

By Philip Wilding last updated

In an exclusive interview, Thor: Love And Thunder director Taika Waititi opens up on his lifelong love of 80s rock and metal

Thor emits lightning

Thor Love And Thunder review: an uproariously funny, satisfying hero's journey

By Philip Wilding last updated

In Thor: Love And Thunder, director Taika Waititi attempts a tricky balancing act - and pulls it off with aplomb

Ginger Wildheart

Ginger Wildheart: music is the only time I feel like me

By Philip Wilding published

Wildhearts frontman Ginger Wildheart – the man the Manics call “the great lost English songwriter” – on that band, working outside of the mainstream and why music really is the best medicine

Geddy Lee on a balcony overlooking London

Geddy Lee on beer, Rush 2.0, and his friendship with Alex Lifeson

By Philip Wilding published

Former Rush singer/bassist Geddy Lee, who is due to publish his memoir next year, talks us through his career highlights from the 20-plus years of Classic Rock’s lifetime

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