Latest articles by Scott Rowley
Songwriter, singer, campaigner and force of nature Mike Peters has died, aged 66.
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
Yeah, I said it.
A fast history of punk legends The Damned. Includes: spit, vomit, cider, sulphate, haunted mansions, and "serious amounts of lunacy".
John Hughes' 80s teen movies were the kiss of death for every band they featured
SNL's first night: Drugs, obscenity, and a fight for the soul of America
Keyboard player Garth Hudson, who also played with Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Roger Waters and more, has died aged 87
Punk-pop: they’re still making it and Liquid Mike is single-handedly saving it
The story of Kangaroo, the sleazeball song reimagined to capture “the beauty of despair”
Topics covered: Jane's Vs Guns, some of the greatest lyrics ever written, the birth of the "Alternative Nation" and other Gen X angst…
Slash's band split. He was called a 'sell-out' and 'a cancer'. And through it all he emerged with the first great rock album of the last decade
Karl Wallinger of World Party, a former member of the Waterboys, died on Sunday, confirms publicist
XTC's Andy Partridge and friends released an overlooked EP of luminous alt.pop in 2023. But it's not too late to join the club...
Meet the Nick Cave of Kelvingrove: Now in their fourth decade and their seventh studio album, The Bathers might just have made the album of the year…
As the music of the 80s became more polished, synthesised and over-produced, The Pogues took it back to its rudiments. And at the heart of it was Shane MacGowan and his lyrics: funny, romantic, full of characters and stories
Put your smart speaker in the bin. This tiny Bluetooth amp will blow your mind and your speakers for just £50
It’s one of 2023’s hottest guitar products and with 30% off, it’s the perfect time to give the Positive Grid Spark Go a try, whether you're a beginner or a part-timer
Like the Beach Boys boozing with Big Star, or Rush getting beaten up by the Ramones: The one album that you should take a chance on this Black Friday is Silver Sun’s debut album at 45% off
Members of Kiss, Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Rage Against The Machine and more reveal the albums that set them on the path to rock stardom
Inspired by Prince and the fall of the Berlin wall, Jesus Jones’ optimistic hit Right Here Right Now was born out of depression and powered by dodgy samples
How books by Hemingway, Stephen King, the Marquis De Sade etc influenced Metallica, Nirvana, Iron Maiden, Kate Bush, The Prodigy, The Jam, David Bowie and more
Back with an all-star cast on an amazing new album, Ian Hunter on working with Jeff Beck and Taylor Hawkins, punk rock, Alex Harvey, David Bowie, and sex and drugs in the 70s
Hanging out of helicopters, stopping the New York traffic, sweet-talking kidnappers: a celebration of Mick Hutson, music photographer
Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan releases a new solo EP and reveals his long-term struggles with panic attacks and depression – and how Slash supported him from the beginning
