
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

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: January 26, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from the Claypool Lennon Delirium, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Elles Bailey and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: January 19, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Sheepdogs, Black Stone Cherry, Bryan Adams and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: January 12, 2026
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Black Crowes, Alter Bridge, Starbenders and more

Wolfgang Van Halen on 5150, mental health and the good ship Mammoth
By Polly Glass published
On his third Mammoth album, Wolfgang Van Halen raises his playing, singing and songwriting game - and channels experiences with A-listers and legends

What happened when Massive Wagons played the first rock shows at a historic venue in 40 years
By Polly Glass published
British rockers Massive Wagons returned to Lancaster to perform for a show for kids, advocating for anti-bullying and mental health campaigns

The Best 50 Rock Songs of 2025
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Twelve amazing months of prog rock, pop rock, blues rock, country rock, art rock, glam rock, alt-rock, southern rock, Christian rock, proto-rock, Britrock, hard rock, vampire rock, garage rock and moon rock

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 22, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Bryan Adams, Tailgunner, the Lemon Twigs and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 15, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Starbenders, DeWolff, Stanley Simmons and more

The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2025
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Twelve months of life-enriching, extraordinary new music

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 8, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Alter Bridge, The Darkness, Tax The Heat and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 1, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from the Lemon Twigs, Elles Bailey, Black Eyed Sons and more

Welcome to the blood-drenched, Rocky Horror-inspired world of Creeper
By Polly Glass published
Creeper’s new album is a rich, lascivious feast of vampires and rock’n’roll theatre, Jim Steinman-style. But the real Creeper story starts with shoestring punk gigs, DIY video shoots and community spirit

“We wanted some filth on this album." How Touchstone rocked out on their fourth album, Oceans Of Time
By Polly Glass published
The story of UK prog rockers Touchstone's fourth and most recent studio album, 2013's rocking Oceans Of Time

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: November 24, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Bad Nerves, Shinedown, Earth Tongue and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: November 17, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Massive Wagons, Black Stone Cherry, Starbenders and more

Review: Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka’s new band Mirador play London for the first time
By Polly Glass published
What happened when Jake Kiszka and Chris Turpin’s maverick blues project Mirador played London on their first UK tour

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: November 10, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Skindred, Tailgunner, Royal Republic and more

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: October 27, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Starbenders, Crobot, Dirty Blonde and more

Gazpacho’s Magic 8-Ball explores characters at breaking point
By Polly Glass published
Norwegian art-rockers deliver tightly-focused songs after a Hollywood clash forced them to reboot their 12th album

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: October 27, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Michael Monroe, Mammoth, ZZ Ward and more

Larkin Poe brought southern sugar and smarts to London on their biggest ever UK headline show
By Polly Glass published
Ten weeks ago, Larkin Poe lead singer Rebecca Lovell had a baby. Last night, she and her sister headlined the Hammersmith Apollo and threw in an unexpected cover of War Pigs

What happened when Greta Van Fleet's guitarist got himself a new band
By Polly Glass published
When the worlds of Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka and alt.folkie Chris Turpin collided, it was musical love at first sight. After a whirlwind romance, new project Mirador was born

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: October 20, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Orianthi, Sugar, Heavy Pettin and more
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