Latest articles by Scott Rowley
Cyber Monday streaming deals 2025: This is your last chance to grab a discount on a TV, film or music streaming service before Christmas
Here's our pick of the best streaming deals you can still get - from TV and film, to audiobooks and music... but be quick
Cyber Monday record player deals 2025: Be quick as these last-minute turntable discounts will be gone soon
Missed out on the Cyber Monday sales? Don't worry, as there's still time to grab a bargain - but don't delay
Cyber Monday vinyl deals 2025: The big day of discounts is over - but some deals are still spinning
Cyber Monday is over but that doesn't mean to say the deals are, as you can still buy LPs at a reduced price - but be quick!
Cyber Monday music deals 2025: The big sales event is over, but there are still some deals hanging around
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over for another year, but even if you missed out, there are still some excellent deals to get if you're quick
Black Friday streaming deals 2025: the best music, TV and movie streaming discounts from Paramount, Prime, Disney & more
The doors are closing on the Black Friday weekend - but you can still get top deals on TV, film & music streaming services
Black Friday record player deals 2025: The turntable deals are continuing but the sale is almost over
The Black Friday weekend is in its closing stages, but there's still time for you to grab a record player discount
Black Friday vinyl deals 2025: There's still time to grab vinyl for less, but you'll have to be fast
The Black Friday weekend is coming to an end, but if you're quick, you can still pick up LPs for an awesome price
Black Friday music deals 2025: It's your last chance to save on the Black Friday bargains
The Black Friday weekend deals will soon be coming to a close - but there's still just enough time to save on turntables, speakers, headphones, streaming services, Lego sets & more
Every studio album by The Clash ranked, from worst to best
Want to know the best albums by The Clash? And the worst? Here is the ultimate guide
“There are two types of bands. One is s**t. The other is The Hives”: 45 minutes with the world’s greatest band, The Hives
Our reviewer tries and fails to take notes every minute of a gig by The Hives at The Outernet, London
Did David Bowie really have a hand in NINE classic albums in a three year period? Yes, he did.
After two failed solo albums, in the period between 1971 and 1974, David Bowie worked on nine of rock's greatest albums. WTF?
The book that Axl Rose doesn't want you to read: Alan Niven’s incredible book takes you inside peak Guns N’ Roses like no other
Sound N' Fury, due to be published in July, has been pushed back. But it might be the best book about Guns N' Roses ever written.
"Y’know what I'm proud of? That they're all alive": Machine guns, snakes and missing millions – Alan Niven, the first manager of Guns N' Roses, looks back
When Guns N' Roses released Appetite For Destruction they were managed by Alan Niven. This is how he dealt with The Most Dangerous Band In The World
Oh Lord, yeah: Black Sabbath have teamed up with the Big Issue, Classic Rock and Metal Hammer for the Back To The Beginning official programme
The official programme Back To The Beginning is a unique collaboration between Black Sabbath, the Big Issue, and Metal Hammer and Classic Rock
What is it about Zach Bryan that has convinced the youth of Britain to lose their cynical minds?
Zach Bryan at Hyde Park: 20-somethings sing along with his songs about death, trauma and loss, like they are party anthems
PiL, Johnny Marr and Death Cult thrill at 'post-punk festival' Forever Now
The National Bowl at Milton Keynes plays home to an underserved tribe in a celebration of 80s alternative music
Flesh For Lulu could have been one of the biggest bands of the 80s. So what went wrong?
Fistfights with John Lydon, sword fights with the Sisters of Mercy, gangsters, goth and Ferris Bueller: The epic story of Flesh For Lulu
"The record company thought Never Take Me Alive was commercial suicide!” Spear Of Destiny's Kirk Brandon on hits, heart attacks and Theatre Of Hate
The indestructible Kirk Brandon on the unlikely origins of Theatre Of Hate and Spear Of Destiny and why he really is a dead man walking
10 new wave and post-punk albums you should definitely listen to
After punk came a new wave of bands determined to do things differently, frequently sounding nothing like each other
11 Ian Hunter albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
A true songwriter's songwriter, Ian Hunter has improved with age, racking up critically acclaimed albums well into his ninth decade - and these are his best
The Alarm's Mike Peters has died after a 30 year battle with blood cancer
Songwriter, singer, campaigner and force of nature Mike Peters has died, aged 66.
Psychic tests! Pet wolves! Chicken coops! Guns N' Roses and the wild ride towards Chinese Democracy
Ever wondered why Chinese Democracy took so long to make? This is the truly unbelievable story of a year in the life of Axl Rose
If you don’t like Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home, you don’t like music. You should hand your ears back
Yeah, I said it.
