
Polly Glass
Polly is deputy editor at Classic Rock magazine, where she writes and commissions regular pieces and longer reads (including new band coverage), and has interviewed rock's biggest and newest names. She also contributes to Louder, Prog and Metal Hammer and talks about songs on the 20 Minute Club podcast. Elsewhere she's had work published in The Musician, delicious. magazine and others, and written biographies for various album campaigns. In a previous life as a women's magazine junior she interviewed Tracey Emin and Lily James – and wangled Rival Sons into the arts pages. In her spare time she writes fiction and cooks.
Latest articles by Polly Glass

Why Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi are dancing and playing through the fury
By Polly Glass published
For the Tedeschi Trucks Band, loved ones, music and the business of really living are as intertwined as the husband-and-wife pair at the helm

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: June 8, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Europe, Mastodon, Stanley Simmons and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: June 1, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Greta Van Fleet, Tarja, The Band Feel and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 25, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Darkness, Foo Fighters, The Warning and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 18, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Deep Purple, Green Lung, John Densmore & Chuck D and more

How Amy Lee channelled a devastating loss into Evanescence's angriest album
By Polly Glass published
Evanescence's 2021 album The Bitter Truth was coloured by empowerment, politics and the loss of Amy's brother Robby

What happened when we took Skindred record shopping in Newport
By Polly Glass published
Genre-smashing Welsh rockers Skindred undertake Classic Rock's £50 vinyl challenge

Viral sensations Angine de Poitrine dazzle, confuse and delight at debut London show
By Polly Glass published
Avant-garde Canadian twosome Angine de Poitrine justify all the hype at their sold-out London debut

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 11, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from the Rolling Stones, Stanley Simmons, Joanne Shaw Taylor and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 4, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Gulps, Girl Tones, These Wicked Rivers and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: April 27, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Foo Fighters, Airbourne, All Them Witches and more

Big Big Train's Greg Spawton picks the soundtrack of his life
By Polly Glass published
Big Big Train co-founder Gregory Spawton picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: April 20, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Skindred, The Karma Effect, Billy Talent and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: April 13, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Erik Grönwall, Castle Rat, The Black Crowes X Whiskey Myers and more

The genre that refuses to die: A history Of Southern rock In 40 songs
By Polly Glass, Jerry Ewing, Malcolm Dome, Philip Wilding, Dave Ling published
From the late 60s until today, here are 40 songs that show why Southern rock continues to thrive

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: April 6, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Jack White, Stanley Simmons, Sevendust and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: March 30, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Suzi Quatro feat. Alice Cooper, CJ Wildheart, Robert Jon & The Wreck and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: March 23, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Muse, Crown Lands, the Black Keys and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: March 16, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Lemon Twigs, Devon Townsend, All Them Witches and more

Why Rival Sons' Jay Buchanan destroyed his past
By Polly Glass published
Rival Sons’ frontman Jay Buchanan on his solo album, songwriting, the call of the wild, storytellers, falling in love and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: March 9, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Skindred, Cheap Trick, Suzi Quatro and more

How Alter Bridge regrouped, faced the dark side, put their foot on the gas and recorded a brilliant album
By Polly Glass published
With solo projects, other bands and a massive Creed reunion between them, there were whispers that Alter Bridge might be on the way out

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: March 2, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Sheepdogs, Starbenders, Crossbone Skully and more

“It was us, tears down our cheeks, trying to be manly”: How Big Big Train survived David Longdon’s death
By Polly Glass published
He was the energetic hub of the band until his sudden passing in 2021. Faced with oblivion, they regrouped behind Alberto Bravin and made The Likes Of Us, a record for anyone who’s ever felt left out
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