Latest articles by Philip Wilding
"If I can't sing it with conviction then it doesn't matter, I can’t do it": What happened when Rush met the Manic Street Preachers
At the end of 2007, there was a clash of cultures as Welsh rockers the Manic Street Preachers went head to head with Rush and probed their inner secrets
The John Waite albums you should definitely own
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
Ayron Jones: a vibrant wall of guitar wrangling, musical loops and more colours than a sky full of rainbows
Showboating fourth album Chronicles Of The Kid propels Ayron Jones into the rock’n’roll stratosphere
Luke Morley breaks from the day job with 10 glittering Americana-tinged gems
Songs From The Blue Room is an eclectic, occasionally introspective surprise solo album from Thunder songwriter/guitarist Luke Morley
"For a while, it was the worst song on the album…" The story behind Rush's Tom Sawyer
Inspired by old books and new technology, Tom Sawyer was the song that reinvented prog giants Rush – but it almost never made the album
John Mellencamp weaves deft, weary tales on the elegant Orpheus Descending
John Mellencamp's 25th album Orpheus Descending is still flecked with melancholy and socially minded ire
Extreme return after 15-year absence with showboating and triumphant new album
Six is Extreme's first new material since 2008's Saudades de Rock
The deluxe edition reissue of Season’s End proves Steve Hogarth was the perfect fit and foil for Marillion
A plush reissue for Season's End, Marillion’s first album with post-Fish singer Steve Hogarth
Whitesnake add polish to an unexpected gem on the pleasingly punchy Still Good To Be Bad
Whitesnake’s tenth studio album Good To Be Bad reissued with added bells, whistles and horns
The tragic story behind Mastodon's Emperor Of Sand
Mastodon's 2017 album, Emperor Of Sand, continued the prog theme of Crack The Skye. But behind the heaviness, lay a family tragedy
Crown Lands: so deep in 70s Rush you can almost see Geddy Lee’s kimono flapping about
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
The making of Von Hertzen Brothers' Nine Lives
Finnish brotherly trio Von Hertzen Brothers tell the story of their fifth studio album, 2013's Nine Lives
Ghost stories: the making of Gazpacho's March Of Ghosts
Norwegian art rockers Gazpacho discuss their seventh studio album, 2012's March of Ghosts
The 38 best Rolling Stones songs, as chosen by 57 different musicians
The very best Rolling Stones tracks, as chosen by those best qualified to judge: their fellow musicians
Rush producer Terry Brown: "they were pushing themselves beyond their comfort zone"
Producer Terry Brown gives a view of Moving Pictures from the other side of the glass
Rush and the story of Moving Pictures
Released in 1981, Rush's eighth studio album Moving Pictures not only helped define Rush, but also rock music in the early 80s
Rush's Moving Pictures: a tale of double-entendres and red overalls
Graphic artist Hugh Syme looks back on the creation of the iconic cover art for Rush's classic album Moving Pictures
Goo Goo Dolls: Johnny Rzeznik on vintage gear, inequality, and why America is moving backwards
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
Lamb Of God continue to break heads and educate on ninth album Omens
Lamb Of God's Omens is music to crash cars to (and that’s a good thing)
The debut alum from Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners is exultant, introspective, and a joy
Country, soul and rock’n’roll from the musically wandering Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners
The Glenn Hughes albums you should definitely own
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
Metallica - Master Of Puppets album review
Lavish vinyl overhaul/reissue for Metallica’s most pivotal album
Dave Mustaine: still spitting lyrics, railing at the world, headbanging like a 20-year-old
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!
