Latest articles by Rob Hughes
The award-winning Shameless, Silk and The Village actress finds inspiration in the genre’s theatrics – and explains why she feels it’s a summertime experience
They ended the 1960s opening for Led Zeppelin in the US and ended the 70s headlining multiple nights at Madison Square Garden
The cult movie director started composing his own soundtracks out of necessity. Eventually he returned to his first love of music to create the Lost Themes album series, and began touring too
After writing a memoir, the guitarist has done the musical equivalent with an 11-disc box set exploring his five-decade career. He explains how he landed his dream gig, how Robert Fripp beat him to a tonal ambition, and why, in a way, Roxy is still active
The Bonzo Dog and Rutles man discusses his career and recent studio album Nearly Really...
In 2014, Robert Fripp brought King Crimson back from hiatus – and he was ready to make a “joyous racket”
From The Boss to Chuck Berry, Nils Lofgren has played with them all and lived to tell the tale
Informed by childhood memories, Louise Patricia Crane's new album is an intensely personal dark fantasia
Fresh from their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, we look at the Dave Matthews Band's finest moments
The Jesus Lizard are back with a bang, referencing their past, building on it and retaining their sense of humour
Almost 40 years after the band called it a day, Viva Lone Justice is just around the corner
The Banishing is the triumphant result of Gong and Utopia Strong member’s mental battle, loss of his family, support from his friends and a “heroic dose of magic mushrooms”
BB King was the greatest bluesman the world has ever seen. We look back at his life, with a little help from his friends
The reunion of two bandmates who’d fallen out badly in the 70s, combined with the energy of a lifelong fan, resulted in a stunning album that assembled the leading lights of Crimson’s final era
Highlights from the career of the man formerly known as Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
Inspired by sharing records with Steven Wilson, he took a more melodic approach, added a vague title that just sounded cool, and forged them into a “journey through life that starts pretty good and ends shit”
Buying guide From punk beginnings to Britpop and avant-rock, the Woking Wonder has a thousand things he wants to say to you – and these are his best albums
Legend tells us that Captain Beyond were pioneers of stoner rock, a supergroup who should have been super-massive
Change is in the air after perplexing pair drew a line under their past with Origins anthology, and began work on their heaviest and proggiest album to date
"I feel really lucky to be given the opportunity to be truly emotive each night with people who are equally as excited to be there as I am" - Marcus King
Moby Grape had it all, and were poised to be the next truly great band. Then came the rip-offs, the drugs, the madness, and the loss of everything
Buying guide Taking the blues as their starting point and then giving it a twist, the Black Keys have created an energetic new strand of an old genre
Ministry linchpin Al Jourgensen picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals what happened when GG Allin threw up on him in an elevator in New York
