Latest articles by Polly Glass
DeWolff: If you're going to go old-school classic rock in 2023, this is how you do it
Some bands are retro. Some bands are very retro. Dutch trio DeWolff take that to the max in everything they do, looking back for inspiration and feeding it into something new
Every Nightwish album ranked in order of greatness by Nightwish’s Tuomas Holopainen
If anyone is allowed to put Nightwish’s epic back catalogue in the correct order, it’s the band’s keyboard player and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen
Elles Bailey: "I've never been interested in fame. I just want to make good music that can help people"
With the august influences of Bonnie Raitt, Beth Hart and Imelda May, Elles Bailey’s bluesy rock is winning hearts and minds
Tracks Of The Week: extraordinary new music from Ghost, Greta Van Fleet and more
Eight songs to save some rock'n'roll souls, including Texas Hippie Coalition, Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers, the Night Flight Orchestra and more
Say bonjour to French YouTube star-turned-bona fide rock contender Laura Cox
Laura Cox had millions of YouTube views before she'd ever stepped out on stage... but now she's making up for lost time
Tracks Of The Week: amazing new music from The Cadillac Three, The Dust Coda and more
Eight sonic assassins guaranteed to slay your eardrums in the nicest possible way
Those Damn Crows: "As brutal as life can be, it’s f**king beautiful as well"
While they’ll always feel the pull back to their home in Wales, Those Damn Crows have the music and the big ideas that should see them go far
Tracks Of The Week: new music from Mammoth WVH, Nita Strauss and more
Also this week: new songs from Saint Agnes, Skindred, Tyler Bryant and other thoughtful providers of thoroughbred rock'n'roll
Why I ❤️ Soundgarden's Superunknown, by Shinedown's Brent Smith
Shinedown frontman Brent Smith on the impact of Soundgarden's Superunknown, and how it was influenced by Frank Sinatra
Tracks Of The Week: new music from Ayron Jones, Elles Bailey and more
Eight new songs professionally guaranteed to enliven your ears and delight your heart
The Subways: coming back, coming out, and why the music industry is better than it used to be
Stars of the British noughties guitar wave The Subways return to form with their new album, eight years after the last, and a lot has happened
The story of Gazpacho's Demon
Released in 2014, Norwegian art rockers Gazpacho's eighth album Demon was the band's “most complicated, strangest” work to date...
Connor Selby might be blues music's next big star, and he's off to a flying start
Meet Connor Selby, the latest young blueser with a big future. He's already opened for The Who and Pearl Jam... and he still lives with his parents
Tracks Of The Week: new music from Rival Sons, The Damned and more
Astounding sounds and amazing music from The Bites, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Buckcherry and other harbingers of boom
Nightwish's Floor Jansen: "Life is short. Time is not endless"
Floor Jansen opens up on her battle with breast cancer, going solo and what we can expect from the next Nightwish album
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
Tracks Of The Week: new music from Elegant Weapons, Extreme, Samatha Fish and more
Eight songs we're currently hammering
The eight best new rock songs you'll hear this week
Tracks of the Week: amazing new music from The Struts, Ian Hunter, Crown Lands, Jason Isbell and more
Sam Ryder: The soundtrack of my life
Eurovision star and Iron Maiden nut Sam Ryder picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals why Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son is the greatest album ever made
Listen to the eight best new rock songs of right now
Tracks of the Week: includes Cadillac Three, Chris Shiflett, Lemon Twigs, Gin Wigmore and more
The greatest new rock songs you'll hear this week
Includes Starbenders, Those Damn Crows, The Hu, Manowar and more
The eight best new rock songs of this week
Includes Crown Lands, The Damned, Rock-Criminals, Screaming Females and more
Porcupine Tree: "a lot of the excitement is because people don’t know if they’ll see us play again"
Still bathing in the glow of the comeback that most people thought would never happen, Steven Wilson talks arena shows, the power of band t-shirts, and his favourite album of 2022
