Latest articles by Polly Glass
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
Tracks of the Week: eight new songs to make the world a better place
Including The Answer, Mudhoney, Demob Happy, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs and more
Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hütz on Ukraine and the power of punk-rock resistance
"As an art form that can catapult socio-political observations – there is nothing greater than punk rock" - Eugene Hütz
Tobias Forge: "I would love to play in the Red Hot Chilli Peppers"
Ghost's Tobias Forge on going viral on TikTok, the backlash from going viral on TikTok, the naming of his Nameless Ghouls, and the bands he'd like to play guitar with
Eight new songs guaranteed to right every wrong this week
Tracks Of The Week: new music from the Golden Grass, the White Buffalo, the Cold Stares, the Last Rockstars and more
The Von Hertzen Brothers would like us to think about death every day
Drawing from the icy beauty of their native Finland, The Von Hertzen Brothers' latest album is a compelling reflection on our relationship with the natural world
The eight new rock songs you need to start your week
Our Tracks of the Week include new music from Vai/Gash, Måneskin, The Heavy, Those Damn Crows and more
The eight best new songs we've heard so far in 2023
Tracks of the Week: new music from Sweet, the Winery Dogs, the Lemon Twigs and more
Eurovision star Sam Ryder has made you a playlist and it's an absolute blast
Expect Iron Maiden classics, Queen deep cuts, Metallica covers, a supergroup starring members of Foreigner and Def Leppard and… erm, S Club 7
Eight new songs to end the year with an enormous bang
Your final opportunity to vote for a Track Of The Week in 2022: includes new music from The Winery Dogs, Jesse Malin, Lucero, Måneskin and more
Take a close look at Mother Vulture and you'll find their suits are covered in blood
Meet rising British blues-punk firebrands Mother Vulture: they'll tell you about balancing chaos, what being in a AC/DC tribute band teaches you, and making people smile
Tracks Of The Week: the eight new songs we're listening to right now
Featuring The Answer, Steve Vai, Steel Panther, Slift and more... plus last week's winners
The eight best new rock songs out this week
Eight beautiful baubles hanging from the newly erected Christmas tree of rock
The eight best new rock songs of this week
Eight songs to bring you joy, bring you fun, bring you seasons in the sun. Or the abyss. It's entirely up to you
Tracks of the Week: new music from Cats In Space, Grace McKagan and more
Eight songs to take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of Rockdom
Tracks of the Week: new music from Royal Thunder, Larkin Poe and more
Also starring: Skindred, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Skinny Knowledge, DeWolff, Curly's Jewels and Åskväder
Tracks of the Week: new music from Tuk Smith, Joe Lynn Turner and more
Eight songs to celebrate the arrival of the 4044th Monday since the end of World War II
Tracks of the Week: new music from Kings Of Chaos, Nickelback and more
Eight songs to improve your day by an estimated 200% or your money back
Tracks of the Week: new music from Those Damn Crows, Jaws The Shark and more
Eight lovely songs to assist your escape from the ongoing apocalypse
Rock star, interrupted: the unsung story of grunge pioneer Tina Bell and Bam Bam
The story of Seattle grunge forerunners Bam Bam and their incendiary singer Tina Bell is one of the most overlooked in rock’n’roll. Ten years after Bell’s tragic death, we find out where it all first went right – and then wrong
